A comparison of private and state high school EFL teachers perceptions on the quality of English language education in Turkey

This study is an attempt to identify how English language teachers perceive the quality of English language education in high schools and to compare teachers' perceptions based on the school type they have been working. A descriptive research approach was used to answer the research questions. The participants who took part in the study were English language teachers working in state and private high schools in the Southeastern Anatolian Region. In this study qualitative and quantitative tools were used together The comparison of the groups was achieved by using Chi Square Statistics. A questionnaire developed by Kabaharnup (2010) was used as a data collection tool. Then an interview was given to teachers so as to learn their ideas and recommendations. The questionnaire is composed of 11 subgroup of questions such as objectives, materials and technology, teacher's use of technology, teacher's use of materials, teacher's academic qualifications, methods, teacher-student relationship, motivation, assessment, physical conditions, family (of students) and some other issues under the category "other". According to the results of the study, for most of the items in the questionnaire the significant differences found between the groups partly because of difference between private and state schools' economic resources. Those findings were discussed in the light of the current literature. Key Words: Program, Curriculum Evaluation, Recommendations.