PRIMARY LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CURRICULA OF GREECE AND TURKEY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Abstract

The present study primarily aims at comparing the ELT curricula of Turkey and Greece concerning primary-level education. With this aim, a large number of articles, educational websites, theses, and dissertations, along with The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports and Ministry of National Education (MoNE) reports of Turkey and Greece were inspected. Data were analyzed qualitatively by using the document analysis technique. As a result of the analysis, some similarities and differences were detected between the design, development, and the implementation of two curricula. By explaining the similarities and differences between ELT curricula of Turkey and Greece at the primary level, this study endeavors to provide information for English language teachers, researchers, curriculum developers, and policy-makers.