A comparison of pre-service English Language Teacher Training Systems in Turkey and Japan

Abstract

This is a cross-national comparative education study which aims to define the similarities and differences between English Language Teacher Training Systems in Turkey and Japan. Correlational comparative survey method was used and horizontal approach was preferred. In the study, Higher Education Programs for Pre-Service English Language Teacher Training in Turkey including the entry requirements to these programs, the courses served and the certificate programs were examined. Then, Pre-Service English Language Teacher Training Institutions in Japan were studied within the same categories. The similarities and differences between the English Language Teacher Education Systems in both countries were defined.