I want to write opinions of English teachers at Suleyman Demirel University:

1. Mahmud Shakhrizada

• Group which you have classes with? Turkish or Kazakh;

• What are differences between Turkish and Local Students in ELL?

Turkish and local students are totally different. It’s difficult to teach for Turkish students than local students.

• What’re difficulties between Turkish and local students in English Language Learning…

  • Problems with pronunciation? Why?

There are a lot of problems in pronunciation of Turkish students because it’s more difficult for them to learn English.

• What kind of sounds/words:

Almost every single word is hard to pronounce for them.

• Problem with grammar? What types of problems?

Grammar is less problematic than pronunciation

• Fluency of speech? Fluency of speech is not so good.

• Problems that you didn’t find in the list: ______________.

2. Shynar Baigozha

• Group which you have classes with? Turkish or Kazakh;

• What are differences between Turkish and Local Students in ELL?

Absolutely everything is almost different, what is same is that they are both students. Different behavior, culture, traditions, way of speaking, giving and receiving the information. The way they dress, talk to each other and etc.

• What’re difficulties between Turkish and local students in English Language Learning…

First difficulty was motivating them to learn English at all.

• Problems with pronunciation? Why?

May be because they have only one mother language from their birth they hear only one language, however local students hear several languages, and it is easier for them to adopt.

• What kind of sounds/words:

mostly consonants “TH”, or when two consonants come together like “SQ” – square, “W” – would – (V), different between G – J and some diphthongs.

• Problem with grammar? What types of problems?

Problems in:

• Understanding 3^rd person (He, She, It – to be)

• Understanding perfect tenses

• Seeing differences between noun/adjectives/adverbs.

• Sentence structure simple structure

• Question structure

I guess that is all for elementary level students.

• Fluency of speech?

Depends on student, some really had good fluency (I mean they were not shy to speak out, to make mistakes, even if they just told words not sentence.

• Problems that you didn’t find in the list:

  • Writing and reading;

  • Cultural problems (in playing some games in showing some video clips);

  • Home task assignments;

  • T – S, S – S relationships;

  • Classroom management;

  • Group work/ pair work activities.