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Article The Evaluation of the English Language Teacher Education Program in Turkey(Eurasian Society of Educational Research, 2022) Çelik, Ş.N.; Memduhoğlu, H.B.This study aims to evaluate the English language teacher training program which was put into practice in 2006, according to the views of lecturers and English teachers. This study aims to contribute to the studies on foreign language teaching by presenting an evaluation of teacher education, which is an important dimension of English as a foreign language teaching. The qualitative method was used in the study, which was designed in a descriptive survey model. The population of the research consists of 35 lecturers working at the English Language Teaching Department of different Education Faculties in the 2016-2017 academic year and 11 English teachers working in public schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education and who have not completed 5 years in the profession. NVIVO-11 program was used in the analysis of the data. The results of the study were compared with the 2018 English teacher education program renewed by the Council of Higher Education. English teachers and lecturers think that the content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and general culture courses in the teacher training program are insufficient. According to English teachers and lecturers the content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and general culture courses in the English language teacher education program are insufficient. Furthermore, English teachers stated that they could not apply what they learned during their training to real-life conditions. Therefore, they propose that the English language teacher training program should be revised considering the current conditions. © 2022 The Author(s)Article Views of the Classroom Teachers Working in Resource Rooms About Support Education Activities(Ankara University, 2020) Memduhoğlu, H.B.; Altunova, N.Resource rooms include proper teaching materials and equipment in accordance with the students’ educational performance, needs and disability type. The aim of the study is to reveal the views of classroom teachers who worked at resource rooms on the practices about these learning spaces. The study is designed as a case study which is part of qualitative research methods. The participants of the study were chosen using the criterion sampling that is one of the purposive sampling techniques. The data of the study were collected using the semi-structured interview form developed by the authors. The data obtained were examined through the descriptive analysis technique. The findings of the study indicate that the classroom teachers sampled considered resource rooms to be beneficial. However, it is also found that their knowledge on resource rooms is limited and that they need to participate in training activities on resource rooms. © 2020, Ankara University. All rights reserved.