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About Us

İNGİLİZCE EĞİTİMİ DERNEĞİ
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
IATEFL ASSOCIATE & TESOL AFFILIATE

WHAT EXACTLY IS INGED?

The acronym stands for İNGİLİZCE EĞİTIMİ DERNEĞİ/ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
The association, which was founded in 1995, aims to bring together English Language Professionals from all levels of education in Turkey.
Anybody who is involved in English teaching in or outside Turkey can join INGED.

WHAT ARE OUR AIMS?

INGED, the English Language Teachers' Association in Turkey, is a professional and educational association.

  • is not related to any political party and does not get involved in politics.

  • aims to help English teachers and/or anyone involved with English language education:           

    • to exchange professional experiences, opinions and findings; 

    • to follow the latest developments in English language education, 

    • to self-develop, to develop English language education by using contemporary scientific methods and techniques.

OUR VISION

In our modern world, multilingualism (for the individual) and plurilingualism (for the society) are highly encouraged because countries need people who are equipped with at least one foreign language to better their international relations socially, politically, and economically. The importance of teaching and learning English will increase even more as it is the lingua franca (the means of communication among people with different native languages) and will remain so for a long time.

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Turkish society has grasped the benefits of learning foreign languages from both personal and social viewpoints. Personally, people who speak other languages develop a lifelong ability to communicate with more people and a deeper understanding of their own and other cultures. In addition, speaking a foreign language ultimately provides a competitive advantage in the workforce by opening up additional job opportunities in their future. Socially, the benefits are many. People fluent in other languages can enhance our economic competitiveness abroad, improve global communication, and maintain our political interests and security.

 

In order to achieve these personal and social goals, INGED strongly believes that our country needs more qualified English teachers who view themselves as professionals and who can educate citizens of high standards and expectations. As professionals, English teachers will seek ways such as becoming a member of a professional association, attending conferences, seminars, workshops and the like, and following professional journals in order to improve themselves personally and professionally.

OUR MISSION

As INGED (ELEA) our mission is to improve the quality of English language teaching via helping teachers improve themselves. The most important way of doing so is to create platforms for sharing

opinions, experiences, and knowledge. Hence, we aim to provide teachers with:

  1. a professional association which gives teachers a sense of belonging to a professional group,

  2. conferences,seminars,andworkshops,

  3. opportunities and support to organize events,

  4. informationaboutcurrentnewsrelatedtointernationalprofessionalorganizations,

  5. newsletters and journals,

  6. in-service training programs,

  7. certificate and diploma programs.

WHAT CAN INGED OFFER YOU?

  • Professional Development through seminars and workshops throughout the year as well as the Annual International 2-day convention with well-known speakers from overseas as well as Turkey,

  • A forum in which to exchange ideas share problems and find solutions on classroom teaching,

  • Developmental opportunities through teacher training and trainer training seminars organised in collaboration with Ministry of Education or upon invitation by schools and universities,

  • A quarterly newsletter, containing articles, practical descriptions of activities by members, detailed descriptions of conference and seminar sessions to inform members who were unable to attend, information on local and international events as well as affiliate (IATEFL & TESOL) news,

  • A chance to join IATEFL & TESOL at a reduced price,

  • Participation in the Annual Drama Festivals, one in Ankara and two in lzmir, organised for elementary school students to give them a chance to display their language skills and practise using English in an enjoyable atmosphere,

  • A chance to get discounts on ELT books & dictionaries from publishers.

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