Some of the Misconceptions in Language Learning and EFL Classes in Turkey: A Descriptive Case Study

Abstract

This paper explains some of the misconceptions common in the literature and EFL classes in Turkey. To that end, it reviews the literature on EFL learners and their perceptions of language learning. In doing so, the researcher’s three decades of experience in language learning and his observations of language teaching in the Turkish context are succinctly presented to explain misconceptions. The study uses a qualitative approach to explore and describe some of the perceptions addressed in this study, as well as the participant students’ views on the misconceptions. As the study is limited to the field of language learning/teaching in the research context, a case study method was used in the study to explain the misconceptions. The students’ views and the stereotypical views in the literature are referred to as “misconceptions” and the researcher’s observations and explanations come under the name of ‘counter-view’. The study ends with some suggestions on how to overcome the stereotypical views in the literature and unquestioned famous publications.