The Mentoring service at a Turkish preparatory school

Abstract

ABSTRACT Titles The mentoring service at a Turkish Preparatory School Author: Türküm cankatan Thesis Chairperson: Ms. Patricia Brenner, Bilkent University, MA TEFL Program Thesis Committee Members: Dan J. Tannacito, Ruth A. Yontz, Bilkent University, MA TEFL Program This descriptive, qualitative study attempted to investigate the different sorts of difficulties Turkish EFL learners have at BUSEL (Bilkent University School of English). Mentor- mentoree interactions were examined in order to find out learner's problems. Mentor-mentoree conferences were analyzed according to the proficiency levels of students. A total of 14 Turkish EFL students and two mentors, 1 British and 1 Turkish teacher, participated in the study. Five illustrative cases were used to finalize the results. At the end of the study, a categorization system was formed. This system basically defined the types of difficulties BUSEL students have and showed variations according to the students' different proficiency levels.