A critical discourse for higher education preparatory class language instructor employment

Foreign language education in Turkey is not only a problem in primary and secondary education but also higher education institutions. Students’ foreign language proficiency level and motivation are low; thereby, they may stand as negative factors for the internationalization of universities and in the formation of an information economy society. In the comprehensive studies, various factors feeding the main problem were identified; thus, quality programs were developed and policies were revised to improve these factors. In particular, when policies regarding the employment of foreign language teaching staff are examined, one can read that some requirements are vague and open to interpretations as well as foreign language education is not perceived as a system. The requirement of `a master’s degree` operates as `a master’s degree in the field` in faculty employment announcements. By so, foreign language education, which is, in fact, a