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This research analyzes the 4th and 5th grade teachers' and students' opinions about the new Turkish Language Education curriculum, which was piloted during the 2004-2005 academic year. Data, collected through interviews from teachers and students were analyzed by qualitative techniques. Seven male and seven female, teachers were participated in this study, of which half were teaching the 4th graders (9-10 years old students) and the other half were teaching the 5th (10-11 years old students). 57 males and 67 females of which 61 were the 4th graders and the rest were the 5th graders participated in this study. Results indicate that teachers think that “in-service training seminars” about the new program were insufficient in terms of their duration, organization, and sample activities. They also indicated that they sometimes had some difficulties in finding lecture materials. Despite all, they still believe that the new program was very functional regarding learning fields, learning and teaching processes and measurement-assessment processes. They thought that the most problematic area in the program was in teaching grammar rules”. The students participated in this study responded that they understood the subjects better, the classes were more enjoyable, and they could express their feelings more than they did in the previous year.

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