About Us

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.