The other participant group of the study involved teachers who have experienced teaching a VIL in their classes
with sighted learners. There were 6 teachers ranging from the ages 23 to 50 with the teaching experience from 2 to
15 years. There was only one male teacher among them. All these teachers work at foundation universities in øzmir;
however, two of these teachers work in one institution while four of them work in another. They are coming from
different educational backgrounds. Four of them studied English Language and Literature, one American Culture
and Literature and only one of them graduated from the department of English Language Teaching. However, they
all hold a teaching certificate or a TESOL and the teacher who graduated from the department of English Language
Teaching also holds a master’s degree in curriculum development.