Picture Story Books in Teaching Turkish as a Native Language and as a Foreign Language to Children: Similarities and Differences

Abstract

Creating a learning environment that engages children with literary works suited to their needs and interests contributes to the development of literacy skills in both native and foreign language education. For this reason, picture storybooks are frequently preferred in both classroom and non-classroom settings. This study aims to compare picture storybooks designed specifically for teaching Turkish as a foreign language to children with those not specifically created for foreign language instruction but used as supplementary materials in both native and foreign language teaching. In this context, the study analyzes and compares two picture storybooks prepared by the Turkish Maarif Foundation for teaching Turkish as a foreign language to children -Bir İlkbahar Günü (2022) and Küçük Küçük Şapkalar (2022)- with two authentic texts, Dönme Dolap (2020) and Guzi Okula Gidiyor (2017). The comparison is conducted around six main themes: suitability for reading, ability to evoke emotions and experiences, support for multiliteracies, contribution to a multicultural environment, suitability for interactive reading, and the use of attention-grabbing elements.

Keywords

• Child
• mother tongue education
• teaching Turkish as a foreign language
• picture story books

Türkçenin Çocuklara Yabancı Dil ve Ana Dili Olarak Öğretiminde Resimli Hikâye Kitapları: Benzerlikler ve Farklılıklar

Abstract

Çocukların ihtiyaçlarına ve ilgilerine uygun çocuk edebiyatı ürünleri ile meşgul olmalarını sağlayacak bir öğrenme ortamı oluşturmak hem ana dili hem de yabancı dil eğitiminde okuryazarlık becerilerini geliştirmelerine yardımcı olmaktadır. Bu sebeple resimli hikâye kitapları sınıf içi ve dışı ortamlarda sıklıkla tercih edilmektedir. Araştırmada çocuklara yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi için tasarlanan resimli hikâye kitapları ile özellikle yabancı dil öğretimi için tasarlanmamış ve hem ana dili hem de yabancı dil öğretiminde yardımcı materyaller olarak kullanılabilen resimli hikâye kitaplarını karşılaştırmak amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda Türkiye Maarif Vakfı tarafından çocuklara yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi için hazırlanan Bir ilkbahar Günü (2022) ve Küçük Küçük Şapkalar (2022) ile otantik metin niteliği taşıyan Dönme Dolap (2020) ve Guzi Okula Gidiyor (2017) adlı resimli hikâye kitapları okumaya uygunluk, duygu ve deneyimleri harekete geçirme, çoklu okuryazarlıkları destekleme, çoğul kültürlü ortama katkı, etkileşimli okumaya uygunluk ve dikkat çekici unsurlar kullanma olmak üzere altı ana tema etrafında karşılaştırılıp analiz edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Çocuk
• ana dili eğitimi
• yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi
• resimli hikâye kitapları

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