Merakın Dilbilimsel, Sosyo-kültürel ve Edimbilimsel Gelişim Yönünden İkinci Dil Öğrenimine Etkisi

Year 2018, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 59 - 72, 30.12.2018

Ayşegül Takkaç Tulgar

Abstract

Öğrencilerin motivasyonunu sağlayan bir kavram olarak merak, özellikle son yıllarda artan bir şekilde dil eğitimi araştırmacılarının dikkatini çekmektedir. Araştırmacılar, merak kavramının hedef dili öğrenme üzerindeki etkisini farklı perspektiflerden araştırmışlardır. Merakın bir motivasyon kaynağı olduğunu vurgulayan araştırmacılar, onun olumlu yöndeki katkılarına dikkat çekmişlerdir. Ancak, merakın ikinci dil öğrenme ortamındaki dil edinim süreci üzerine etkisi konusunda daha fazla araştırmaya ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu durum çalışması, merakın ikinci dil öğrenme ortamında Türkçe öğrenen on yabancı uyruklu öğrencinin dil öğrenme süreçleri üzerindeki etkisini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Veriler öğrencilerin tuttukları raporlar yoluyla toplanmıştır. İçerik analizi, merakın katılımcıların dil bilgisine ve dil gelişimine katkıda bulunduğunu göstermiştir. Dilbilgisi, sosyal-kültürel bilgi ve edimbilimsel bilgideki artış katılımcıların bütünsel dil gelişimine katkı sağlamıştır. 

Keywords

merak, ikinci dik öğrenimi, ikinci dil öğrenme ortamı, yabancı uyruklu Türkçe öğrencileri

The Effects of Curiosity on Second Language Learning in terms of Linguistic, Social-cultural and Pragmatic Development

Abstract

As a concept motivating learners, curiosity has increasingly succeeded in capturing the imagination of researchers in language education especially in recent decades. Researchers have started to approach the driving force of curiosity in learning the target language from a variety of perspectives. They appreciated its positive contributions to the language development of learners stressing that curiosity serves as a motivation. Yet, there is a need for further research on curiosity and its effects on the improvement of learners’ acquisition of target language in second language learning setting. Therefore, this case study aims to investigate the effects of curiosity on the second language learning process of 10 foreign learners of Turkish in second language setting. The data were collected through reflective reports. The results of the content analysis revealed that curiosity contributed to the language knowledge and language development of the participants. The areas of contribution were revealed as linguistic, social-cultural and pragmatic knowledge. The developments in these three specific aspects resulted in a holistic development in the target language. 

Keywords

Curiosity, second language learning, second language learning setting, foreign learners of Turkish

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