Research Article

TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa

Volume: 2 Number: 1(ÖZEL) October 30, 2014
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TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa

Abstract

The language teaching method ‘Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling’, developed by a Spanish High school teacher named Blaine Ray in the 1990s, aims to develop fluent speech in language learners. ‘Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling’ arouses considerable interest in terms of its variety of teaching techniques and its high influence of two prevalent notions in foreign language teaching- Total Physical Response and the Natural Approach. ‘Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling’ sees comprehensible language input, which prompts learners to speak fluently and correctly in the target language, making the language classroom interesting and frequent repetition of vocabulary or language structures, as important ingredients to language acquisition. The purpose of our study is to reveal whether the language teaching method ‘Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling’ (TPRS) has any impact on lexical competence of preschool students, who learn English as a foreign language in Turkey, and whether there is a gender difference in terms of achievement. This quasi-experimental study was conducted in two preschool classes consisting of 39 students of the MEV College Private Schools Güzelbahçe during the academic year 2013-2014. In our study, 20 new lexical items were taught in the experimental group through TPRS and in the control group through the Communicative Approach. The researcher, being the teacher at the same time, applied a pre-test to the students in order to test their lexical knowledge before the intervention. During the four-week treatment period, the researcher taught the 20 target words to the experimental group with the TPRS method and to the control group with the Communicative Approach. After the intervention, both groups took post-tests, which were analysed statistically. The results showed that the experimental group, who was taught the target words with the TPRS method, statistically outperformed the control group in the post-test. Additionally, there was no significant gender difference in the post-tests in terms of achievement. Based on the study findings, it can be concluded that the TPRS method is effective on lexical competence and should be used in lexical teaching

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 30, 2014

Submission Date

October 30, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 2 Number: 1(ÖZEL)

APA
Demir, Ş., & Çubukçu, F. (2014). TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa. Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI), 2(1(ÖZEL), 186-197. https://izlik.org/JA23NT45XH
AMA
1.Demir Ş, Çubukçu F. TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa. Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI). 2014;2(1(ÖZEL):186-197. https://izlik.org/JA23NT45XH
Chicago
Demir, Şadiye, and Feryal Çubukçu. 2014. “TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa”. Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI) 2 (1(ÖZEL): 186-97. https://izlik.org/JA23NT45XH.
EndNote
Demir Ş, Çubukçu F (December 1, 2014) TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa. Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI) 2 1(ÖZEL) 186–197.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Demir and F. Çubukçu, “TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa”, Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI), vol. 2, no. 1(ÖZEL), pp. 186–197, Dec. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA23NT45XH
ISNAD
Demir, Şadiye - Çubukçu, Feryal. “TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa”. Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI) 2/1(ÖZEL) (December 1, 2014): 186-197. https://izlik.org/JA23NT45XH.
JAMA
1.Demir Ş, Çubukçu F. TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa. Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI). 2014;2:186–197.
MLA
Demir, Şadiye, and Feryal Çubukçu. “TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa”. Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI), vol. 2, no. 1(ÖZEL), Dec. 2014, pp. 186-97, https://izlik.org/JA23NT45XH.
Vancouver
1.Şadiye Demir, Feryal Çubukçu. TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE TPRS FOR PRESCHOOLERSa. Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI) [Internet]. 2014 Dec. 1;2(1(ÖZEL):186-97. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA23NT45XH