Herkes Önemlidir: Pratik bir CEFR Tabanlı Yazma Öğretim Çerçevesi ile Düşük Yeterlilikteki EFL Öğrencilerinin Yazma Performanslarını Destekleme

Öz

Bu aksiyon odaklı pedagojik araştırma, özellikle Cezayir İngilizce müfredatının yüksek beklentileri ile gerçek İngilizce seviyeleri arasındaki uyumsuzluk nedeniyle zayıf yazma performansı gösteren düşük yeterlilikteki EFL ortaokul öğrencilerini desteklemeyi amaçladı. Bu amaçla, CEFR olanaklarını birleştirme, iskeleli yazma öğretim materyallerini uyarlama ve Hyland’ın tür temelli öğretim stratejilerini pedagojik aksiyon araştırma sürecine entegre ederek bu düşük yeterlilikteki öğrencileri EFL ulusal standartlarıyla uyumlu hale getirmeyi seçtik. Mevcut çalışma, İngilizce yeterlilik seviyeleri sınıf arkadaşlarına kıyasla çok düşük olan 50 birinci sınıf EFL ortaokul öğrencisini içeren öğretmen liderliğinde bir aksiyon araştırma projesinden oluşuyor. Araştırma hedeflerini ele almak için, her araştırma döngüsünde planlama, uygulama, gözlem ve yansıtma aşamalarını içeren üç yinelemeli yapılandırılmış bir plan kullanıldı. İlk yineleme ile ilgili olarak, hedef EFL grubundaki çeşitli İngilizce yeterlilik seviyelerini belirlemek için bir CEFR yerleştirme testi yaparak başladık, ardından CEFR yazma ölçeklerini ve CEFR Yapabilirim ifadeleri inceleyerek öğrencilerin CEFR seviyesine özgü yetkinlikleriyle uyumlu farklılaştırılmış ve iskeleli yazma görevleri uyarladık. Sonraki yinelemeler, daha iyi sonuçlar elde etmek için farklı ayarlamalar içerir. Araştırma bulguları, yukarıda belirtilen modellerin birleştirilmesinin yanı sıra Wheeler’ın müfredat tasarımı modeli ve Feez’in öğretim-öğrenme döngüsünün, öğrencilerin yazma performansını yükselterek düşük performans gösteren öğrencileri daha yüksek EFL öğrenme bağlamlarına yeniden entegre eden CEFR bilgili bir yazma öğretim çerçevesi sağladığını ortaya koydu.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• CEFR
• İskele Kurma
• Yazma Performansı
• Farklılaştırma

Everyone Matters: Scaffolding EFL Low Proficiency Students’ Writing Performances with a Practical CEFR-based Writing Instruction Framework

Abstract

This action-oriented pedagogical research aimed at supporting low proficiency EFL secondary school students in Algeria, who are experiencing poor writing performances, particularly due to the misalignment of the high expectations of the Algerian English curriculum and their actual English level. For that, we opted for merging CEFR affordances, tailoring scaffolded writing instruction materials and integrating Hyland’s genre-based instruction strategies into the pedagogical action research process to align these low proficiency students with EFL national standards. The present work consists of a teacher-led action-research project involving 50 first year EFL secondary students whose English proficiency level is too low compared to their classmates’. To address the research objectives, a structured plan was employed involving three iterations comprising stages of planning, acting, observing and reflecting within each cycle of the research. As far as the initial iteration is concerned, we started by conducting a CEFR placement test to identify the various English proficiency levels existing in the target EFL group, followed by examining the CEFR writing scales and the CEFR Can-Do statements so as to tailor differentiated and scaffolded writing tasks aligned with students CEFR level-specific competencies. The iterations that follow, involve different adjustments seeking to obtain better results. Research findings revealed that merging the aforementioned models in addition to Wheeler’s model for curriculum design and Feez’s teaching learning cycle contributes to upgrading students’ writing performance granting a CEFR-informed writing instruction framework to reintegrate low performing students within higher EFL learning contexts.

Keywords

• CEFR
• Scaffolding
• Writing Performance
• Differentiation

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