Effect of Concept Cartoons on Students’ Achievement, Speaking Skill, and Motivation in English Teaching

Year 2023, Volume: 17 Issue: 2, 909 - 928, 02.01.2024

Hülya Baysal Selcen Gültekin

https://doi.org/10.17522/balikesirnef.1367410

Abstract

Although many different methods of teaching English have been tried, the problem of learning it continues. Concept cartoons that allow dialogic conversation in teaching English will contribute to solving this problem. This study examines the effect of concept cartoons in the sixth-grade English course unit "Yummy Breakfast" on students' achievement, speaking skills, and motivation. The non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group design was adopted in the study. There were 33 sixth-grade students, 18 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group. While the experimental group received English instruction supplemented by concept cartoons, the control group received traditional instruction. The study lasted 24 hours, including two hours of pre-testing, 18 hours of treatment, and four hours of post-testing. The results demonstrated that using concept cartoons in the classroom improved students' speaking ability and motivation. However, there was not any significant difference between students’ achievement scores.

Keywords

English concept cartoons, English language teaching, academic achievement, speaking skill, motivation

Ethical Statement

Research permission was obtained from Balıkesir Provincial Directorate of National Education on 09/09/2019 before the data collection tools were developed and before the implementation was carried out.

Supporting Institution

This research received financial support from Scientific Research Projects of Balikesir University (grant #2019/018).

Project Number

2019/018

Kavram Karikatürlerinin İngilizce Öğretimindeki Öğrenci Başarısına, Konuşma Becerisine ve Motivasyonuna Etkisi

Abstract

Birçok farklı öğretim yöntemi denenmiş olmasına rağmen İngilizce öğrenme sorunu devam etmektedir. İngilizce öğretiminde diyalojik konuşmaya olanak sağlayan kavram karikatürlerinin bu sorunun çözümüne katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışma, altıncı sınıf İngilizce dersi “Yummy Breakfast” ünitesinde yer alan kavram karikatürlerinin öğrencilerin başarısına, konuşma becerilerine ve motivasyonuna etkisini incelemektedir. Araştırmada ön test son test kontrol gruplu yarı deneysel desen benimsenmiştir. Deney grubunda 18, kontrol grubunda 15 olmak üzere toplam 33 altıncı sınıf öğrencisi bulunmaktadır. Deney grubuna kavram karikatürleriyle desteklenmiş İngilizce eğitimi verilirken, kontrol grubuna geleneksel eğitim verilmiştir. Çalışma, iki saatlik ön test, 18 saatlik deneysel uygulama ve dört saatlik son test dahil olmak üzere 24 saat sürmüştür. Araştırmanın sonucunda kavram karikatürlerinin öğrencilerin konuşma becerilerini ve motivasyonunu geliştirdiğine ulaşılmıştır. Bununla birlikte, öğrencilerin başarı puanları arasında anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmamıştır.

Keywords

İngilizce kavram karikatürleri, İngilizce öğretimi, akademik başarı, konuşma becerisi, motivasyon

Project Number

2019/018

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