Exploring The Relationship Between Ecological and Critical Literacy Levels of Preservice English Language Teachers

Year 2024, Issue: 61, 2326 - 2337, 27.09.2024

Esat Kuzu , Feryal Cubukcu

https://doi.org/10.53444/deubefd.1462830

Abstract

In the globalized world, numerous skills are needed for 21st-century language teachers, ranging from digital literacy to ecological literacy and critical literacy. This study investigated the relationship between preservice ELT teachers' ecological and critical literacy skills. The study adopted the quantitative survey method to accomplish this aim. The analyses showed that a slight correlation existed between preservice ELT teachers' ecological and critical literacy skills. The role of gender, age, and academic success (GPA) in the preservice ELT teachers' ecological and critical literacy skills was the second focus of the current study. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between female and male participants in favour of the female participants in terms of ecological literacy. As for the other variables, the results showed that there was no connection among these literacy types, and these variables did not play a crucial role in the participants' ecological and critical literacy skills.

Keywords

Ecological literacy, critical literacy, age, gender.

İngilizce Öğretmeni Adaylarının Ekolojik ve Eleştirel Okuryazarlık Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkinin Araştırılması

Abstract

Küreselleşen dünyada, 21. yüzyıl dil öğretmenlerinin ihtiyaç duyduğu dijital okuryazarlıktan, ekolojik okuryazarlığa ve eleştirel okuryazarlığa kadar çok sayıda beceri bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının ekolojik okuryazarlığı ile eleştirel okuryazarlık becerileri arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Bu amacı gerçekleştirmek için çalışmada nicel araştırma yöntemi benimsenmiştir. Analizler, İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının ekolojik ve eleştirel okuryazarlık becerileri arasında hafif bir korelasyon olduğunu göstermiştir. Hizmet öncesi İngilizce öğretmeni adaylarının ekolojik ve eleştirel okuryazarlık becerilerinde cinsiyet, yaş ve akademik başarının (GPA) rolü bu çalışmanın ikinci odak noktası olmuştur. Sonuçlar, ekolojik okuryazarlık açısından kadın ve erkek katılımcılar arasında kadın katılımcılar lehine anlamlı bir fark olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır. Diğer değişkenlere gelince, sonuçlar bu okuryazarlık türleri arasında bir bağlantı olmadığını ve bu değişkenlerin katılımcıların ekolojik ve eleştirel okuryazarlık becerilerinde çok önemli bir rol oynamadığını göstermiştir.

Keywords

Ekolojik okuryazarlık, eleştirel okuryazarlık, yaş, cinsiyet.

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