Çocukların Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri Kullanımı üzerine İlköğretim İngilizce Öğretmenlerinin Eğitimi: Önerilen Bir Hizmet-içi Eğitimi Programı

Abstract

Bu araştırma, ilköğretim düzeyindeki devlet okullarında görev yapan İngilizce öğretmenlerine sağlanan hizmet içi eğitimin, 6. sınıf öğrencileri için "Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri" kullanımına etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, öğrenicilere yönelik Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri odaklı özel bir hizmet-içi eğitim programı tasarlanmış ve Türkiye'deki üç farklı devlet ortaokulunda görev yapan sekiz İngilizce öğretmenine uygulanmıştır. Ayrıca, bu okullardan sekiz adet 6. sınıf şubesi uygun örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Beş hafta süren araştırmada, eğitim programı ilk üç hafta boyunca gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada, kontrol grubu içermeyen deneysel ön test-son test desenine dayalı karma yöntem araştırma modeli benimsenmiştir. Nicel veriler yalnızca 6. sınıf öğrencilerinden, araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen “Çocuklar için Performansa Dayalı Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri Envanteri” (PICLLS) aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Nitel veriler ise yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlar, sınıf gözlemleri ve öğretmen günlükleri yoluyla elde edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, hizmet içi eğitim programının öğretmenlerin Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri farkındalığı üzerinde önemli bir etkisi olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca, katılımcı öğretmenlerin tamamı, Dil Öğrenme Stratejilerinin önemine dair derinlemesine bir anlayış geliştirmiş ve öğrencileri için bağımsız olarak Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri temelli etkinlikler tasarlayabilme becerisi kazanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, çalışma, öğretmenlerin Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri konusundaki bilgi birikimini artırarak mesleki gelişimlerine katkıda bulunurken, aynı zamanda 6. sınıf öğrencilerinin dil öğrenme süreçlerinde Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri kullanımının yaygınlaşmasını sağlamıştır.

Keywords

• İngilizce Öğretmenleri
• Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri
• Hizmet-içi Eğitimi Programı

Training ELT teachers on the use of Language Learning Strategies for Young Learners: A Suggested In-service Teacher Training Program

Abstract

This research seeks to explore the impact of in-service training provided to English Language Teaching (ELT) instructors at elementary public schools on their use of “Language Learning Strategies” (LLS) for 6th-grade students. To achieve this, a specialized in-service teacher training program focusing on LLS for young learners was designed and delivered to eight ELT teachers from three different secondary public schools in Turkey. Additionally, eight 6th-grade classrooms from these schools were selected using a convenience sampling technique. The overall study spanned five weeks, with the training program conducted during the initial three weeks. A mixed-method research design was employed, consisting of a pre/post-test experimental framework, without a control group. Quantitative data were collected solely from 6th-grade students using the “Performance-based Inventory for Children’s Language Learning Strategies” (PICLLS), an instrument specifically designed by the researcher. On the qualitative side, data were collected through semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, and teacher journals. The results indicate that the in-service teacher training program had a significant effect on the teachers' awareness of LLS. Moreover, all participating teachers demonstrated a thorough understanding of the significance of LLS and acquired the ability to independently create LLS-based activities for their students.

Keywords

• Young Learners
• ELT teachers
• Language Learning Strategies
• In-service Teacher Training Program

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval was obtained for this study from the Erzincan Governorship Scientific Research Board, Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee, with its decision dated 21/10/16 and numbered 80288700-302.08.01/2685.

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