A Metaphorical Analysis: Pre-service EFL Teachers’ Perceptions on the Concepts of “Technology” and “Web 2.0 Tools”

Year 2023, Volume: 2023 Issue: 21, 857 - 892, 31.10.2023

Serpil Uçar

https://doi.org/10.46778/goputeb.1336225

Abstract

As they provide a fresh perspective to comprehend a difficult topic, metaphors can be seen as interpretive communication tools. The objective of this study was to examine, via a metaphorical analysis, how pre-service EFL teachers view the ideas about technology and Web 2.0 tools. 97 students from a state university's department of ELT participated in the study throughout the 2022–2023 academic year. Because it describes the current condition, the study is descriptive. As a data collection instrument, a metaphor elicitation sheet including two prompts “Technology is (like)……. because ……and Web 2.0 tools are (like)…… because……….” was utilized to get the data. A qualitative data study design was employed to examine the data. The phenomenological research design was adopted in this current study. The procedures for the data analysis were the naming/labeling stage, sorting stage, categorizing stage, determining the inter-rater reliability ratio, and analyzing the data quantitatively. In order to ensure inter-reliability, the two faculty members were asked to review the accuracy of the metaphors. The results indicated that pre-service EFL teachers had positive and negative metaphors for technology and Web 2.0 technologies.

Keywords

Pre-service EFL Teachers, Technology, A Metaphorical Analysis, Web 2.0 Tools

Metaforik Bir Analiz: İngilizce Öğretmeni Adaylarının “Teknoloji” ve “Web 2.0 Araçları” Kavramlarına İlişkin Algıları

Abstract

Metaforlar, zor bir konuyu kavramak için yeni bir bakış açısı sağladığından yorumlayıcı iletişim araçları olarak görülebilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, metaforik bir analiz yoluyla, İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının teknoloji ve Web 2.0 araçlarını nasıl gördüklerini incelemektir. Araştırmaya 2022–2023 akademik yılı boyunca bir devlet üniversitesinin İngilizce Öğretmenliği bölümünden 97 öğrenci katılmıştır. Mevcut durumu betimlediği için çalışma tanımlayıcı niteliktedir. Veri toplama aracı olarak “Teknoloji ......... gibidir, çünkü ............ ve Web 2.0 araçları ......… gibidir çünkü…” yönlendirmeleri ile kavramların zihinsel imgelerinin ortaya çıkarılması hedeflenmiştir. Verilerin incelenmesinde nitel veri araştırması tasarımı kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmada fenomenolojik araştırma tasarımı benimsenmiştir . Verilerin analizinde uygulanan işlemler; adlandırma/etiketleme aşaması, sıralama aşaması, kategorize etme aşaması, değerlendiriciler arası güvenirlik oranının belirlenmesi ve verilerin analiz edilmesi aşamalarından oluşmuştur. Güvenirliğin sağlanması amacıyla iki öğretim üyesinden metaforların doğruluğunu incelemeleri istenmiştir. Sonuçlar, İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının teknoloji ve Web 2.0 teknolojileri için olumlu ve olumsuz metaforlara sahip olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

İngilizceyi Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğreten Öğretmen Adayları, Teknoloji, Metaforik Analiz, Web 2.0 Araçları

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