Evaluation of Foreign Postgraduate Theses on the Use of Virtual Tour (Virtual World) Applications on English Language Teaching

Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 229 - 238, 31.12.2019

Zeynep Kumkale , Abdullah Adıgüzel

https://doi.org/10.34137/jilses.536081

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the foreign theses on the use of
virtual tour applications in English language teaching and to present various
suggestions about teaching English in line with the results obtained from these
studies. For this reason, in the study, foreign postgraduate theses on the use
of virtual tour applications in English teaching between the years 2008-2018
were examined and evaluated. Meta-synthesis and document analysis methods were
used in the study. In the majority of studies, it was seen that the Second Life
portal was used as virtual tour application. The use of different computer
applications in the teaching of English for any meta-synthesis study to be
conducted in the context of English teaching should also be examined.

In addition, the adoption and use of virtual applications in the teaching of
English in Turkey will also be effective.

Keywords

English language teaching, virtual tour, meta-synthesis, document analysis

İngilizce Öğretiminde Sanal Gezinti (Virtual Tour, Virtual World) Uygulamaları İle İlgili Yurtdışı Lisansüstü Tezlerin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu
araştırmanın amacı, yurtdışında İngilizce öğretiminde sanal gezinti
uygulamaları kullanımı üzerine yapılmış lisansüstü tezleri incelemek ve bu
çalışmalardan elde edilen sonuçlar doğrultusunda İngilizce öğretiminde sanal
gezinti uygulamalarıyla ilgili çeşitli öneriler sunmaktır. Bu nedenle
araştırmada, 2008-2018 yılları arasında yurtdışında İngilizce öğretiminde sanal
gezinti uygulamaları kullanımı üzerine gerçekleştirilmiş lisansüstü tezlerin
incelenerek değerlendirilmesi yapılmıştır. Çalışmada meta-sentez ve doküman
incelemesi yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaların çoğunluğunda sanal gezinti
uygulamaları olarak Second Life portalının kullanıldığı görülmüştür. İngilizce
öğretimi kapsamında yapılacak olan herhangi bir meta-sentez çalışması için farklı
bilgisayar uygulamalarının da İngilizce öğretiminde kullanımının da incelenmesi
gerekir. Ayrıca, Türkiye’de de İngilizce öğretiminde sanal uygulamaların
kullanımının yaygınlaştırılması da etkili olacaktır.

                                                               

Keywords

İngilizce öğretimi, sanal gezinti, meta-sentez

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