Shadowing Technique in Foreign Language Teaching

Abstract

Shadowing, which refers to repeating the listener's auditory input simultaneously and accurately while listening, is a foreign language teaching technique that is increasingly popular. Numerous theoretical and empirical studies reveal the positive effects of the technique on foreign language teaching in general and on listening and speaking skills in particular. However, it has been noticed that the research on the subject is mostly carried out in teaching English as a foreign language, the shadowing technique is not well known in the Turkish literature, and it is not included in the teaching process of Turkish as a foreign language. This study is basically a theoretical study that aims to introduce the shadowing technique and draw a framework for the use of shadowing in foreign language teaching. In this context, the shadowing technique was introduced, and its use in foreign language teaching and its effects on language development were examined in the light of scientific research. Additionally, the types of shadowing were explained in detail and information was given about how to use the technique in language teaching. Shadowing is a language teaching technique that is suitable for classroom and individual learning, has the power to develop different skills at the same time, and its effects have been scientifically proven by various studies. It is evaluated that adapting this technique to the context of teaching Turkish as a foreign language will contribute to the literature.

Keywords

• Foreign language teaching
• Teaching Turkish as a foreign language
• Shadowing technique
• Language skills

Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Gölgeleme Tekniği

Abstract

Dinleyicinin işitsel girdiyi dinlemeyle eş zamanlı ve doğru bir şekilde tekrar etmesini ifade eden gölgeleme, son yıllarda gittikçe artan bir popülerliğe sahip olan bir yabancı dil öğretim tekniğidir. Yapılan çok sayıda teorik ve ampirik çalışma tekniğin, genelde yabancı dil öğretiminde; özelde dinleme ve konuşma becerilerindeki olumlu etkilerini ortaya koymaktadır. Bununla birlikte konuyla ilgili yapılan araştırmaların çoğunlukla yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğretiminde gerçekleştirildiği, gölgeleme tekniğinin Türkçe alanyazında pek fazla tanınmadığı ve öğretim sürecine dâhil edilmediği fark edilmiştir. Bu çalışma, temelde gölgeleme tekniğini tanıtmayı ve yabancı dil öğretiminde gölgeleme kullanımı konusunda bir çerçeve çizmeyi amaçlayan kuramsal bir çalışmadır. Bu bağlamda öncelikle gölgeleme tekniği tanıtılmış, tekniğin yabancı dil öğretiminde kullanımı ve dil gelişimine etkileri bilimsel araştırmalar ışığında incelenmiştir. Ardından gölgeleme türleri ayrıntılı olarak açıklanmış ve uygulama prosedürleriyle ilgili bilgi verilmiştir. Sınıf içinde ve bireysel öğrenmeye uygun, aynı anda farklı becerileri geliştirme gücüne haiz ve etkileri muhtelif araştırmalarla bilimsel olarak kanıtlanmış bu tekniğin, yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi bağlamına uyarlanmasının alanyazına katkı sağlayacağı değerlendirilmektedir.

Keywords

• Yabancı dil öğretimi
• Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi
• Gölgeleme tekniği
• Dil becerileri

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