Technology Integration to Emergent Bilingualism Development and Biliteracy Education

Abstract

Bilingualism has gained an ever-growing importance considering the impact of globalization in the world and in Türkiye. The necessities of globalization brought changes to educational systems of nations and with that, the age of English introduction has been lowered to early grades. Children who are exposed to English develop emergent biliteracy and they start developing awareness and skills in the sounds constructing words by manipulating phonemes and dissecting words into morphemes. In this age where technology is widely utilized in educational and home settings, emergent bilingualism in the mother tongue and target language is developed. The involved biliteracy processes are supported by digital platforms such as e-books, digital libraries and writing, vocabulary learning are effectively facilitated by technologically-driven applications. The present study aimed to emphasize bilingualism and biliteracy development, examine how existing technologies support emergent biliteracy development, present a compilation of existing literature in this area to direct attention to the vitality of emergent biliteracy development with technology enhancement. In the light of examined technologies and supporting literature, educators, parents of young language learners, and pupils themselves are informed of the present technological affordances that improve bilingualism and biliteracy development and the importance of bilingual literacy development by young ones are highlighted.

Keywords

• bilingualism
• biliteracy development
• technology
• e-book
• application
• phonological awareness

Filizlenen Çift Dillilik Gelişimi ve Çift Dilli Okuryazarlık Eğitiminde Teknoloji Entegrasyonu

Abstract

Çift dillilik, dünya geneli ve Türkiye özelinde küreselleşmeyle her zamankinden daha önemli hale gelmiş bir olgudur. Globalleşmenin getirdiği gereksinimler ülke eğitim sistemlerinin değişimine neden olmuş, dünya dili olan İngilizce’nin yabancı dil olarak öğretimi erken yaşlara çekilmiştir. Yabancı dile erken yaşta maruz kalan çocuklar filizlenen yabancı dil okuryazarlığı geliştiriyor ve bu süreçte hedef dilin imla kuralları, telaffuzu, kelimeleri oluşturan sesleri tanıma, manipüle etme, kelimelerdeki anlamlı birimleri irdeleme gibi yetkinliklerle erken yaşlardan itibaren donanıyorlar. Teknolojinin hem dersliklerde hem de evlerde yaygınlıkla kullanıldığı günümüz dünyasında ana dil ve hedef dilde ilerleme, okuryazarlık geliştirme, elektronik kitap, dijital kütüphane gibi eğitsel teknolojiler, yazma, kelime öğrenimi gibi dil becerilerini hedefe alan aplikasyon-uygulamalarla etkili biçimde sürdürülmektedir. Söz konusu çalışma, erken yaştan itibaren iki dillilik ve çift dilli erken okuryazarlık gelişimini vurgulamayı hedeflemiş, günümüz teknolojilerinin iki dilde filizlenen okuryazarlık gelişimini ne seviyede destekleyebileceğini incelemiş, alanyazından çalışmaların bilgisini sunarak konunun önemine vurgu yapmıştır. İrdelenen teknoloji ve destekleyici alanyazın doğrultusunda, eğitimci, veli ve çocuklara farklı okuryazarlık hedeflerine uygun platformların bilgisi sunulmuş, teknolojinin iki dillilik gelişimine katkıları açıklanarak bu alana dikkat çekilmiştir.

Keywords

• çift dillilik
• çift dilli okuryazarlık
• teknoloji
• e-kitap
• aplikasyon
• fonolojik farkındalık

Ethical Statement

Bir derleme çalışması olan bu araştırma etik komisyon incelemesinden muaftır. Bu araştırmanın planlanmasından, uygulanmasına, verilerin toplanmasından verilerin analizine kadar olan tüm süreçte “Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi” kapsamında uyulması belirtilen tüm kurallara uyulmuştur.

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