Investigation of Narrative Texts Used by Fourth Grade Primary School Students
Abstract
Purpose:
The
aim of the research was to determine the use of narrative text elements by the
4th grade primary school students in their narrative texts in compliance with
the designated written expression evaluation criteria.
Method: In this qualitative research,
document analysis was used as the data collection method. The texts of
twenty-three pupils attending the 4th grade of a state school affiliated to the
Ministry of National Education were examined through easily accessible case
sampling method among the purposeful sampling methods.
Findings: According to the results of the
research, the majority of the students achieved the proper behaviour to leave a
gap between the words and lines, paid attention to the page layout, etc., but
they did not comply with the rule of first line indent in a paragraph. It was
found that students were not having any trouble while deciding on a title for
their texts, and these titles conformed to the texts, and that the texts were also
organized in a logical order. Participants were found to have problems in
dividing the subject into paragraphs and providing meaningful transitions
between these paragraphs. Finally, it was observed that the majority of
students made mistakes in the use of punctuation marks in compliance with the
writing rules in the texts they wrote.
Implications for Research and Practice: The results of data indicate that the students have insufficient
knowledge of writing narrative. This is evident from the schematic structure
and linguistic features of the texts. Students need a lot of writing guidance
from the teacher. In addition, an appropriate teaching techniques and
approaches should be implemented.
Keywords
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Mayıs 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
31 Mayıs 2019
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 81