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Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers

Cilt: 41 Sayı: 4 30 Ekim 2026
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Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers

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This study aims to teach children’s literature criticism to pre-service Turkish language teachers based on literary theories. In the quantitative strand of the embedded mixed-methods design, a one-group pretest–posttest experimental design was employed, while a case study was used in the qualitative strand. The participants consisted of forty-two pre-service Turkish language teachers at a state university in Istanbul who had completed a course on children’s literature. Over a six-week intervention period (two class hours per week), participants were taught an introduction to literary criticism, along with formalist, Marxist, psychological, feminist, and biographical criticism theories through theoretical readings and in-class applications. Data were collected using a holistic rubric and a semi-structured interview form. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and content analysis. According to the quantitative findings, prior to the intervention, the pre-service teachers did not apply (made no attempt to apply) Marxist, psychological, feminist, or biographical criticism to the selected children’s literature text, and although they attempted to do so, they were unable to apply formalist criticism. Post-intervention, statistically significant increases were observed in the application of Marxist, psychological, feminist, and biographical criticism. However, the participants had not yet attained full proficiency in applying these theories. No significant change was observed in the application of formalist criticism. According to the qualitative findings, before the intervention, the pre-service teachers defined criticism as a pedagogical activity evaluating the text’s suitability for children and its potential benefits, rather than analyzing it from a literary perspective. Following the intervention, this perspective shifted considerably. The pre-service teachers redefined criticism as a process of analyzing the multilayered structure of children’s literature in line with literary theories to reveal deeper meaning, and they gained critical awareness of children’s literature. Furthermore, they regarded children’s literature criticism as an important professional asset..

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Eğitimi (Ekonomi, İşletme ve Yönetim Hariç), Alan Eğitimleri (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Ekim 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

31 Ocak 2026

Kabul Tarihi

4 Eylül 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 41 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Turhan, O., Turan, T., Dilekçı, S., Ağdaş, Z., & Karabaş, S. (2026). Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers. Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 41(4), 976-993. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1878870
AMA
1.Turhan O, Turan T, Dilekçı S, Ağdaş Z, Karabaş S. Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers. Hacettepe University Journal of Education. 2026;41(4):976-993. doi:10.16986/hunefd.1878870
Chicago
Turhan, Osman, Tuana Turan, Sümeyye Dilekçı, Zehra Ağdaş, ve Sude Karabaş. 2026. “Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers”. Hacettepe University Journal of Education 41 (4): 976-93. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1878870.
EndNote
Turhan O, Turan T, Dilekçı S, Ağdaş Z, Karabaş S (01 Ekim 2026) Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers. Hacettepe University Journal of Education 41 4 976–993.
IEEE
[1]O. Turhan, T. Turan, S. Dilekçı, Z. Ağdaş, ve S. Karabaş, “Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers”, Hacettepe University Journal of Education, c. 41, sy 4, ss. 976–993, Eki. 2026, doi: 10.16986/hunefd.1878870.
ISNAD
Turhan, Osman - Turan, Tuana - Dilekçı, Sümeyye - Ağdaş, Zehra - Karabaş, Sude. “Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers”. Hacettepe University Journal of Education 41/4 (01 Ekim 2026): 976-993. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1878870.
JAMA
1.Turhan O, Turan T, Dilekçı S, Ağdaş Z, Karabaş S. Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers. Hacettepe University Journal of Education. 2026;41:976–993.
MLA
Turhan, Osman, vd. “Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers”. Hacettepe University Journal of Education, c. 41, sy 4, Ekim 2026, ss. 976-93, doi:10.16986/hunefd.1878870.
Vancouver
1.Osman Turhan, Tuana Turan, Sümeyye Dilekçı, Zehra Ağdaş, Sude Karabaş. Teaching Children’s Literature Criticism Through Literary Theory to Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers. Hacettepe University Journal of Education. 01 Ekim 2026;41(4):976-93. doi:10.16986/hunefd.1878870