Bilingual Education in Early Years: Investigation of Impacts and Results from Teachers’ Perspective

Abstract

Objectives: Bilingual education has been practiced as an educational option in many countries for over 50 years. When the literature is examined, it is noteworthy that the studies in the field are generally compiled. The aim of this study, which is planned about bilingual preschool education which has become more widespread in our country in recent years, is to examine the adaptation of bilingual children to bilingual process in early years, their stages and the reactions of the teachers.
Materials and Methods: Qualitative technique was used in order to obtain appropriate data. In this context, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with preschool teachers and English teachers at a bilingual preschool in Ankara. Descriptive analysis technique was used for data analysis.
Results - Conclusion: As a result, the answers from the teachers are related to the general developmental characteristics of children and their impact on bilingual education process, the process of adaptation to bilingual education, effects of bilingual education on children, family responses in bilingual education process, suggestions on bilingual education are presented as direct quotations. The results of this study are expected to have positive outcomes for parents and the children who are trained in this field.

Keywords

• Bilingualism
• bilingual education
• early childhood

Erken Yıllarda İki Dilde Eğitim: Öğretmenlerin Bakış Açısıyla Etki ve Sonuçların İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç İki dilde eğitim, yaklaşık 50 yılı aşkın bir süredir birçok ülkede eğitimsel bir seçenek olarak uygulanmaktadır. Literatür incelendiğinde alanda yapılan çalışmaların genellikle derleme özellikte oldukları dikkat çekmektedir. Son yıllarda ülkemizde de giderek yaygınlaşan iki dilde okul öncesi eğitim ile ilgili planlanan bu çalışmanın amacı, erken yıllarda iki dilde eğitim alan 2-6 yaş aralığındaki çocukların iki dilli sürece adaptasyonu, geçirdikleri aşamalar ve verilen tepkilerin öğretmenlerinin gözünden incelenmesidir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmada uygun veriler elde edilebilmek için araştırma tekniklerinden nitel teknik kullanılıştır. Bu kapsamda Ankara ilinde iki dilde eğitim veren bir okul öncesi eğitim kurumundaki okul öncesi öğretmenleri ve İngilizce öğretmenleri ile yarı yapılandırılmış bireysel görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde betimsel analiz tekniği kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular -  Sonuç: Bu araştırmanın sonucunda, öğretmenlerin cevaplarından elde edilen bulgular çocukların genel gelişimsel özellikleri ve iki dilli eğitim sürecine etkisi, iki dilli eğitime uyum süreci, iki dilli eğitimin çocuklara etkileri, iki dilli eğitim sürecinde aile tepkileri, iki dilli eğitim ile ilgili öneriler ana temaları ile ilişkilendirilmiş, bulgular direk alıntılar şeklinde sunulmuştur. Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarının, bu alanda çalışan uzmanlara, ailelere ve iki dilde eğitim alan çocuklara olumlu çıktıları olacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• İki dillilik
• iki dilde eğitim
• erken çocukluk

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