Foreign language teaching method relevant to dyslexic students-a mixed methods study

Abstract

The aim of the following paper is to investigate the relationship between teaching instruction applied in teaching a foreign language to dyslexic students, and their language achievement. The author of the study attempts to explore methods relevant for teaching foreign language to dyslexic students and whether foreign language teachers should provide teaching methods designed specifically for dyslexic students. The researcher applied triangulation (a mixed method: quantitative combined with qualitative). The data was collected through online questionnaires comprising closed and open-ended questions filled out by parents of dyslexic students and English teachers. According to the research results, foreign language teaching methods offered in Polish public schools are not relevant to dyslexic students. Therefore, foreign language teachers should provide foreign language instruction appropriate for the needs of dyslexic students.

Keywords

• foreign language
• second language acquisition
• dyslexia
• teaching instruction
• teaching method

DİSLEKSİ ÖĞRENCİLERİNE İLİŞKİN YABANCI DİL ÖĞRETİM YÖNTEMİ: BİR KARMA YÖNTEM ÇALIŞMASI

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı disleksi öğrencilerine yabancı dil öğretiminde uygulanan öğretim yöntemiyle bu öğrencilerin dil başarıları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırmacı disleksi öğrencilerine yabancı dil öğretimi ile ilgili yöntemleri ve yabancı dil öğretmenlerinin disleksi öğrencileri için özel tasarlanmış öğretim yöntemleri sağlayıp sağlamadığını irdelemektedir. Araştırmacı çalışmasında karma yöntem (nicel ve nitel birleştirilmiş) kullanmıştır. Veriler, disleksi öğrencilerinin ebeveynleri ve İngilizce öğretmenleri tarafından doldurulmuş kapalı ve açık uçlu sorularla çevrimiçi anketler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, Polonya devlet okullarında sunulan yabancı dil öğretim yöntemleri disleksi öğrencilerine yönelik değildir. Bu nedenle, yabancı dil öğretmenleri disleksi öğrencilerinin ihtiyaçlarına uygun yabancı dil eğitimi sağlamalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yabancı dil
• ikinci dil edinimi
• disleksi
• öğretim yöntemi

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