A CASE STUDY: WORKSHEETS USED IN A LANGUAGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The aim of this case study is to analyze the supplementary instructional materials, namely worksheets, used in an English preparatory school in one of the Turkish universities. The data were gathered from the materials development unit of the school. Using the content analysis method, worksheets from 2015 spring and 2016 spring terms were analyzed. The findings revealed that most worksheets included decontextualized, repetitive grammar activities though the theme-based course book included integrated skills activities, appealing various learning styles. It was also observed that students were evaluated based on their proficiency in basic four skills while they studied mostly grammar based worksheets. As a result, a shift to a more eclectic method which caters for all learning styles and equally includes all skills is suggested to the school board.

Keywords

• Materials design
• worksheets
• case study
• content analysis
• higher education

Kaynakça

1. Yiğit N, Alev N, Özmen H, Altun T, Akyıldız S (2007). Öğretim Teknolojileri ve Materyal Geliştirme, Akademi Kitapevi, Trabzon. Weber RP (1990). Basic Content Analysis (2nd ed), Sage, California.