Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce Öğrenenlerin Konuşma ve Sözlü Sunum Becerilerini Pecha Kucha Yöntemiyle Geliştirme

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Pecha Kucha sunum tekniğinin İngilizce öğretmeni olacak İngilizce öğrencileri için potansiyelini araştırmaktır. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını 2016 ile 2018 yılları arasında Türkiyedeki bir devlet üniversitesinin İngilizce Öğretmenliği bölümünde ileri düzey bir konuşma dersi alan öğrenciler oluşturmuştur. Öğrencilerden hızlı tempolu ve zaman sınırlamalı bir sunum tekniği olan Pecha Kucha formatını kullanarak sunum yapmaları istenmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında 102 öğrenci açık uçlu bir anket doldurmuş, farklı yıllarda bu dersi alan öğrencileri temsilen oluşturulan toplam 12 öğrenci ise yarı yapılandırılmış odak grup görüşmesinde yer almıştır. Tematik veri analizi, bu sunum tekniğinin konuşma, özgüven, zaman yönetimi ve sunum becerileri alanlarında pozitif bir gelişime, kaygı düzeyinde artış, zorlu öğrenme süreci ve formatın sınırlılıkları gibi hususlarda ise negatif bir etkiye sahip olduğunu açığa çıkarmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra, bulgular İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının tekniğin potansiyelinin farkına vardıklarını ve tekniği gelecekteki dil öğretim pedagojilerine dâhil etme konusunda yüksek oranda bir niyete sahip olduklarını belirttiklerini göstermiştir. Çalışma, yükseköğretimdeki eğitmenler, yabancı dil öğretmen adayları ve yabancı dil öğrencileri için çıkarımların tartışmasıyla sonuçlandırılmıştır.    

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yabancı dil olarak İngilizce,Pecha Kucha,İngilizce öğretmen adayları,konuşma öğretimi

Developing EFL Learners’ Speaking and Oral Presentation Skills through Pecha Kucha Presentation Technique

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The goal of this study is to examine the potential of Pecha Kucha presentation style for English language learners who are prospective teachers of English. The participants were students enrolled in an advanced-level speaking course in the English language teaching department of a state university in Turkey between 2016 and 2018. Students were required to make presentations in Pecha Kucha format, a fast-paced, time-constrained presentation technique. As part of the study, 102 students completed an open-ended survey and a total of 12 students representing cohorts from each year participated in semi-structured focus group interviews. Thematic data analysis illustrated benefits of using the presentation style such as perceived development in speaking, self-confidence, time management and presentation skills, and drawbacks including an increase in anxiety, steep learning curve, and constraints due to the format.  In addition, the findings showed that English language teacher candidates recognized the technique’s potential and reported a high rate of intention to integrate it into their future language teaching pedagogies. The study is concluded with the discussion of implications for EFL learners, pre-service language teachers, and educators in higher education context.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• English as a foreign language,Pecha Kucha,pre-service English language teachers,teaching speaking

Kaynakça

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