Çocuklara İngilizce Öğretiminde Kart Sihirbazlıklarının Kullanımı

Öz

Sihir kullanımı, yalnızca eğitim alanında değil, diğer birçok alanda çalışan kişilerin artan ilgisini çekmektedir. Bu betimleyici çalışmada, İngilizce öğretmenleri ve öğretmen adaylarının İngilizce öğretiminde kart sihirbazlıkları kullanımına ilişkin görüşleri ‘karma aşamalı açıklayıcı araştırma deseni’ kullanılarak sunulmuştur. Nicel veriler, Google Formlar aracılığıyla bir anket kullanılarak toplanmış ve SPSS sürüm 17 kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Nitel veriler, nicel verilerin sonucunu açıklamak için görüşmeler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Veriler içerik analizi ile incelenmiş ve araştırmacının yorumlarına dayanarak kodlar ve temalar oluşturulmuştur. Sonuçlar, bu kart sihirbazlıklarının, en iyi derslerin başında veya sonunda özellikle çocuklarla kullanılabileceğini göstermektedir. Katılımcılar ‘Magician’ isimli kart sihirbazlığının en uygulanabilir olduğuna inansalar da, her bir kart sihirbazlığının ayrı özellikleri olduğunu vurgulamaktadırlar. Bazı pedagojik öneriler çalışmanın sonuçlarından çıkartılarak, sonuç bölümünde tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kart Sihirbazlıkları,Çocuklara İngilizce Öğretimi,Kelime Öğretimi

The Use of Magic Card Tricks in Teaching English to Young Learners

Öz

Use of magic is attracting increasing attention of people working not only in the field of education but also in many other fields. In this descriptive study, EFL teachers’ opinions about the use of card tricks in teaching English are presented following ‘mixed methods sequential explanatory research design.’ Quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire via Google Forms and analyzed using SPSS version 17. Qualitative data were collected through interviews to explain the result of the quantitative phase. The data were content analyzed and codes and themes were created based on the researcher’s interpretations. Results reveal that these card tricks can best be used either at the beginning or at the end of the lessons, especially with young learners. Though participants believe ‘Magician’ is the most applicable, they attribute special characteristics to each of the card tricks. Pedagogical implications were drawn from the results and discussed in the conclusion.  

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Magic Card Tricks,Teaching English to Young Learners,Teaching Vocabulary

Kaynakça

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