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Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 119 - 129, 31.07.2016
https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.94535

Öz

Research on perceptions of effective language teaching and learning is crucial for providing EFL practitioners with a better understanding of professional improvement in language teaching practices. It is seen that most of the studies conducted on this issue specifically dealt with foreign/ second language teachers’ or teacher candidates’ perceptions about it ignoring those of learners. So, the present study aims to scrutinize learners’ perceptions of EFL instruction delivered at higher education institutions. Accordingly, two groups of Turkish-speaking undergraduate students attending various programmes at a state university in Turkey were administered a scale composed both of Likert-type and open-ended items. It was primarily aimed to reveal whether students studying social sciences and those studying natural sciences significantly differ in their perceptions of foreign language education. The findings revealed that there is not such a difference between the two groups. The study reports findings obtained from the scale in detail, and implications for EFL instruction, and concludes with a couple of suggestions for further research.

Kaynakça

  • Besimoğlu, S., Serdar, H. & Yavuz, Ş. (2010). Exploring students’ attributions for their successes and failures in English language learning. Hasan Ali Yücel Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 14(2), 75-89.
  • Brooks-Lewis, K. A. (2009). Adult learners’ perceptions of the incorporation of their L1 in foreign language teaching and learning. Applied Linguistics 30(2), 216–235. Oxford University Press.
  • Ghrib, E. M. (2004). Secondary school students’ perceptions of learning difficulties and strategies. The Reading Matrix, 4(2), 63-84.
  • Graham, S. J. (2004). Giving up on modern Foreign languages? Students’ perceptions of learning French. The Modern Language Journal, 88, 171-191.
  • Hawkey, R. (2006). Teacher and learner perceptions of language learning activity. ELT Journal, 60(3), 242-252. Oxford University Press.
  • Kouriedos, S. & Evripidou, D. (2013). Students’ Perceptions of Effective EFL Teachers in University Settings in Cyprus . English Language Teaching, 6(11), 1-16
  • Nunan, D. (1993). From learning-centeredness to learner-centeredness. Applied Language Learning 4: 1–18.
  • Riley P. (1996). “BATs and BALLs”: Beliefs about talk and beliefs about language learning.
  • Proceedings of the international conference AUTONOMY 2000: The development of learning independence in language learning. Bangkok, 151-168.
  • Psaltou-Joycey, A. & Sougari, A. M. (2010). Greek learners’ perceptions about foreign language learning and teaching. Advances in Research on Language Acquisition and Teaching: Selected Papers, 387-401.
  • Savignon, S.C. & Wang, C. (2003). Communicative language teaching in EFL contexts: Learner attitudes and perceptions. IRAL, 41, 223-249.
  • Shrestha, P. N. (2013). English Language Classroom Practices: Bangladeshi Primary School Children’s Perceptions. RELC Journal, 44(2), 147–162.
  • Solak, E.& Bayar, A.(2015). Current challenges in English language learning in Turkish EFL context. Participatory Educational Research, 2(1), 106-115.
  • Wesely, P.M. (2012). Learner attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs in language learning. Foreign Language Annals, 45(1), S98-S117.
  • Williams, M., Burden, R. L., Poulet, G. M. A. & Maun, I. C. (2004). Learners’ perceptions of their successes and failures in foreign language learning. Language Learning Journal, 30, 19-29.

Türk yükseköğretim kurumlarındaki yabancı dil eğitimi uygulamalarına ilişkin öğrenci görüşleri

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 119 - 129, 31.07.2016
https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.94535

Öz

Yabancı dilin etkili eğitim ve öğretimi konusunda yapılan araştırmalar, İngilizce’yi yabancı dil
olarak öğretenlerin dil eğitim uygulamaları konusunda mesleki iyileşmeyi özümsemeleri
açısından büyük önem arz etmektedir. Bu alanda yapılan çalışmaların çoğunun, dil
öğrenicilerinden ziyade yabancı dil öğretmen veya öğretmen adaylarının yabancı dil eğitimine
dair görüşlerini konu aldığı görülmektedir. Bu nedenle çalışmamızda, yükseköğretim
kurumlarında verilen yabancı dil eğitimine dair öğrenci görüşlerinin incelenmesi
amaçlanmıştır. Türkiye’deki bir devlet üniversitesinde farklı programlarda öğrenim görmekte
olan iki grup öğrenciye Likert türü ve açık uçlu sorulardan oluşan bir ölçek uygulanmıştır.
Temelde, sosyal bilimler alanındaki programlarda öğrenim gören öğrenciler ile fen bilimleri
alanında öğrenim görenlerin yabancı dil eğitimine ilişkin görüşleri açısından anlamlı bir
biçimde farklılaşıp farklılaşmadıklarının ortaya çıkarılması hedeflenmiştir. Çalışmanın
bulguları, iki grubun görüşleri arasında bu tür bir farkın olmadığını ortaya koymuştur.
Çalışmanın bulguları ayrıntılı bir biçimde tartışılmış, İngilizce’nin yabancı dil olarak
öğretimine ilişkin yansılar sunularak gelecekte yapılacak araştırmalara dair önerilerde
bulunulmuştur. 

Kaynakça

  • Besimoğlu, S., Serdar, H. & Yavuz, Ş. (2010). Exploring students’ attributions for their successes and failures in English language learning. Hasan Ali Yücel Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 14(2), 75-89.
  • Brooks-Lewis, K. A. (2009). Adult learners’ perceptions of the incorporation of their L1 in foreign language teaching and learning. Applied Linguistics 30(2), 216–235. Oxford University Press.
  • Ghrib, E. M. (2004). Secondary school students’ perceptions of learning difficulties and strategies. The Reading Matrix, 4(2), 63-84.
  • Graham, S. J. (2004). Giving up on modern Foreign languages? Students’ perceptions of learning French. The Modern Language Journal, 88, 171-191.
  • Hawkey, R. (2006). Teacher and learner perceptions of language learning activity. ELT Journal, 60(3), 242-252. Oxford University Press.
  • Kouriedos, S. & Evripidou, D. (2013). Students’ Perceptions of Effective EFL Teachers in University Settings in Cyprus . English Language Teaching, 6(11), 1-16
  • Nunan, D. (1993). From learning-centeredness to learner-centeredness. Applied Language Learning 4: 1–18.
  • Riley P. (1996). “BATs and BALLs”: Beliefs about talk and beliefs about language learning.
  • Proceedings of the international conference AUTONOMY 2000: The development of learning independence in language learning. Bangkok, 151-168.
  • Psaltou-Joycey, A. & Sougari, A. M. (2010). Greek learners’ perceptions about foreign language learning and teaching. Advances in Research on Language Acquisition and Teaching: Selected Papers, 387-401.
  • Savignon, S.C. & Wang, C. (2003). Communicative language teaching in EFL contexts: Learner attitudes and perceptions. IRAL, 41, 223-249.
  • Shrestha, P. N. (2013). English Language Classroom Practices: Bangladeshi Primary School Children’s Perceptions. RELC Journal, 44(2), 147–162.
  • Solak, E.& Bayar, A.(2015). Current challenges in English language learning in Turkish EFL context. Participatory Educational Research, 2(1), 106-115.
  • Wesely, P.M. (2012). Learner attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs in language learning. Foreign Language Annals, 45(1), S98-S117.
  • Williams, M., Burden, R. L., Poulet, G. M. A. & Maun, I. C. (2004). Learners’ perceptions of their successes and failures in foreign language learning. Language Learning Journal, 30, 19-29.
Toplam 15 adet kaynakça vardır.

Ayrıntılar

Konular Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar
Bölüm Araştırma Makaleleri
Yazarlar

Reyhan Ağçam

Muzaffer Pınar Babanoğlu

Yayımlanma Tarihi 31 Temmuz 2016
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2016 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA Ağçam, R., & Babanoğlu, M. P. (2016). Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education. Turkish Journal of Education, 5(3), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.94535

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