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“Kullan Ya Da Kaybet!” Üç Türk İngilizce Öğretmeninin Kelime Öğretimine Bakış Açıları, Öğrenme Deneyimleri Ve Kelime Öğretimine İlişkin Öğretim Uygulamalarının Nitel Analizi

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1, 43 - 63, 29.06.2021

Öz

Kelime dağarcığı genellikle dil öğrenenler için İngilizce dilinde ustalaşmada kritik bir araç
olarak görülür. Yabancı dil olarak İngilizce eğitimi verilen sınıflarda kelime öğretimi ile ilgili
olarak, yabancı dil öğretmenlerinin bakış açıları ve öğrenme geçmişleri sınıf içi
uygulamalarında hayati bir rol oynayabilir. Bu makale Türkiye’deki bir lisede kelime öğretimi
ile ilgili olarak deneyimli üç yabancı dil öğretmeninin bakış açılarını, önceki dil öğrenme
deneyimlerini ve şu anki sınıf içi uygulamalarını derinlemesine incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Yabancı dil öğretmenlerinin sınıf içi uygulamalarında, uygulamaların kelime öğretimi ile ilgili
bakış açılarıyla uyumlu veya farklı olduğu alanlar incelenmiş ve tartışılmıştır. Bulgular,
öğretmenlerin kelime öğretimi ve öğreniminin gerekliliği ve önemi konusunda güçlü bir
inançları olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, her üç öğretmen de yeni öğrenilen kelimelerin
kullanımına vurgu yapmış olup, bilinmeyen kelimelerin ezberlenmesinden yana olmamakla
birlikte, öğrencilerin kelimeleri sürekli kullanarak öğrenebileceklerini düşünmüşlerdir. Bunun
yanında, öğretmenin öğrencileri kelime dağarcıklarını geliştirmede kendi yollarını bulmaya
yönlendirmede bir rol model olması gerektiğine de inanmışlardır. Bu çalışmaya katılan yabancı
dil öğretmenleri farklı eğitim geçmişlerine sahip olmalarına rağmen, öğrencilerine bilinmeyen
kelimeleri öğretme noktasında ortak paydada buluşmuşlardır. Yabancı dil eğitim
geçmişlerindeki en çok göze çarpan ortak nokta ise kendi yabancı dil öğretmenlerinin kelime
öğrenmelerindeki rolü olarak gözlemlenmiştir. Son olarak, katılımcıların her biri ile yapılan
görüşmelerdeki yanıtlar, sınıflarda gözlemlenen eylemler ve araştırma sürecinde tuttukları
günlüklerde yazılanlar birbirini tamamlayarak çalışma bulguları açısından birbiriyle uyumluluk
göstermiştir

Kaynakça

  • Alqahtani, M. (2015). The importance of vocabulary in language learning and how to be taught. International Journal of Teaching and Education, III(3), 21-34. https://www.doi.org/10.20472/te.2015.3.3.002 Berne, J. I., & Blachowicz, C. L. (2008). What reading teachers say about vocabulary instruction: Voices from the classroom. The Reading Teacher, 62(4), 314–323. https://www.doi.org/10.1598/rt.62.4.4 Borg, S. (2003). Teacher cognition in language teaching: A review of research on what language teachers think, know, believe, and do. Language Teaching, 36(2), 81–109. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/s0261444803001903 Borg, S. (2006). The distinctive characteristics of foreign language teachers. Language Teaching Research, 10(1), 3–31. https://www.doi.org/10.1191/1362168806lr182oa Chung, E. (2018). Revisiting second language vocabulary teaching: Insights from Hong Kong in-service teachers. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 27(6), 499–508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-018-0412-3 Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Boston: Pearson. Farrell, T. S. C., & Lim, P.C.P. (2005). Conceptions of grammar teaching: A case study of teachers’ beliefs and classroom practices. TESL-EJ, 9(2), 1-13. https://teslej.org/pdf/ej34/a9.pdf Gerami, M. R., & Noordin, N. B. (2013). Teacher cognition in foreign language vocabulary teaching: A study of Iranian high school EFL teachers. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 3(9), 1531-1545. https://doi.org/10.4304/tpls.3.9.1531-1545 Hermagustiana, I., Hamra, A., Rahman, A. Q., & Salija, K. (2017). Reflection of teacher cognition in EFL vocabulary instructional practices in Indonesia. International Journal of English Linguistics, 7(5), 34-45. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v7n5p34 Merriam, S. B. (2009). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Mirzaie, S., Hemmati, F., & Kiasi, M. A. (2018). Investigating Iranian English Language teachers’ practices and perceptions of vocabulary teaching. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 8(1), 52-60. https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0801.07 Muhamad, M., & Kiely, R. (2018). Understanding teachers’ pedagogical knowledge in ESL vocabulary teaching. Journal of Arts and Humanities, 7(1), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.18533/journal.v7i1.1328 Nguyen, C. D. (2017). Connections between learning and teaching: EFL teachers’ reflective practice. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 12(3), 237–255. https://doi.org/10.1080/1554480x.2017.1356725 Phipps, S., & Borg, S. (2009). Exploring tensions between teachers’ grammar teaching beliefs and practices. System, 37(3), 380–390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.03.002 Richards, J. C., Gallo, P. B., & Renandya, W. A. (2001). Exploring teachers’ beliefs and the processes of change. The PAC Journal, 1(1), 41-58. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253158178_Exploring_Teachers'_Beliefs_and_t he_Processes_of_Change Schmitt, N. (2008). Review article: Instructed second language vocabulary learning. Language Teaching Research. 12 (3), 329-363. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168808089921 Takač, V. P., & Singleton, D. (2008). Vocabulary learning strategies and foreign language acquisition. Canada: Multilingual Matters Ltd.

“Use It Or Lose It!” A Qualitative Analysis Of Three Turkish Efl Teachers’ Perspectives, Prior Learning Experiences And Actual Teaching Practices Regarding Vocabulary Teaching

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1, 43 - 63, 29.06.2021

Öz

Vocabulary is often viewed as a critical tool for language learners in mastering English
language. Concerning vocabulary teaching in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms,
EFL teachers’ viewpoints and learning backgrounds may play a vital role in their practices.
Along this view, this paper aims to deeply explore the perspectives, prior language learning
experiences and actual classroom practices of three experienced EFL teachers with regards to
vocabulary teaching in Turkish High Schools. Areas, where practices have conformed with or
differed from perspectives about vocabulary teaching in EFL teachers' actual classroom
practices have been examined and discussed. The findings suggest that teachers have a strong
belief in the necessity and importance of vocabulary teaching and learning. In addition, all three
teachers did not favor memorization of the unknown, instead, they put emphasis on the usage
of the new vocabulary. They also believed that a teacher should stand as a role model in
directing the students to find their own ways to develop their vocabulary. Even though the
teachers in this study had different educational backgrounds, they met in common grounds
regarding the aim of teaching unknown words to their students. The most striking common
point in their prior language learning experiences was the role of their EFL teachers in learning vocabulary.
Furthermore, for each one, the responses in the interviews, the actions observed in
the classrooms as well as what has been written on the reflective journals seem to match well
together by completing one another concerning the findings.

Kaynakça

  • Alqahtani, M. (2015). The importance of vocabulary in language learning and how to be taught. International Journal of Teaching and Education, III(3), 21-34. https://www.doi.org/10.20472/te.2015.3.3.002 Berne, J. I., & Blachowicz, C. L. (2008). What reading teachers say about vocabulary instruction: Voices from the classroom. The Reading Teacher, 62(4), 314–323. https://www.doi.org/10.1598/rt.62.4.4 Borg, S. (2003). Teacher cognition in language teaching: A review of research on what language teachers think, know, believe, and do. Language Teaching, 36(2), 81–109. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/s0261444803001903 Borg, S. (2006). The distinctive characteristics of foreign language teachers. Language Teaching Research, 10(1), 3–31. https://www.doi.org/10.1191/1362168806lr182oa Chung, E. (2018). Revisiting second language vocabulary teaching: Insights from Hong Kong in-service teachers. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 27(6), 499–508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-018-0412-3 Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Boston: Pearson. Farrell, T. S. C., & Lim, P.C.P. (2005). Conceptions of grammar teaching: A case study of teachers’ beliefs and classroom practices. TESL-EJ, 9(2), 1-13. https://teslej.org/pdf/ej34/a9.pdf Gerami, M. R., & Noordin, N. B. (2013). Teacher cognition in foreign language vocabulary teaching: A study of Iranian high school EFL teachers. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 3(9), 1531-1545. https://doi.org/10.4304/tpls.3.9.1531-1545 Hermagustiana, I., Hamra, A., Rahman, A. Q., & Salija, K. (2017). Reflection of teacher cognition in EFL vocabulary instructional practices in Indonesia. International Journal of English Linguistics, 7(5), 34-45. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v7n5p34 Merriam, S. B. (2009). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Mirzaie, S., Hemmati, F., & Kiasi, M. A. (2018). Investigating Iranian English Language teachers’ practices and perceptions of vocabulary teaching. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 8(1), 52-60. https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0801.07 Muhamad, M., & Kiely, R. (2018). Understanding teachers’ pedagogical knowledge in ESL vocabulary teaching. Journal of Arts and Humanities, 7(1), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.18533/journal.v7i1.1328 Nguyen, C. D. (2017). Connections between learning and teaching: EFL teachers’ reflective practice. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 12(3), 237–255. https://doi.org/10.1080/1554480x.2017.1356725 Phipps, S., & Borg, S. (2009). Exploring tensions between teachers’ grammar teaching beliefs and practices. System, 37(3), 380–390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.03.002 Richards, J. C., Gallo, P. B., & Renandya, W. A. (2001). Exploring teachers’ beliefs and the processes of change. The PAC Journal, 1(1), 41-58. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253158178_Exploring_Teachers'_Beliefs_and_t he_Processes_of_Change Schmitt, N. (2008). Review article: Instructed second language vocabulary learning. Language Teaching Research. 12 (3), 329-363. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168808089921 Takač, V. P., & Singleton, D. (2008). Vocabulary learning strategies and foreign language acquisition. Canada: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular Dil Çalışmaları
Bölüm Araştırma Makaleleri
Yazarlar

Merve Dombaycı 0000-0003-2729-3176

Yayımlanma Tarihi 29 Haziran 2021
Gönderilme Tarihi 30 Mart 2021
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2021 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA Dombaycı, M. (2021). “Use It Or Lose It!” A Qualitative Analysis Of Three Turkish Efl Teachers’ Perspectives, Prior Learning Experiences And Actual Teaching Practices Regarding Vocabulary Teaching. World Language Studies, 1(1), 43-63.