İNGİLİZCE HAZIRLIK PROGRAMINDAKİ ÖĞRENCİ VE OKUTMANLARIN İNGİLİZCE KONUŞMA SINAVLARINA DAİR GÖRÜŞLERİ

Nitel bir araştırma desenine sahip bu çalışma, İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen üniversite hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerinin ve İngilizce okutmanlarının akademik yıl içerisinde yapılan İngilizce konuşma sınavlarına ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmaya İngilizce hazırlık bölümünde amaca dayalı örneklem tekniğiyle belirlenmiş 30 öğrenci ve beş okutman katılmıştır. Veriler 2015-2016 akademik yılının bahar döneminde katılımcılarla yapılan yarı-yapılandırılmış yüz yüze görüşmelerle toplanmış, elde edilen nitel veriler Creswell (2009)'un nitel içerik analizi şemasına bağlı kalınarak incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar konuşma sınavının öğrencilerin yabancı dilde konuşma kaygısının düzeyini artırsa da hem öğrenciler hem okutmanlar üzerinde olumlu etkiler yarattığını ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, konuşma sınavının uygulanması ile ilgili yaşanan sorunlar tespit edilmiş ve bu sorunlara yönelik bazı öneriler getirilmiştir

TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ OPINIONS REGARDING THE SPEAKING EXAMS IN THE ENGLISH PREPARATORY PROGRAM

This qualitative study aims to examine the opinions of the teachers and the students in an English preparatory program regarding the speaking tests administered during the academic year. The participants included 30 students and five instructors who were determined through purposeful sampling strategy. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews that were conducted with these participants in the spring semester of the 2015-2016 academic year, and the obtained data were analysed based on the qualitative content analysis scheme of Creswell (2009). The findings showed that the speaking exams influenced both the instructors and the students positively though it increased the anxiety level of the students taking the exam. Besides, the problems experienced during the administration of the exam were revealed, and several suggestions were offered regarding these problems

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