YDİ Sınıflarında Penzu Yoluyla Yazma Becerisini Geliştirmek İçin Bütünleşik Bir Etkinlik Olarak Çevrimiçi Günlük Tutma

Bu çalışma, Web 2.0 araçlarından biri olan Penzu üzerinde durmuştur. Penzu, kullanıcıların kolayca not alabilecekleri ve onları Web ‘de tutabilecekleri bir tür çevrimiçi günlüktür. Çalışma Penzu'nun yabancı dil sınıflarında dil öğrenenlerin yazma becerilerini geliştirmek için bütünleşik bir etkinlik olarak uygulanabilirliğini tartışmıştır. Bu bağlamda, örnek bir Penzu sayfası hazırlanmış ve Türkiye'deki bir devlet üniversitesinde yabancı dil okutmanlarına tanıtılmıştır. Çalışma nitel bir araştırma izlemiştir. Katılımcılar ile yüz yüze görüşmeler yapılmış ve veriler yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme soruları aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Verileri analiz ettikten sonra, sonuçlar tanımlayıcı olarak bildirilmiştir. Sonuçlar, öncelikle dil okutmanlarının, öğrencilerin yazma becerilerini geliştirmek için Penzu'yu yabancı dil öğretimi derslerinde bütünleşik bir etkinlik olarak uygulama taraftarı olduklarını göstermiştir. Çalışma ayrıca, Penzu'nun dil eğitimi ortamlarında uygulanmasını teşvik edebilecek veya engelleyebilecek bazı güçlü ve zayıf yönleri de bildirmiştir. Sonuç olarak, bu çalışma, Penzu'nun yazma becerisi için bütünleşik bir etkinlik olarak uygulanmasıyla geleneksel yabancı dil öğretimi sınıflarını zenginleştirmeye ve Web 2.0 araçlarının dil eğitimi ortamlarında uygulanmasını teşvik eden yeni çalışmaların önünü açmaya çalışmıştır.

Keeping Online Diary as an Integrated Activity for Developing Writing Skill in EFL Classes through Penzu

The present study focused on one of the Web 2.0 tools, Penzu. Penzu is a kind ofonline diary through which users can easily take notes and keep them on theWeb. The study discussed the applicability of Penzu in foreign language classesas an integrated activity to develop language learners’ writing skills. In thisrespect, a sample Penzu page was prepared and introduced to foreign languageteaching instructors at a state university in Turkey. The study followed aqualitative inquiry. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the participants,and the data were collected through semi-structured interview questions. Afteranalyzing the data, the results were reported descriptively. The results primarilyindicated that the language instructors were in favor of implementing Penzu as anintegrated activity in foreign language teaching classes to enhance students’writing skills. The study also reported several strengths and weaknesses whichmay promote or hinder the implementation of Penzu in language educationcontexts. All in all, this study attempted to enrich traditional foreign languageteaching classes by implementation of Penzu as an integrated activity for writingskill, and to pave the way for further studies that foster application of Web 2.0tools in language education contexts.

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