The Role of Parental Involvement on Language Development of Turkish EFL Learners

Bu çalışmanın amacı İngiliz Dili Eğitiminde ebeveyn katılımlı, ortak çalışmaya dayalı öğrenmenin uygulanmasını inceleyen ve bu süreçte öğrencilerin öğrenme sürecine katkı sağlayabilecek yöntem ve tekniklerin ortaya çıkartılmasına olanak sağlamaktır (Bozuk anlaşılmaz tümce)  Türkiye’de özel bir ilköğretim okulunun İngilizce derslerinde uygulanan vaka incelemesi, aile katılımlı çalışmaların öğrencilerin akademik, kişisel ve sosyal gelişimlerinde nasıl önemli bir rol aldığını incelemeyi hedefler(Tümcenin düzeltilmesi gerekli). Bu çalışma, İstanbul’da özel bir ilköğretim okulunun 4. Sınıflarından 5 öğrenci ve aileleri, İngilizce bölüm başkanı, Rehberlik Danışmanı, Yabancı İngilizce Öğretmeni ve 4 Türk İngilizce Öğretmeni tarafından yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada niteliksel veri elde etmek adına, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme, gözlemler ve öğrencilerin proje ve ödev kayıtlarından oluşan üç ölçek kullanılmıştır. Aynı zamanda, bu araştırma Epstein (2001) tarafından oluşturulan aile katılımlı çalışmanın, iletişim, evde öğrenme, ebeveynlik, karar alma ve gönüllülükten oluşan 5 alt başlığına yönelik incelemeler yapılmıştır.   Çalışmanın bulguları çocukların dil gelişiminde ve öğrenme sürecindeki hem etkileşimsel hem sosyal kazanımları üzerinde ebeveynlerin  uzun süreli ve güçlü bir yer etkiye sahip olduğunu  toplum dilbilimsel açılardan değerlendirmeler de yaparak ortaya koymaktadır. 

The Role of Parental Involvement on Language Development of Turkish EFL Learners

The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of parent-centered collaborative learning in English language teaching and to sort out the strategies and techniques that might help and contribute students’ language learning process. This qualitative case study examines how parental involvement can play a crucial role in the improvement of EFL learners’ academic and social background in English classes. This study was carried out in a primary school with 5 students from fourth grades English classes and their parents, 7 teachers including 1 native English teacher, 4 Turkish English teachers, the head of the language department and a student counselor at a primary school in Istanbul, Turkey. In order to obtain qualitative data, semi-structured interviews, observations, records of students’ projects/homework assignments. The findings of the study revealed that parents are powerful partners in one’s language development and learning process by contributing academic attainment in terms of sociolinguistic perspectives.

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