E-Öğrenme Güncesi: Dil Öğreniminde Öğrencinin İnisiyatif Kullanmasını Arttırmaya Yönelik Bir Araç

Bu çalışmanın amacı, eleştirel irdeleme yöntemiyle tutulan elektronik öğrenme güncesinin (e-öğrenme güncesi), dil öğrenim sürecinde öğrencinin inisiyatif kullanımını ne derece arttırdığını ortaya koymaktır. Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de bir üniversitenin 4 yıllık Mütercim Tercümanlık Bölümü’nde (İngilizce-Fransızca-Türkçe), anadili İngilizce olmayan, ancak İngilizce eğitim gören ve iki akademik dönem boyunca metin inceleme ve yazılı anlatım dersini alan 71 birinci sınıf öğrencisi yer almıştır. Veriler e-öğrenme güncesi, dönem sonu uygulanan anket ve dönem sonu uygulanan mülakat yoluyla elde edilmiştir. Bulgular uyarınca e-öğrenme güncesi, eleştirel irdeleme becerilerini arttırarak öğrencilerin dil öğrenim sürecinde daha fazla inisiyatif kullanmalarını sağlamıştır. Dahası, dil öğrenme sürecinde e-öğrenme güncelerinin kullanımı, bilgi iletişim teknolojilerinin kullanımını ve öğrencilerin buna yönelik olumlu tavrını arttırmıştır.

E-Learning Journal: a Means for Learner Control Over the Language Learning Process

This study aims to explore the extent to which e-learning journals stimulate learner control over the language learning process through critical reflection on the process itself. The study involved 71 first-year non-native English-speaking students taking a two-semester “Text and Composition” course at the Department of Translation and Interpretation (English-French-Turkish) at a four-year English medium university in Turkey. The data were collected through e-learning journals, post-course interviews and post-course questionnaires. The results indicated that e-learning journals encouraged learners to reflect critically on their learning, resulting in increased learner control over the language learning process. Moreover, e-learning journals promoted positive change in the attitudes of the learners towards using more ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in the language learning process.

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