Kelime Öğretme Amaçlı Mobil Uygulamaların Kullanımı: Türkiye'deki İngilizce Öğretmenlerinin Algıları
Bu çalışma, Türkiye'deki İngilizce öğretmenlerinin Türkiye'deki üniversitelerde kelime öğretimi amacıyla mobil uygulamaların etkinliğini nasıl algıladığını araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma, kelime uygulamalarının kullanımıyla ilgili öğretmenlerin perspektiflerini ortaya çıkarmak amacıyla EFL öğretmenlerine uygulanan tanımlayıcı bir anket ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Örneklem, 31 üniversite öğretmeninden oluşmaktadır. Makale, bir araştırma aracına dayanarak verileri ortaya koymaktadır. Veriler, kullanılabilirlik, motivasyon ve işbirliği olmak üzere 3 farklı kategoriye ayrılmış, 15 öğeyi içeren bir anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar, mobil uygulamaların kelime öğrenme sürecine ve kelime öğretimine katkıda bulunduğunu ve güncel yetenekleri sayesinde öğretmenlerin onları basit, öğrenci dostu ve öğretmen dostu dijital araçlar olarak benimsediklerini göstermektedir. Ayrıca, öğrencilerin bu araçları nasıl kabul ettiği konusunda olumlu düşünceler paylaşılmaktadır.
The Use of Mobile Applications for the Purpose of Teaching Vocabulary: Perceptions of EFL Teachers in Turkey
Bu çalışma, Türkiye'deki İngilizce öğretmenlerinin Türkiye'deki üniversitelerde kelime öğretimi amacıyla mobil uygulamaların etkinliğini nasıl algıladığını araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma, kelime uygulamalarının kullanımıyla ilgili öğretmenlerin perspektiflerini ortaya çıkarmak amacıyla EFL öğretmenlerine uygulanan tanımlayıcı bir anket ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Örneklem, 31 üniversite öğretmeninden oluşmaktadır. Makale, bir araştırma aracına dayanarak verileri ortaya koymaktadır. Veriler, kullanılabilirlik, motivasyon ve işbirliği olmak üzere 3 farklı kategoriye ayrılmış, 15 öğeyi içeren bir anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar, mobil uygulamaların kelime öğrenme sürecine ve kelime öğretimine katkıda bulunduğunu ve güncel yetenekleri sayesinde öğretmenlerin onları basit, öğrenci dostu ve öğretmen dostu dijital araçlar olarak benimsediklerini göstermektedir. Ayrıca, öğrencilerin bu araçları nasıl kabul ettiği konusunda olumlu düşünceler paylaşılmaktadır.
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