Öğretmenlerin Bakış Açısından MEB Ders Kitaplarının Etkililiği

Çalışmanın amacı: Ders kitapları İngilizce derslerinde kullanışlı araçlardır. Yine de uygulama açısından eksik noktaları olabilir. Bu noktada İngilizce öğretmenlerinin fikirleri elzemdir. Bunu göz önünde bulundurarak, mevcut çalışma öğretmenler açısından MEB’de kullanılan kitapların etkililiğini araştırmaktadır. Materyal ve Yöntem: Bu amaçla veri toplamak için Türkiye’nin farklı şehirlerinden 102 İngilizce öğretmenine ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmaya farklı şehirlerden katılan katılımcılar; ilkokul, ortaokul ve lise kademelerinde çalışmaktadır. Veriler Covid-19 sürecince yaklaşık olarak 2 ayda elde edilmiştir. Veri toplama aracı beşli Likert tipi öğretmen anketidir. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma, elde edilen verilerin SPSS aracılığıyla analiz edildiği nicel bir çalışmadır. Bu çalışmada tek örneklem t-testi, Pearson korelasyon istatistikleri ve betimleyici istatistiklerden yararlanılmıştır. Bulgular: Bu araştırma, İngilizce ders kitaplarının düzen, dizayn, aktiviteler ve beceriler bakımından yetersiz olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Öte yandan öğretmenler konu, içerik ve kullanılan dili uygun bulmaktadırlar. Öğretmenlerin çoğu kitapların kolaylıkla uyarlanabilir olduğu kanaatindedir. Bununla beraber, öğretmenler eksiklikleri gidermede ve ders kitabından bağımsız olarak öğrencileri için en iyi metodu uygulamada yeterlidir. Önemli Vurgular: İleriki araştırmalar öğretmenlerle ders kitaplarında bulunan eksiklikler ve bunları ne şekilde uyarlayabilecekleri hakkında görüşme yapılarak yürütülebilir.

The Effectiveness of English Textbooks at MoNE from Teachers’ Aspect

Purpose: Textbooks are handy means in EFL classrooms. However, they may have some lacking points in terms of implementation. EFL teachers’ opinions are crucial at that point. Taking this into account, the current study seeks to investigate the effectiveness of the textbooks used at MoNE from teachers’ view. Design/Methodology/Approach: 102 EFL teachers from different cities of Turkey were targeted for the data collection. The participants involved in the study are working in primary, secondary, and high schools all over Turkey. The data were collected in nearly 2 months during Covid-19. The data collection instrument is a five-point Likert-type teacher questionnaire. Hence, this study is a quantitative one for which the data obtained are analyzed through SPSS. One sample t-tests, Pearson correlation statistics, and descriptive statistics are utilized in this study. Findings: This study reveals that English textbooks are inadequate in terms of layout, design, activities, and skills. On the other hand, the teachers find the subject, content, and language type used in the textbooks appropriate. Most of the teachers believe that textbooks are easily adaptable. Nevertheless, the teachers are knowledgeable enough for overcoming the deficiencies and applying the best method for their students regardless of the textbook. Highlights: Further studies could be conducted by interviewing the teachers about the drawbacks found in textbooks and how they can adapt them.

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