USING CORPORA IN WRITING AUTHENTIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEXTBOOKS: THE CASE OF TURKEY

Bu çalışmanın amacı, öğrencilerin dilbilgisi yeterliklerini geliştirmek için daha özgün İngilizce dilbilgisi ders kitapları geliştirmede derlem kullanımını incelemektir. Bu çalışma için amaçlı örneklem seçilmiş olup derlem çalışan üç katılımcı bu çalışmaya katkıda bulunmuştur. Araştırmacılar tarafından yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme rehberi hazırlanmış ve toplanan veri üzerinde içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Çalışma bulguları, Türkiye'deki çoğu İngilizce dilbilgisi ders kitabının Milli Eğitim Bakanlığının belirlediği geleneğe uyumlu yazıldığını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra, bu çalışma kitapların merkezi dil sınavına yönelik, çok yapay ve öğrencilerin dilbilgisi yeterliklerine sınırlı katkıda bulunan sözdizimi tabanına sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca bu çalışma, doğal özgünlüğünden dolayı derlemin Türkiye'deki İngilizce dilbilgisi ders kitabı yazımında önemli bir kaynak olabileceğini ve ders kitaplarındaki özgünlük eksikliğini telafi edebileceğini ortaya koymuştur

ÖZGÜN İNGİLİZCE DİL BİLGİSİ DERS KİTABI YAZIMINDA DERLEM KULLANIMI: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ

The aim of this study was to explore the corpus use in developing more authentic English grammar textbooks to enhance students’ grammatical competence. For the present study a purposive sampling was chosen. Three participants who are engaged in corpus studies contributed to the study. A semi-structured interview schedule was prepared by the researchers and the data obtained was analyzed through content analysis. The findings of the study revealed that most of English grammar textbooks in Turkey were written in line with a convention which is specified by the Ministry of National Education. In addition to this, the study indicated that the books are central language examination-oriented and syntaxbased grammar books which do not reflect real-world language use, and thus have limited contributions to students’ grammatical competence. The study also presented that with their authentic nature corpora could be a substantial source for writing authentic English grammar textbooks and compensate for the lack of authenticity in the textbooks used in Turkey

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