2016

Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce Öğrenimi Bağlamında Başarılı Kelime Öğrenicilerinin Deneyimleri

Bu çalışma, üniversite öğrencilerinin İngilizce kelime dağarcığını ölçmekte ve bildiği kelime sayısı fazla olan öğrencilerin gelişim sürecini, yansıtıcı açıklamalar yoluyla ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışmada, veri toplamak ve analiz etmek için, karma desen yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Nicel veriler, İngiliz Dili Eğitimi alanında öğrenim gören 93 üniversite öğrencisinden, kelime dağarcığı testi uygulanarak; nitel veriler ise kelime dağarcığı testinden en yüksek puanları almış olan 11 öğrenci ile yapılan yüz yüze görüşmeler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçları, katılımcıların kelime dağarcığının orta-sıklık (6000) ile düşük-sıklık (4000) kelime ailesi arasında olduğunu ve katılımcıların kelime dağarcığının, öğrenim gördükleri yılların artışına paralel olarak doğrusal bir artış göstermediğini ortaya koymuştur. Bilinen kelime sayısında, okulda alınan eğitimden ziyade, bireylerin çocukluklarından üniversiteye kadar olan süreçte okul dışı İngilizceye maruz kalışlarının önemli rol oynadığı gözükmektedir. İngilizce bilgisayar oyunu oynamak, internet sitelerini ziyaret etmek, dizi ve film izlemek biçimindeki teknoloji kullanımı, öğrencilerin, kelime edinme ve akılda tutma sürecini kolaylaştırmaktadır.

Vocabulary Size: Experiences of Successful Vocabulary Learners in EFL Context

This study assesses vocabulary size of university students in an EFL context and unfolds the vocabulary development processes of successful learners through learners’ reflective accounts. The study used a mixed methodology to collect and analyze the data. The quantitative data were collected from 93 university students who major in English Language Teaching (ELT) through vocabulary size test and the qualitative data through interviews with 11 participants who received the highest point from the vocabulary size test. The result of the study indicated that the vocabulary size of university students ranges from mid-frequency (6,000) to low-frequency (14,000) word families and the increase in vocabulary size is not linear from first to last year. It appears that individual learner’s extramural English exposure from childhood to university plays a crucial role in the increase in vocabulary size rather than formal schooling. Technology use in the form of playing computer games, using online sites, and watching TV series and movies facilitate the acquisition and retention of new vocabulary for these successful learners.

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