Çocuklara İngilizce Öğretiminde Kart Sihirbazlıklarının Kullanımı Üzerine Görüşler

Sihir kullanımı, yalnızca eğitim alanında değil, diğer birçok alanda çalışan kişilerin artan ilgisini çekmektedir. Bu betimleyici çalışmada, İngilizce öğretmenleri ve öğretmen adaylarının İngilizce öğretiminde kart sihirbazlıkları kullanımına ilişkin görüşleri karma aşamalı açıklayıcı araştırma deseni kullanılarak sunulmuştur. Nicel veriler, Google Formlar aracılığıyla bir anket kullanılarak 190 öğretmen adayından ve 195 İngilizce öğretmeninden toplanmış ve SPSS sürüm 17 kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Nitel veriler, nicel verilerin sonucunu açıklamak için 95 İngilizce öğretmeni ile yapılan görüşmeler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Veriler içerik analizi ile incelenmiş ve araştırmacının yorumlarına dayanarak kodlar ve temalar oluşturulmuştur. Sonuçlar, bu kart sihirbazlıklarının, en iyi derslerin başında veya sonunda özellikle çocuklarla kullanılabileceğini göstermiştir. Katılımcılar Magician isimli kart sihirbazlığının en uygulanabilir olduğuna inansalar da, her bir kart sihirbazlığının ayrı özellikleri olduğunu vurgulamışlardır. Öğretmenler öğrencilerin dikkatlerini çekmek, motivasyonlarını arttırmak ve öğrenmelerini kolaylaştırmak ve geliştirmek için bu kart sihirbazlıklarından faydalanabilirler.

Opinions on the Use of Magic Card Tricks in Teaching English to Young Learners

Use of magic is attracting increasing attention of peopleworking not only in the field of education but also in many other fields.In this descriptive study, EFL teachers’ opinions about the use of cardtricks in teaching English are presented following mixed methodssequential explanatory research design. Quantitative data werecollected using a questionnaire via Google Forms and analyzed bymeans of SPSS version 17 from 190 pre-service and 195 in-serviceteachers of English. Qualitative data were collected throughinterviews carried out together with 95 EFL teachers to explain theresult of the quantitative phase. Data were content analyzed and codesand themes were created based on the researcher’s interpretations.Results revealed that these card tricks can best be used either at thebeginning or at the end of the lessons especially with young learners.Though participants believed Magician was the most applicable, theyattributed special characteristics to each of the card tricks. Teacherscan make use of these card tricks to attract their students’ attention,increase their motivation, and facilitate and enhance their learning.

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