Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce Öğrenenlerin Konuşma ve Sözlü Sunum Becerilerini Pecha Kucha Yöntemiyle Geliştirme

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Pecha Kucha sunum tekniğinin İngilizce öğretmeni olacak İngilizce öğrencileri için potansiyelini araştırmaktır. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını 2016 ile 2018 yılları arasında Türkiyedeki bir devlet üniversitesinin İngilizce Öğretmenliği bölümünde ileri düzey bir konuşma dersi alan öğrenciler oluşturmuştur. Öğrencilerden hızlı tempolu ve zaman sınırlamalı bir sunum tekniği olan Pecha Kucha formatını kullanarak sunum yapmaları istenmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında 102 öğrenci açık uçlu bir anket doldurmuş, farklı yıllarda bu dersi alan öğrencileri temsilen oluşturulan toplam 12 öğrenci ise yarı yapılandırılmış odak grup görüşmesinde yer almıştır. Tematik veri analizi, bu sunum tekniğinin konuşma, özgüven, zaman yönetimi ve sunum becerileri alanlarında pozitif bir gelişime, kaygı düzeyinde artış, zorlu öğrenme süreci ve formatın sınırlılıkları gibi hususlarda ise negatif bir etkiye sahip olduğunu açığa çıkarmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra, bulgular İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının tekniğin potansiyelinin farkına vardıklarını ve tekniği gelecekteki dil öğretim pedagojilerine dâhil etme konusunda yüksek oranda bir niyete sahip olduklarını belirttiklerini göstermiştir. Çalışma, yükseköğretimdeki eğitmenler, yabancı dil öğretmen adayları ve yabancı dil öğrencileri için çıkarımların tartışmasıyla sonuçlandırılmıştır.

Developing EFL Learners’ Speaking and Oral Presentation Skills through Pecha Kucha Presentation Technique

The goal of this study is to examine the potential of Pecha Kucha presentation style for English languagelearners who are prospective teachers of English. The participants were students enrolled in anadvanced-level speaking course in the English language teaching department of a state university inTurkey between 2016 and 2018. Students were required to make presentations in Pecha Kucha format,a fast-paced, time-constrained presentation technique. As part of the study, 102 students completed anopen-ended survey and a total of 12 students representing cohorts from each year participated in semistructured focus group interviews. Thematic data analysis illustrated benefits of using the presentationstyle such as perceived development in speaking, self-confidence, time management and presentationskills, and drawbacks including an increase in anxiety, steep learning curve, and constraints due to theformat. In addition, the findings showed that English language teacher candidates recognized thetechnique’s potential and reported a high rate of intention to integrate it into their future languageteaching pedagogies. The study is concluded with the discussion of implications for EFL learners, preservice language teachers, and educators in higher education context.

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