Abstract
Bu çalışma Türkiye’deki bir devlet üniversitesinde İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı İDE bölümünde verilen Dilbilime Giriş dersinin verimliliğini araştırmayı ve değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Her ne kadar Türkiye’deki birçok İDE bölümünde dilbilim dersleri seçmeli ya da zorunlu olarak sunulmuş olsa da, giriş seviyesindeki dilbilim dersinin ders içerikleri, öğretim metotları ve dersin amaçları ve çıktıları açısından İDE öğrencilerinin ihtiyaç ve beklentilerini karşılayıp karşılamadığına dair bir değerlendirme rapor edilmemiştir. Bu yüzden, bu çalışmada dersin izlencesi ve ders içeriğinin güçlü ve zayıf yönlerini ortaya çıkarmak amacıyla İDE öğrencilerine sunulan dilbilim dersinin bir değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır. Genel anlamda sonuçlar, öğrencilerin ders süresinden memnun olduklarını ve dersin amaç ve çıktılarının birçoğunu başarabildiklerini ortaya koymuştur. Buna ek olarak, derste kullanılan öğretim yöntemleri ve derste edindikleri dilbilim bilgilerini gelecekte nasıl kullanabilecekleri konusunda öğrencilerin fikirlerini paylaşmıştır. Ayrıca, katılımcılar ders içeriği ve öğretim yöntemleri açısından derse neler eklenebileceği konusunda önerilerde bulunmuşlardır. Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarının Türkiye’deki İDE bölümlerinde verilen dilbilim derslerinin içerik ve izlence yapılarının verimliliği hususunda alana katkı sağladığı düşünülmektedir
Keywords
Ders Değerlendirmesi Niteliksel Araştırma Tekniği Dilbilim Dersleri İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü
References
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The Efficacy of Introductory Level Linguistics Course at an English Language and Literature Department: An Evaluation
Abstract
This explanatory study aims to investigate and evaluate the effectiveness of Introduction to Linguistics course given in the undergraduate program of the department of English Language and Literature ELL at a state university in Turkey. Even though linguistics courses in most of the ELL departments in Turkey are offered to the students, there is no so far an evaluation of introductory level linguistics course unravelling whether the course contents, teaching methods and objectives and outcomes of the linguistics courses in ELL departments meet the students’ needs and expectations. For this reason, the research makes an evaluation of the linguistics course offered to ELL students to be able to figure out strengths and weaknesses of the course syllabus and course content. Adopting the qualitative design of the study, the data were collected through open ended questionnaire which was followed by semi-structured interviews and field notes taken by the researcher. Broadly speaking, the overall results indicated that students were happy with the time allocated for the lesson and they were able to reach most of the goals and objectives of the course. Furthermore, they shared their opinions regarding the teaching techniques implemented in the course and how they will benefit from their knowledge related to linguistics in the future. The participants also revealed their suggestions regarding what to add to the course in terms of content and teaching techniques. It is hoped that the results of the study sheds light to the effectiveness of the content and syllabus designs of linguistics courses at ELL departments in Turkey
Keywords
Course Evaluation Qualitative Research Design Linguistics Courses English Language and Literature Department
References
- Brown, J. D. (1995). The elements of language curriculum. Heinle and Heinle: New York, NY.
- Hutchinson, T., & Waters, A. (1987). English for specific purposes: A learning centered approach. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
- Lawrence, (1990). Language in education: An evaluation of the teaching of structure in Zambian grade 8 classes (Unpublished PhD thesis). Lusaka: university of Zambia.
- Richards, J. C., Platt, J. & Weber, H. (1985). Longman dictionary of applied linguistics. Longman: London.
- Tsou, W., & Chen, F. (2014). ESP program evaluation framework: description and application to a Taiwanese university ESP program. English for specific purposes, 33, 39-53.
- Watanabe, Y., Norris, J. M. & Gonzalez-Lloret, M. (2009). Identifying and responding to evaluation needs in college foreign language programs. In J. M. Norris, J. Davis, C. Sinicrope & Y. Watanabe (Eds.), Toward useful program evaluation in college foreign language education 5-56. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, National Foreign Language Resource Center.
- Weir, C., & Roberts, J. (1994). Evaluation in ELT. Blackwell: Oxford.
- Yule, G. (2014). The study of language (5th Ed.). Cambridge University Press: New York, NY.
- Zohrabi, M. (2012). An introduction to course and/or program evaluation. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 15(2), 59-70.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Publication Date | December 25, 2018 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 6 Issue: 2 |