Exploring Collaborative Learning with a Focus on Group Activities in EFL Classrooms

Ebru Melek KOÇ (İnönü Üniversitesi, İngilizce Öğretmenliği Bölümü, Malatya, Türkiye)
İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 582 - 597 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17679/inuefd.385741 İndeks Tarihi: 24-02-2020

Exploring Collaborative Learning with a Focus on Group Activities in EFL Classrooms

Öz:
This study aims to investigate the views of English-language teachers and their students with respect to collaborative learning (CL) and more specifically, with respect to group activities. The study included 25 Turkish English-language teachers and their 486 EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students. The data were collected from separate questionnaires completed by the students and the teachers. Additionally, four teachers and 10 students were interviewed. The percentage of responses for each option of each question was calculated for each item on both questionnaires. The recorded interviews were analysed through content analysis. The results indicate that most of the students favor group activities in the classroom, whereas the teachers exhibit far less enthusiasm for group activities because of difficulties associated with classroom management and excessive noise levels generated during group activities. It is suggested that teachers receive training in CL so that they can effectively implement the technique in the classroom and teach their students how to effectively use their interactional skills during CL activities.
Anahtar Kelime:

Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

Yabancı Dil olarak İngilizcenin Öğretildiği Sınıflarda Grup Aktivite Odaklı İşbirlikçi Öğrenmenin İncelenmesi

Öz:
Bu çalışma İngilizce öğretmenlerinin ve onların öğrencilerinin işbirlikçi öğrenmeye, daha detaylı olarak grup aktivitelerine karşı görüşlerini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada 25 Türk İngilizce öğretmeni ve onların 486 öğrencisini kapsamaktadır. Veriler hem öğretmen hem de öğrenci denek grupları için hazırlanan anketler vasıtasıyla toplanmıştır.Ayrıca, dört öğretmen ve 10 öğrenci ile de yüz yüze görüşme yoluyla sağlanan veriler de kullanılmıştır.Her iki ankette bulunan her bir soru için yüzde hesaplaması yapılmıştır. Kayıt edilen ve dokümlenen görüşmeler içerik analizi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir.Çalışmanın bulguları öğrencilerin büyük çoğunluğunun grup aktivitelerinden hoşlanmasına rağmen öğretmenlerin sınıf yönetim zorluklarına ve yüksek gürültü nedenlerine bağlı olarak grup çalışmalarını sınıfta uygulamada çok daha az istekli olduğunu göstermektedir.Çalışma, öğretmenlerin işbirlikçi öğrenimi etkili olarak sınıfta uygulayabilmeleri ve öğrencilerine işbirlikçi aktiviteler sırasında iletişim becerilerini nasıl etkili kullanabileceklerini öğretmeleri için bu teknikle ilgili hizmetiçi eğitim almalarını önermektedir.
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Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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