Evaluation of the "Speaking" Component of a Curriculum Applied in a School of Foreign Languages: An Action Research in a State University in Turkey

Autor/in	Tomak, Burak
Titel	Evaluation of the "Speaking" Component of a Curriculum Applied in a School of Foreign Languages: An Action Research in a State University in Turkey
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Methodology, 7 (2021) 1, S.33-51 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2469-9632
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Action Research; State Universities; Student Attitudes; English (Second Language); College Second Language Programs; Language Tests; Foreign Countries; Oral Language; Language Proficiency; Learning Experience; Undergraduate Students; Teaching Methods; Turkey (Istanbul) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Projektforschung; Staatliche Universität; Schülerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Ausland; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Lernerfahrung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Speaking is considered as a challenging skill to improve as it is a productive one which requires the learners to be unique and creative in the way they express themselves. Therefore, teaching speaking takes the attention of the researchers in the field of English language teaching. Therefore, the way "speaking" was integrated into the curriculum of a School of Foreign Languages in one of the state universities in Istanbul was investigated by the researcher to find out whether the speaking component of the program helped students improve their oral language proficiency and to learn both efficiency and sufficiency of it from the perspectives of the students as well as the instructors in that institution. For this purpose, eight students within the program were taken into five different speaking tests in five different weeks sequentially and were interviewed by the researcher afterwards. Additionally, six students who had taken this program of the school previously and were taking their departmental courses at the time of the study were also interviewed to give them the chance to reflect back on their past experiences as learners who applied the knowledge they had acquired from this school. Six different instructors working in this institution were also interviewed. One of them was also observed in her real class environment. Results showed that the program was found "efficient" in some aspects such as the importance given to "speaking" but there were some points that needed consolidation just like the materials. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01