An Action Research Study Designed to Implement Student Negotiation to Improve Speaking Classroom Practice in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan; Skinner, Nigel; Cadorath, Jill
Titel	An Action Research Study Designed to Implement Student Negotiation to Improve Speaking Classroom Practice in Turkey
Quelle	In: Educational Action Research, 22 (2014) 4, S.488-504 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1747-5074
DOI	10.1080/09650792.2014.904238
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Action Research; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Speech Instruction; Interviews; Questionnaires; Observation; Intervention; Instructional Design; Class Activities; Student Participation; Student Attitudes; Participative Decision Making; College Freshmen; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Projektforschung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Speech training; Sprechübung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Beobachtung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Schülerverhalten; Studienanfänger; Türkei
Abstract	This paper reports the second stage of an action research study designed to improve the effectiveness of speaking classes through negotiating the lesson contents with students. The data were collected through interviews, questionnaires and observations as a way of eliciting students' views. The research, conducted in an English language teaching department at a university in Turkey, comprised eight weekly-based interventions that involved planning, action, observation, and reflection, in which students were given a voice and classroom activities were designed accordingly. Student negotiation allowed for the identification of both structural and affective factors influencing the quality of speaking classes. The teacher's roles in activities, the number of students in group work activities, the level of control in speaking activities, and the role of input were found to be issues worth considering in designing speaking classes. Issues such as finding the activity "interesting" and "useful", "feeling comfortable" and "being competitive" also influenced the effectiveness of activities. Involving students in this action research study promoted positive attitudes towards classes since students reported feeling valued and important. (As Provided).
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