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An Analysis of the Contributions of Scholastic Surveys to Composition Skill in EFL Classes

Year 2009, Volume: 33 Issue: 2, 257 - 260, 08.03.2010

Abstract

This quantitative study investigated EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students’ perceptions of ‘scholastic-survey about social issues at campus and its contributions to their compository skills (Intermediate and Upper Intermediate level)’. This study was carried out through a questionnaire administered to those student writers among four groups of composition writers (N= 126) who conducted scholastic surveys and wrote compositions with their data at Cumhuriyet University in Turkey. Analyses of evaluative criteria and writers’ comments yielded the following results: English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students commenting on survey conducting and composition writing showed greater concern and consciousness about contributions of survey conducting to composition writing. This tendency suggests that there is a gradual change in Turkish student writers’ perceptions of survey conducting and English composition instead of topic assigned writings. The results imply that the EFL students’ awareness of primary sources is more than what they have in their minds, and experience together with survey conducting helps for the better compositions than the previous self-esteemed compositions.

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  • Kabul Tarihi: 17 Aralık 2009
Year 2009, Volume: 33 Issue: 2, 257 - 260, 08.03.2010

Abstract

İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Öğrencilerinin Kompozisyon Yazma Becerilerinin Geliştirilmesinde Okul Anketlerinin Katkılarıyla İlgili Bir Analiz Bu nicel çalışma İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen, orta ve ileri bir aşamaya getiren İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Lisans öğrencilerinin kompozisyon yazma becerilerinin geliştirilmesinde okul anketlerinin katkılarını araştırmak amaçlıdır. Bu araştırma Cumhuriyet Üniversitesinde dört grup ve 126 kişiden oluşan, kampüsteki sosyal konularda anket düzenleyip verileriyle kompozisyon yazan öğrenci yazarlara araştırmacı tarafından anket uygulamak şeklinde yapılmıştır. Değerlendirme ölçeği ve yazarların yorumlarından aşağıdaki sonuçlar çıkmıştır: İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen öğrenciler anket düzenleme ve bu verilerle kompozisyon yazma konusuna hayli ilgi göstermiştir. Bu eğilim İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türk öğrenciler arasında ‘Konu başlığı’ esaslı kompozisyon yazmaya göre algılama farklılıklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Araştırmadan çıkan sonuçlar yazmada birincil kaynaklar konusunda farkındalığın ve deneyimle anket uygulamanın kompozisyon yazımına birikim halindeki bilgilerden daha fazla katkıyla yardımcı olduğu doğrultusundadır

References

  • Aiken, L. (1996). Rating scales and checklists: evaluating behavior, personality, and attitudes. New York: John Wiley.
  • Creswell, J. W. (2005). Educational research: planning, conducting and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Ohio: Pearson, Merrill Prentice Hall.
  • Dörnyei, Z. (2003). Questionnaires in second language research; construction, administration, and processing. USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Oxford, R. L. (1990). Language learning strategies: what every teacher should know. New York: Newbury House/Harper and Row.
  • Raimes, A. (1983). Techniques in teaching writing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Reid, J. M. (1994). The process of paragraph writing. Eaglewood Cliffs, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall Regents.
  • Richards, J. J., & et al. (1992). Dictionary of language teaching and applied linguistics. England: Longman.
  • Rinnert, C., & Kayabashi, H. (2001). Differing perceptions of EFL writing among readers in Japan. The Modern Language Journal, 85(2), 189-209.
  • Kabul Tarihi: 17 Aralık 2009
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Details

Primary Language English
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Hüseyin Erdin

Kağan Kaya

Publication Date March 8, 2010
Published in Issue Year 2009Volume: 33 Issue: 2

Cite

APA Erdin, H., & Kaya, K. (2010). An Analysis of the Contributions of Scholastic Surveys to Composition Skill in EFL Classes. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 33(2), 257-260.

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