An observational look at classroom practices in the Turkish language teaching process

Authors : Mustafa KÖROĞLU, Ahmet BALCI

Pages : 406-430

Doi:10.21449/ijate.1109800

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Publication Date : 2022-12-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to determine the practices of middle school 8th grade Turkish teachers towards comprehension insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(reading); teaching in the process of learning-teaching Turkish lessons and how long they allocate for these practices. The model of the research is the case study model, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The participants of the study consist of five Turkish teachers who gave eighth grade Turkish lessons in the 2019-2020 academic year and participated in the study voluntarily. In the study, an \`Observation Form\` developed by the researcher was used as the data collection tools. Literature review was used in the development of measurement tools, expert opinion was obtained, and the level of harmony between coders was examined. Descriptive statistical techniques insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(frequency, percentage, average, etc.); were used to analyze the data. In the study, each of the teachers wrote five to the poem text \`Kaldırımlar\` insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Sidewalks); in the theme \`Individual and Society\`, the informative text \`Gündelik Hayatımızda E-Hastalıklar\` insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(E-Diseases in Our Daily Life); in the \`Science and Technology\` theme and the narrative text \`Göç Destanı\` insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Epic of Migration); under the theme \`Our National Culture\` lesson time insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(600 minutes); had been allocated. Accordingly, 75 lesson hours insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3000 minutes); of five Turkish teachers were observed in total. As a result, it was seen that 8th grade Turkish lesson teachers, whose teaching process was observed in our study, used only the texts and activities related to the texts while applying comprehension insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(reading); strategies in the Turkish lesson learning-teaching process.
Keywords : Turkish teacher, Teaching understanding, Reading, Comprehension, Observation