Pre-Service English Teachers' Awareness of Formulaic Language Use: Implications for Language Instruction

Özlem Çukurlu; Gamze Erdem

Makale detayları

Pre-Service English Teachers' Awareness of Formulaic Language Use: Implications for Language Instruction

Yazarlar:

Özlem Çukurlu | Gamze Erdem

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 56, pp.849-861

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292390

pISSN:

2602-2850

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Özet:

 The present paper aimed to explore pre-service English teachers awareness of formulaic language use. The study involved 41 senior students who were enrolled in the English Language Teaching Department at a state university in Turkey. Data of this cross-sectional study was collected through a formulaic language awareness form, which included three main parts. Firstly, participants were asked to write down three words that come to their mind concerning formulaic expressions, and their own definition of formulaic expressions. Secondly, they were required to place given formulaic expressions into the correct group on Kecskess Continuum Table. Finally, they were asked to identify formulaic expressions from a given text. Content and descriptive analysis were used to analyse the data and reveal the awareness of formulaic expressions among pre-service English teachers. The results indicated that the participants were somewhat familiar with the concept of formulaic expressions. They were able to identify grammatical units, phrasal verbs, and idioms, but struggled with identifying and grouping other fixed expressions. They also had difficulties classifying formulaic expressions and mis-grouped them. As a result, the study found that pre-service English teachers awareness of formulaic language use was moderate.

 The present paper aimed to explore pre-service English teachers awareness of formulaic language use. The study involved 41 senior students who were enrolled in the English Language Teaching Department at a state university in Turkey. Data of this cross-sectional study was collected through a formulaic language awareness form, which included three main parts. Firstly, participants were asked to write down three words that come to their mind concerning formulaic expressions, and their own definition of formulaic expressions. Secondly, they were required to place given formulaic expressions into the correct group on Kecskess Continuum Table. Finally, they were asked to identify formulaic expressions from a given text. Content and descriptive analysis were used to analyse the data and reveal the awareness of formulaic expressions among pre-service English teachers. The results indicated that the participants were somewhat familiar with the concept of formulaic expressions. They were able to identify grammatical units, phrasal verbs, and idioms, but struggled with identifying and grouping other fixed expressions. They also had difficulties classifying formulaic expressions and mis-grouped them. As a result, the study found that pre-service English teachers awareness of formulaic language use was moderate.

 The present paper aimed to explore pre-service English teachers awareness of formulaic language use. The study involved 41 senior students who were enrolled in the English Language Teaching Department at a state university in Turkey. Data of this cross-sectional study was collected through a formulaic language awareness form, which included three main parts. Firstly, participants were asked to write down three words that come to their mind concerning formulaic expressions, and their own definition of formulaic expressions. Secondly, they were required to place given formulaic expressions into the correct group on Kecskess Continuum Table. Finally, they were asked to identify formulaic expressions from a given text. Content and descriptive analysis were used to analyse the data and reveal the awareness of formulaic expressions among pre-service English teachers. The results indicated that the participants were somewhat familiar with the concept of formulaic expressions. They were able to identify grammatical units, phrasal verbs, and idioms, but struggled with identifying and grouping other fixed expressions. They also had difficulties classifying formulaic expressions and mis-grouped them. As a result, the study found that pre-service English teachers awareness of formulaic language use was moderate.

 Bu çalışma, İngilizce öğretmeni adaylarının kalıplaşmış dil kullanımına ilişkin farkındalıklarını keşfetmeyi amaçlamıştır. Çalışma, Türkiyede bir devlet üniversitesinin İngilizce Öğretmenliği Bölümüne kayıtlı 41 son sınıf öğrencisini kapsamaktadır. Bu kesitsel çalışmanın verileri, üç ana bölümden oluşan kalıplaşmış dil farkındalık formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Katılımcılar kalıplaşmış ifadelerin kendilerinde çağrıştırdığı üç kelimeyi ve kendilerine göre kalıplaşmış ifadelerin tanımını yazmışlardır. Daha sonra verilen kalıpsal ifadeleri Kecskesin Continuum Tablosuna göre doğru gruplara yerleştirmişlerdir. Son bölümde ise verilen bir metinden kalıplaşmış ifadeler bularak ne tür kalıpsal ifadeler olduğunu belirlemişlerdir. Öğretmen adaylarını kalıpsal ifade farkındalık düzeylerini ayrıntılı bir şekilde ortaya çıkarmak için veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma sonuçları, katılımcıların aşağı yukarı kalıplaşmış ifadeler kavramına aşina olduklarını ortaya koymuştur. Katılımcılar, gramer birimleri, öbek fiiller ve deyimleri başarılı bir şekilde bulurken, diğer kalıpsal ifadeleri belirleme ve gruplama konusunda sorun yaşamışlardır. Ayrıca kalıplaşmış ifadeleri sınıflandırmakta güçlük çekmişler ve ifadeleri yanlış gruplandırmışlardır. Sonuç olarak, İngilizce öğretmeni adaylarının kalıplaşmış ifadeler farkındalık düzeylerinin ortalama düzeyde olduğu görülmüştür.

Makale detayları

Pre-Service English Teachers' Awareness of Formulaic Language Use: Implications for Language Instruction

Yazarlar:

Özlem Çukurlu | Gamze Erdem

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 56, pp.849-861

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292390

pISSN:

2602-2850

Formulaic expressions

pre-service English teachers

language use: Kalıpsal ifadeler

İngilizce öğretmen adayları

dil kullanımı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Pre-Service English Teachers' Awareness of Formulaic Language Use: Implications for Language Instruction

Yazarlar: Özlem Çukurlu | Gamze Erdem

Yayıncı: Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar: Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Dergi: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 56, pp.849-861

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001292390

pISSN: 2602-2850

Formulaic expressions

pre-service English teachers

language use: Kalıpsal ifadeler

İngilizce öğretmen adayları

dil kullanımı

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Özlem Çukurlu | Gamze Erdem

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 56, pp.849-861

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292390

pISSN:

2602-2850