Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 18 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 1064 - 1085 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 25-12-2018

THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS

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Whether new vocabulary items should be taught in semantic, thematic or unrelated sets is acontroversial issue in L2 lexical research. Although many studies suggest that presenting L2 wordssimultaneously in semantic sets has an interfering effect on the acquisition of those words, most ofthem have been conducted under strictly-controlled experimental conditions. Therefore, there isstill a lack of classroom-based studies on this matter. With this in mind, this study aims to comparethe effects of teaching new words in semantic, thematic and unrelated sets on EFL learners’acquisition of these words in a natural classroom setting. 18 participants were taught the real L2target words in one of these three types of clustering through pictorial flashcards. They were alsoprovided with a number of meaningful encounters with the target words in sentential contexts. Theresults showed that all of these three clustering types supplied EFL learners with very efficientrecognition and production of the target vocabulary not only immediately after the treatment butalso three weeks later. The study findings did not reveal any interfering effect of presenting andpracticing semantically related words at the same time in real classroom conditions.
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Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

YABANCI DİL EĞİTİMİNDE KELİMELERİN ANLAMSAL, TEMATİK VEYA BAĞLANTISIZ HÂLDE GRUPLANDIRILMASININ ÖĞRENMEYE OLAN ETKİSİ

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Yabancı dil eğitiminde kelime öğretirken kelimelerin anlamsal, tematik ya da bağlantısız gruplar hâlinde öğretilmesi konusu hâlen tartışılmakta olan bir konudur. Öğretilecek kelimelerin aynı anda anlamsal olarak gruplandırılarak öğretilmesinin etkili olacağını öne süren pek çok çalışma olmasına rağmen bu çalışmalar genelde değişkenlerin kontrol altında tutulduğu deneysel çalışmalardır. Bu sebeple, sınıf içindeki doğal öğrenci davranışlarına odaklanan çalışmalara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu çalışma da kelime öğretiminde kelimelerin anlamsal, tematik ya da bağlantısız gruplar hâlinde gruplanmasının öğrenme üzerindeki etkilerini doğal sınıf ortamında araştırmaktadır. Çalışmaya katılan 18 öğrenciye gerçek İngilizce kelimeler üç gruplama yönteminden biri kullanılarak öğretilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonuçları bütün gruplandırma yöntemlerinin kelime öğretimine katkısı olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır, fakat üç gruplandırma yönteminden herhangi birisinin diğerlerine göre daha etkili olduğu yönünde herhangi bir sonuca ulaşılamamıştır.
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Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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APA SARIOĞLU M, YILDIRIM Ö (2018). THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. , 1064 - 1085.
Chicago SARIOĞLU Mustafa,YILDIRIM ÖZGÜR THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. (2018): 1064 - 1085.
MLA SARIOĞLU Mustafa,YILDIRIM ÖZGÜR THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. , 2018, ss.1064 - 1085.
AMA SARIOĞLU M,YILDIRIM Ö THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. . 2018; 1064 - 1085.
Vancouver SARIOĞLU M,YILDIRIM Ö THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. . 2018; 1064 - 1085.
IEEE SARIOĞLU M,YILDIRIM Ö "THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS." , ss.1064 - 1085, 2018.
ISNAD SARIOĞLU, Mustafa - YILDIRIM, ÖZGÜR. "THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS". (2018), 1064-1085.
APA SARIOĞLU M, YILDIRIM Ö (2018). THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(2), 1064 - 1085.
Chicago SARIOĞLU Mustafa,YILDIRIM ÖZGÜR THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 18, no.2 (2018): 1064 - 1085.
MLA SARIOĞLU Mustafa,YILDIRIM ÖZGÜR THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol.18, no.2, 2018, ss.1064 - 1085.
AMA SARIOĞLU M,YILDIRIM Ö THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2018; 18(2): 1064 - 1085.
Vancouver SARIOĞLU M,YILDIRIM Ö THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2018; 18(2): 1064 - 1085.
IEEE SARIOĞLU M,YILDIRIM Ö "THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS." Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 18, ss.1064 - 1085, 2018.
ISNAD SARIOĞLU, Mustafa - YILDIRIM, ÖZGÜR. "THE EFFECTS OF CLUSTERING NEW WORDS IN SEMANTIC, THEMATIC OR UNRELATED SETS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO EFL LEARNERS". Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 18/2 (2018), 1064-1085.