AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS ON THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CONDUCTED IN TURKEY
Journal Title: International Journal of Langauges' Education and Teaching - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the thematic distribution of the master and PhD dissertations on language development in early childhood conducted in Turkey between the years 1995 and 2015. Qualitative research methods and techniques were employed in the study. Document analysis was employed for data collection. Frequency (f) was used to analyze the data. This study includes postgraduate dissertations registered at the Thesis Documentation Center of the Council of Higher Education (YOK) accessed via the key words “language acquisition”, “language development”, “language acquisition”, and “child and language”. 91 theses which is 75 master and 16 PhD appropriate for the research purposes were accessed. The theses under scrutiny were classified by the institute and the university which are made, the year which are made, research design and data analysis which are used. The theses under scrutiny were categorized into 4 groups by researchers: (1) the relationship between language and development and various variables, (2) language acquisition, (3) developing or adapting measurement tools to evaluate language development, and (4) second language learning and teaching/bilingualism. The results indicate that most of the theses scrutiny are in the relationship between language and development and various variables categorize. More specific related work of the field researchers are advised to focus on original issues and work to correct deficiencies. It is believed that this study will contribute to the literature and be useful to offer new perspectives for future studies in that it focuses on the studies on language development in early childhood comprehensively.
Authors and Affiliations
Z. Fulya TEMEL, Kübra KANAT, Melda GÜRAL
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP196609
- DOI 10.18298/ijlet.608
- Views 137
- Downloads 0
Göç Yazınının Trajik Figürü Kadın
Bu çalışmada, edebiyatta kadının ideolojik bir metafor olarak kurgulanmasında göçün etkisi, 1960 sonrası Almanya’da gelişen göç yazını örnekleminde ve feminist eleştiri kuramı çerçevesinde ele alınıp irdelenmektedir. Top...
POEM APPRECIATION LEARNING MODEL IN INDONESIA EXPLORATION STUDY AND NEEDS ANALYSIS
Poem Appreciation is a compulsary course at Indonesian Language and Literature Education Department of higher education. This exploratory research aimed at exploring problems and needs encountered by lecturers and studen...
Turkish EFL Learners’ Perceptions on Teachers’ Using Humor in the EFL Classroom
Humor is a fundamental pedogical tool that EFL teachers can utilize in the classroom to maximize their effectiveness. Furthermore, humor in pedagogy is a basic tool that can help teachers to create a motivating atmospher...
IDIOMS IN TEACHING TURKISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES
Text idioms are set phrases that are made of words that usually have different meanings from what they usually have and they are syntax forms that are made up by stereotyped words. While teaching idioms, there may occur...
USING NASREDDIN HODJA STORIES IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) CLASSROOMS
Culture is an indispensable dimension of human life and also foreign language teaching and learning process; and as a part of the current trend, diverse cultural elements are covered in recently published English as a fo...