The Effects of Using Dictionary Notebook in Native Language Education on Students’ Social Lives

Authors

  • Gamze Çelik Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Ortaöğretim Sosyal Alanlar Eğitimi
  • Burcu Çelik Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçenin Öğretimi,
  • Zeynep Yücebaş Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkçe Eğitimi

Keywords:

Dictionary Notebooks, native language education, qualitative research

Abstract

Word activities are very important for improving language ability in native language education. If children learn more words, they could read books thoroughly by enjoyment. Teachers use “Dictionary Notebooks” because they are new ways for step by step improvement while students are learning new words. The purpose of this research is to evaluate student’s opinions about “What is the importance of ‘Dictionary Notebooks for them?’”. The study was carried out with sixth-grade students in a middle school in the fall and spring semesters of 2015-2016 academic year at Yenice distirict of Çanakkale province. The research follows the qualitative research paradigm and the data was collected via semi-structured one-on-one interviews with 10 students. Case study design was employed in the current study. One of the researchers is Turkish Language Teacher in the target school. For this reason she interviewed her own students. On the light of our study it can be noted that as a habit formation it is better to start that unknown vocabulary note taking process as much early as possible.

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Volume 4 Issue 1 2016