The Effect of The Flipped Classroom Model on Student Opinions and Reading Comprehension Skills in Teaching Turkish to Foreigners


Şimşek A., BAKIR S.

Participatory Educational Research, cilt.11, sa.6, ss.20-38, 2024 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17275/per.24.77.11.6
  • Dergi Adı: Participatory Educational Research
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.20-38
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: flipped classroom model, reading skills, Teaching Turkish to foreigners
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, it was aimed to reveal effect of flipped classroom model, one of the new models in language teaching, on student opinions and reading comprehension skills in teaching Turkish to foreigners. The research, prepared according to the mixed method, was conducted for 12 weeks with 37 students studying at B1 and B2 level at Atatürk University TÖMER (Turkish Teaching Center) in Erzurum, Türkiye, in 2021-2022 Academic Year. In the experimental phase of the research, a quasi-experimental research design with a control group, which is frequently used among experimental designs, was used. During the 12 weeks which the experimental application was carried out, the subjects were taught in experimental group in line with the functioning of flipped classroom model (FLP). In the other group (control group), it was processed in accordance with curriculum specified in current program. In qualitative phase, interviews were conducted with experimental group students to learn their opinions about the model. According to the research results, when post-test success scores of the two groups were evaluated, it was seen that there was a statistically significant difference in favor of group to which the FLP model was applied. According to findings obtained from interviews with the students who experienced the model, it was seen that the students generally expressed positive opinions.