ERIC Number: ED595874
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Perceptions of Turkish EFL Student Teachers towards Learning Phrasal-Prepositional Verbs through Corpus Based Materials
Online Submission, Language Teaching and Educational Research v2 n1 p1-19 2019
The current study aims to explore the perceptions of 55 Turkish EFL student teachers towards using corpus-based materials in English phrasal-prepositional verb learning. It also explores gender-based differences and similarities towards using such materials in the learning of English phrasal-prepositional verbs. To do so, the study adopted a mixed method approach. The quantitative data were collected through a questionnaire, and the qualitative data were collected through focus-group interviews. The results of the questionnaire revealed that the learners had somewhat positive perceptions of using corpus-based materials in their phrasal-prepositional verb learning. The results of the interviews also showed that the learners enjoyed using corpus-based materials in their phrasal-prepositional verb learning, thereby supporting the questionnaire data. Gender differences that emerged from the study showed that the female learners had higher positive perceptions of using corpus-based materials than the male learners. This study provides further evidence that Turkish EFL learners feel that using corpora in language learning is an effective approach, and language teachers questioning whether to use corpora in language teaching can make use of such sources to help their students learn different aspects of vocabulary in English.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computational Linguistics, Gender Differences, Verbs, Phrase Structure, Student Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Instructional Effectiveness, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Language Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Instructional Materials
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A