An Analysis of Theses Written on Teaching English to Young Learners in Turkey
An Analysis of Theses Written on Teaching English to Young Learners in Turkey
Author(s): Şeyda Selen Çimen, Betül Bal GezeginSubject(s): Foreign languages learning, Review, Higher Education , Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: T.C. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Keywords: Teaching English; Young learners; Theses; Review; Graduate research;
Summary/Abstract: This review study examines all the master’s and doctoral theses completed on teaching English to young learners (TEYL) between the years 2014 and 2020 in Turkey. Eighty theses and dissertations indexed in the Turkish National Theses Database were included in the study. The tendencies in the theses in terms of sub-subjects covered, research designs applied, sampling methods used, research contexts targeted, and overall findings were identified and discussed. This paper provides an account of recent graduate research in TEYL to be a reference for researchers and supervisors in the field by presenting the results of a conceptual and descriptive analysis of the theses. Furthermore, by interpreting the tendencies in research methodology and over/understudied areas in the field, the study.
Journal: Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi
- Issue Year: 7/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 356-370
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English