The Role of Parental Involvement on Language Development of Turkish EFL Learners
The Role of Parental Involvement on Language Development of Turkish EFL Learners
Author(s): Aslı Dinç, Yeşim Keşli DollarSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Sociology of Education
Published by: T.C. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Keywords: Parental Involvement; Collaborative Learning and Strategies; Social Constructivism; Parent Teacher Collaboration; School-Home Connections;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of parent-centered collaborative learning in English language teaching and to sort out the strategies and techniques that might help and contribute students’ language learning process. This qualitative case study examines how parental involvement can play a crucial role in the improvement of EFL learners’ academic and social background in English classes. This study was carried out in a primary school with 5 students from fourth grades English classes and their parents, 7 teachers including 1 native English teacher, 4 Turkish English teachers, the head of the language department and a student counselor at a primary school in Istanbul, Turkey. In order to obtain qualitative data, semi-structured interviews, observations, records of students’ projects/homework assignments. The findings of the study revealed that parents are powerful partners in one’s language development and learning process by contributing academic attainment in terms of sociolinguistic perspectives.
Journal: Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi
- Issue Year: 3/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 52-74
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English
