Do Language Teachers Affect Their Students’ Attitudes to Translanguaging Pedagogies?

Küçükali E., Koçbaş Demir B. D.

The 5th International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics- ULEAD ICRAL 2021, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Turkey, Bolu, Turkey, 22 October 2021, pp.26, (Summary Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • City: Bolu
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.26
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Abstract

The present mixed-designed study focused on the relationship between teachers’ translanguaging pedagogies (TP) and students’ attitudes to these pedagogies in a Turkish State University. Teachers (N=3) of English, teachers (N=2) of English and Russian/Turkish, and their students (N=157) were selected through convenient sampling. The data were collected through a questionnaire developed by the researcher and semi-structured interviews. The quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and Spearman Rank correlation. The qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis by using CLAN (Computerized Language ANalysis) Program. The findings displayed that students’ preference for TP positively correlated with the extent to which it is used by their teacher in class. According to the interviews, by being exposed to their teachers’ methods, students adopt their teachers’ attitudes and approaches to language learning.

 

Keywords: FL Learners & Teachers, SL Learners & Teachers, Translanguaging Pedagogies