Oyunların Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Ders Öğretim Aracı Olarak Kullanılmasına İlişkin Öğretmen Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine teachers’ view related to the use of games as a course teaching tool in foreign language classes. The target population of this research constitutes 1650 foreign language teachers working in the province of Van and the study groups consists of 13 (7 female, 6 male) foreign language teachers who voluntarily participated in the study. The research is qualitative research. As a data collection tool, a semi-structured interview form was used which consists of 5 questions that were developed by the researchers and tested for validity and reliability according to expert opinions. At the end of the research, it has been reached to conclusion that; using tongue twisters and songs in foreign language teaching makes the lesson entertaining and effective, teaching a language only by grammar rules is not effective in foreign language lessons, using games in foreign language lessons improve speaking and communication skills and the educational games which are used in foreign language lessons should be appropriate to the student’s level. However, another finding is that teachers have different opinion on the point that using games the make class management difficult.