Özet:

One of the basic language skills, reading technology has become a skill that is ignored today, being influenced by the developments in reading technology. In recent years, educators have been looking for new methods in which technology is employed to encourage students to read from important academic skills and to increase their reading time outside the classroom. In particular, the widespread use of mobile devices in the daytime life has revealed new areas of application for "sound books" in reading skills teaching. The impact of sound books on reading skills in the teaching of foreign languages has so far been the subject of many studies. It is believed that this study, where the influence of vocal books on the attitudes of Turkish learners towards reading as a foreign language, will also contribute significantly to the field. The study was conducted with the participation of 21 foreign students studying Turkish at B1 level. The application time is limited to eight weeks of study, the selection of stories from the preferred Turkish literature according to the level is distributed to students in the form of written and audio file. The scale of reading attitude was applied in order to determine the attitudes of students to read before the study, the same scale was reapplicated in the end of the eight-week application and the impact of vocal books on attitudes to read was studied. Results from the study showed that there was a meaningful positive change in the students’ attitudes towards reading at the end of the application.

Özet:

Reading, one of the basic language skills, has become a neglected skill today under the influence of developments in technology. In recent years, educators have been seeking technology-integrated new ways to encourage students to read and increase the length of extra-curricular reading. Especially, the widespread use of mobile devices in everyday life reveals new implementation areas for “audio books” in teaching reading skills. There have been several studies focusing on the effectiveness of audiobooks on reading skills in teaching foreign languages so far. This study, which investigates the effectiveness of audio books on attitudes towards reading by learners of Turkish as a foreign language, is believed to contribute to the field, as well. The study was conducted with the participation of 21 foreign students who are learning Turkish at B1 level. Within the scope of the study, a selection of stories from Turkish literature were distributed to the students in the form of text and audio files throughout the eight-week implementation process. At the beginning of the study, a reading attitude scale was used to determine the students’ attitudes towards reading, and the same scale was reapplied at the end of the implementation process to investigate the effectiveness of audio books on attitudes towards reading. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant positive change in the students’ attitudes towards reading by the end of the study. 

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