Özet:

Parallel to the growing importance of English in the world, the teaching of English in our country has been seriously emphasized and serious steps have been taken with regard to the teaching of English in every educational reform in our country to improve the quality of teaching. Nevertheless, the teaching of English in our country has not yet reached the required levels. One of the main reasons for this is the concern of 'What English will help me' due to the negative attitude of students to English and the lack of real-world language use. In this study, taking into account these problems, the Interactive English Language Class Project, carried out in cooperation with the Burdur Provincial National Education Directorate and Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Education Faculty, has been investigated whether the course processes of Turkish students accompanied by foreign students have caused a positive change in the English participation desire, whether they are pleased to process the course with foreign students and the general views on the project. In this scope, the study included 63 students and the data was collected by means of both quantitative and qualitative data collection. The analysis of the data has shown that students’ courses accompanied by foreign students have increased their willingness to participate in English lessons positively and that students are pleased to process the lessons with foreign students in many ways. Qualitative data also confirmed quantitative data, showing that students find the courses they accompany with foreign students fun and fun, they feel that their language skills are developing and they wish the project to continue in advanced periods. In short, it can be said that the project allows students to develop positive attitudes regarding the use of language and language. Based on the results of the research, various recommendations have been made on what can be done in similar contexts.

Özet:

In parallel with the increasing prominence of English in the world, considerable importance has been attached to the teaching of English in our country and serious steps have been taken in every education reform to improve the quality of language teaching. Despite all efforts, English language teaching in our country has not reached the desired levels. One of the main reasons for this is the students' negative attitudes towards English and the concern of ‘what good would English do to me’, which originates from the dearth of real-life language use. Considering these problems, this research seeks to explore whether the accompaniment of Turkish students by foreign students in English classes within the scope of the interactive English Language Class project carried out in cooperation with Burdur Provincial Directorate of National Education and Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Education results in a positive change in their willingness to participate in classes, whether they are satisfied with the process of having their classes together with foreign students and what opinions they hold about the project in general. To this end, 63 students participated in the study and the data were collected with both quantitative and qualitative data collection tools. The analysis of the quantitative data showed that having classes with foreign students positively contributed to the students' willingness to participate in classes and that the students were pleased to study English with foreign students in many respects. Confirming the quantitative data, the analysis of qualitative data revealed that the students found the classes they had with foreign students enjoyable and fun, felt that their language skills had improved, and wished that the project would continue in the future. In short, the project may be said to have enabled students to develop positive attitudes towards language and language use. Drawing on the results, various suggestions have been made as to what can be further done in similar contexts from a practical dimension.

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