Abstract:

In the primary school education where the reading and writing process begins, it is important for children to obtain information about what listening and speaking means, how they perceive these skills in their lives. One of the tools used in the determination of perceptions is metaphors. The aim of this study is to explain the perceptions of primary school 3rd and 4th grade students of their listening and speech skills through metaphors. This study is a basic quality research. The study group consists of a total of 80 primary school students, 34 in 3rd grade and 46 in 4th grade, in a state school in the province of Muğla. The study data of all students "Listening / Talking ............. It’s like, because...” It has been collected through a form in which the expression is included. The analysis of the data is done through content analysis. The study resulted in 21 metaphors about listening and 24 metaphors about speech, while 4th class students produced 29 metaphors about listening and 32 metaphors about speech. These metaphors produced by students are grouped under categories. The study found that 50 metaphors they produced for listening were gathered under 12 categories, while 56 metaphors they produced for speech were gathered under 13 categories. The study found that primary-class third-class students were most linked to “hearing” and fourth-class students were most linked to “hearing”. In addition to this, in the study, the first-class third-class students speak; the most "sounds" with 4. Students are also associated with the “speaking” action.

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