A Critical Look at Using Children’s Literature in English Language Education

dc.contributor.authorKuluşaklı, Emine
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:03:30Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:03:30Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe current study aimed to investigate whether an involvement in the use of children’s literature in foreign language education course resulted in an increase in graduate students’ attitudes, awareness, and knowledge of children’s literature when teaching English. The study included six graduate students attending a Master’s Program in English Language Teaching in Türkiye. This exploratory case study followed a qualitative case study method including focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews held through online sessions. The results indicated an increase in students’ appreciation, acceptance, and awareness of using children’s literature in English language classrooms. Participants, overwhelmingly, held a positive attitude towards using children’s literature in teaching English supporting the view that the use of children’s literature was beneficial in teaching grammar and language skills. Besides, it provided improvement in language learners’ imagination and critical thinking, interpreting, and guessing skills. It was found that children’s literature could also be used as an instrument for improving students’ cultural enrichment.
dc.identifier.doi10.18009/jcer.1608855
dc.identifier.endpage539
dc.identifier.issn2148-2896
dc.identifier.issue25
dc.identifier.startpage517
dc.identifier.trdizinid1305748
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.1608855
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1305748
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/2292
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Computer and Education Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzTR-Dizin_20251023
dc.subjectDistance education
dc.subjectEnglish language teaching
dc.subjectlifelong learning
dc.subjectChildren’s literature
dc.titleA Critical Look at Using Children’s Literature in English Language Education
dc.typeArticle

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