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LİSELERDE ÇALIŞAN İNGİLİZCE ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN İNTERNETİ MESLEKİ AMAÇLA KULLANIMI

THE USE OF THE INTERNET BY HIGH SCHOOL EFL TEACHERS FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

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Abstract (2. Language): 
This article reports the findings of a descriptive study that aimed to examine the websites used by high school EFL teachers for professional purposes. The study included high school English Language Teachers working in the city centre of Diyarbakır in the spring semester of 2010-2011. Forty-five English teachers working at the Private High Schools and Anatolian High Schools in the city were taken as samples. A questionnaire prepared by the researchers was used to collect data. The results revealed that the language teachers mostly followed resource websites, forums and social networks, dictionaries, magazines, newspapers and blogs respectively. A list of the websites that are most commonly followed by EFL teachers is also presented in the study.
Abstract (Original Language): 
Bu betimsel araştırma liselerde çalışan İngilizce öğretmenlerinin mesleki amaçla kullandığı web sitelerini incelemektedir. Çalışmanın evreni 2010-2011 Eğitim-Öğretim yılı bahar yarıyılında Diyarbakır şehir merkezinde çalışan İngilizce öğretmenlerini kapsamaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemi ise Anadolu liseleri ve özel liselerde çalışan 45 İngilizce öğretmeninden oluşmaktadır. Veri toplama amacıyla araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan bir anket kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları İngilizce öğretmenlerinin sırasıyla kendilerine kaynak sağlayan web sitelerini, sosyal ağları, sözlükleri, gazete, dergi ve blogları takip ettiklerini göstermiştir. Öğretmenlerin en çok kullandığı web sitelerinin adresleri de çalışma kapsamında belirtilmiştir.
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