The Impact of Student-Centered Approach on Kurdish EFL University Students’ Speaking Skills

Shakar Salah Rahim; Twana Saadi Hamid

doi:10.21271/zjhs.30.SpB.37

توێژەران

Shakar Salah Rahim Department of Basic Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Twana Saadi Hamid Department of English, College of Languages, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

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https://doi.org/10.21271/zjhs.30.SpB.37

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Academic speaking skills, EAP (English for Academic Purposes), ELT, Kurdish EFL university students, Student-centered approach.

پوختە

ئەم توێژینەوەیە بەدواداچوون بۆ کاریگەریی ڕێبازی خوێندکار سەنتەری لەسەر تواناکانی قسەکردنی زمانی ئینگلیزی وەک زمانێکی بیانی لەنێوان فێرخوازانی کورددا لە قۆناغی زانکۆ دەکات، کە بابەتێکە کەلێنی تیۆری و ئەزموونی و پراکتیکی بەرچاوی تێدا بەدیکراوە. لە کاتێکدا کە لێکۆڵینەوەکانی پێشوو لە هەرێمی کوردستاندا لەسەر زمانی ئینگلیزی گشتی بوونە، بەڵام زۆر بە کەمی باسی قسەکردنی ئەکادیمییان کردووە و هیچ لێکۆڵینەوەیەک چوارچێوەیەکی پراکتیکی و تایبەت بە ڕێبازی خوێندکار سەنتەری پێشکەش نەکردووە. جگە لەوەش، لێکۆڵینەوەکان تا ئێستا نەیانتوانیوە بە شێوەیەکی گشتگیر هەم ئەدای بابەتیی و هەم تێڕوانینە بابەتییەکانی فێرخواز بپێون. بە بەکارهێنانی دیزاینێکی توێژینەوەی چەندایەتی، ئەم توێژینەوەیە دەستێوەردانێکی ١٢ هەفتەیی بەکارهێنا لەگەڵ ٤٥ خوێندکاری زانکۆ کە لە نێوان گروپێکی تاقیکاری (خوێندکار سەنتەری) و گروپی کۆنترۆڵدا دابەشکرابوون کە مامۆستا سەنتەری بوو. دۆزینەوەکان ئەوە نیشان دەدەن کە خوێندکار سەنتەری بە شێوەیەکی بەرچاو لێهاتوویی قسەکردنی خوێندکارانی لە سەرانسەری هەموو پێکهاتە پێوراوەکاندا باشتر کردووە. دیارترین دۆزینەوە باشتربوونی ئاماری بەرچاو بوو لە ڕەوانی یان زمانپاراوی و یەکگرتوویی لە گروپی تاقیکاریدا بە بەراورد لەگەڵ گروپی کۆنترۆڵ. سەرەڕای ئەوەش، خوێندکار سەنتەری بە شێوەیەکی ئەرێنی پاڵنەر و هەڵوێستی فێرخوازانی بەرامبەر بە قسەکردن بەرزکردەوە. ئەم توێژینەوەیە بۆشایییەکی گرنگ پڕدەکاتەوە بە پێشکەشکردنی مۆدێلێکی خوێندکار سەنتەری پێنج هەنگاوی تایبەتمەند و هەروەها تێڕوانینێکی زۆر جیاواز ئاشکرا دەکات: لە کاتێکدا خوێندکار سەنتەری زۆر کاریگەرە، بەڵام ڕەنگە ناتەبایی لە نێوان توانای هەستپێکراوی خوێندکار و لێهاتوویی ڕاستەقینەی ئەوان دروست بکات. لە کۆتاییدا، ئەم توێژینەوەیە چوارچێوەیەکی پێداگۆجی گرنگ و بەڵگەدار بۆ بەرزکردنەوەی توانای قسەکردنی ئەکادیمی لە چوارچێوەی هەرێمی کوردستان و عێراقدا دابین دەکات.

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