Qualitative Features of Written Summary Texts Produced by Teachers

• Main Authors: Hülya YAZICI OKUYAN, Yasemin Gül GEDİKOĞLU
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gaziantep University 2011-12-01
• Series: Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences
• Subjects: Kaynak Metin; Özet Metin; Türkçe ve Edebiyat Öğretmenleri; Main Text; Summary Text; Turkish And Literature Teachers
• Online Access: http://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/24242/257000?publisher=gantep

This research aimed to find an answer to the question: "Do summary texts produced by teachers have the characteristics that a summary text is supposed to have?” Descriptive method was used in the research. The study group consisted of 55 teachers who work as Turkish Language and Literature teachers at central primary and secondary schools in Burdur. During the research, the essay “Kitap Az Yaşamayı Önler” by Çetin Altan was used as the source text and the summary texts produced by teachers were evaluated using a criteria-based and gradual analysis instrument. At the end of the study, it was determined that the teachers only managed to reach the sufficient level in terms of reconstructing the summary texts through authentic sentences and reflecting the main idea of the source text in the summary texts. However, according to the research results regarding the teachers’ competence in creating a new title for the summary texts, including the source text’s all supporting ideas and important information in the summary texts and providing the summary texts with the capacity of reflecting the source text, it has been observed that the teachers lack the required knowledge and skill