Problems and Solution Suggestions in Classrooms with Immigrant Students According to Teachers' Views

Abstract

In this research, it is aimed to reveal the problems and solution suggestions experienced in the education-teaching process in classes with foreign students. In the research, one of the qualitative research designs, the phenomenological study design was used. The study group of the research consists of teachers working in Gaziantep city center who have foreign students in their classrooms. The study group of the research consists of 25 teachers determined by easy sampling method, which is one of the non-random sampling methods. A semi-structured interview form consisting of five questions developed by the researcher was used as a data collection tool. Content analysis was used to analyze the research data. In the study, it was concluded that the effects of foreign students on the education process in the classroom were as follows: not knowing the language, slowing down in education, disorganization/discipline, disharmony and the high number of foreign students. It was concluded that teachers' methods of solving the problems in classrooms with foreign students included mediating with those who know Turkish, desk mateship, communication with the family, encouraging Turkish language learning, organizing activities, pairing those who know Turkish with those who do not, getting to know the child, and creating level groups. Finally, it was determined that what should be done at the ministry level in solving the problems in classes with foreign students is to share foreign students equally among schools, to provide language education to foreign students first, and to reduce the number of foreign students in classes.