A comparative study of critical thinking dispositions of monolingual and bilingual children

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Ondokuz Mayıs University, Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü, YABANCI DİLLER ANABİLİM DALI, Turkey

Approval Date: 2019

Thesis Language: English

Student: EMİNE ALTINTAŞ

Supervisor: Nalan Kızıltan

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to compare critical thinking dispositions of monolingual and bilingual children. In this study, critical thinking dispositions of monolingual children and bilingual ones were analysed. Bilingual children and monolingual, of German language, children in secondary schools in Aschaffenburg, Germany in academic year of 2017-2018 have been used. The sample group is made up of 196 (82 monolingual and 114 bilingual) children. Survey method is used in this study. The experiment and the control groups were given a questionnaire so as to observe the critical thinking dispositions. Critical Thinking Disposition Scale (Semerci, 2016) was used. The data were analysed by the SPSS software by using the comparisons of independent sample t-test. Critical thinking dispositions of monolingual and bilingual children were also analysed in terms of gender and age. The findings have showed that there is a positive correlation between bilingualism and critical thinking dispositions.