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Psycho-Educational Research Reviewspart in the classroom as a participant observer. SheEJ1286601 part in the classroom as a participant observer. She
recorded all processes in the classroom on the
observation form.
PARTICIPANTS
Participants were selected from different schools.
The first participant mother was American,
Turkish father; a 5-year-old girl and a second
participant mother Portuguese, Turkish father; A 7
year old male student. Male student has been
exposed to 3 languages since his young age:
Portuguese, English and Turkish, while female
student has been exposed to 2 languages, English
and Turkish. Participants were selected after the
schools with bilingual students in Gaziantep were
identified and the necessary information was
obtained from the teachers and administrators
about their situation. Participants have mothers of
different cultures. The social circles of the families
are largely similar and they are bilingual.
Therefore, these children were selected for
research.
The first participant has the possibility to use both
languages in the classroom. He has been living in
Turkey for two years. His peers in the class speak
English and Turkish at almost the same level. The
second participant has been living in Turkey for 3
years. The peers in her class do not have a
conversational level of English knowledge and
there is no classroom environment that allows the
participant to use English. The first participant is
coded with E and the second participant is coded
with I.
DATA COLLECTION PROCESS
The data collection process started after the
purpose of the research was determined and
schools with appropriate students were identified.
After schools and students were identified,
information was gathered about the students
through interviews with teachers first. Participants
were observed at different times, the first
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