مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Analyzing in Sociolinguistics of Applying Levels of Writing Rules and Punctuation Marks of Middle School 6th Grade Students Who had Migrated

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to find out about middle school 6th grade students who had come to Kocaeli/Körfez through migration and how capable they are of using punctuation marks and to evaluate the results on socio-linguistics principles. The participants in this qualitative research were 214 6th grade students of the fourth middle school in Körfez in the 2010 to 2011 education year. Main goals of the study: Of those students who had migrated; a) What was the level reached in the correct application of punctuation marks? b) Whether there is any meaningful difference between applying punctuation marks and the educational level of their parents. The evaluation table that had been developed by Karabuga in 2011 for measuring punctuation marks has been used. Information about the students’ parents’ education level was collected from parent information forms. The results were examined according to the mentioned scales and were analysed with IBM SPSS 20.0 (Statistic Package for Social Science) program. Evaluation charts were commented upon, the results that were obtained were evaluated on socio-linguistics principles. At the end of this study and research some recommendations were seen as necessary for every office and the departments involved in this educational field so that we would be able to improve upon the present situation.