An analysis of Turkish and French literature textbooks' outer structure and visual elements

ASLAN C.

2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences, WCES-2010, İstanbul, Turkey, 4 - 08 February 2010, vol.2, pp.880-889 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 2
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.120
  • City: İstanbul
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.880-889
  • Keywords: and comparative study, French and Turkish literature textbooks, outer structure features, visual design elements
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In the tuition of language and literature which is a process of art education, textbooks as educational tools can be used besides other variables serving the aim of the course, however, in order for the books to provide the children with art education, they have to bear specific standards in relation to visual design and outer structure. The aim of this paper is to present a comparative analysis of Turkish literature textbooks to French literature textbooks in terms of outer structure and visual design features. In this paper, outer structures of the books are examined with descriptive analysis, visual structures are, on the other hand, examined with the content analysis method. In data analysis frequency and percentage are used. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserv.