Why Using Upright Basic Script?: Teacher Perceptions

The main purpose of this research is to determine the teacher perceptions about the upright basic script, which were applied in the read-write teaching. In this research, one of the qualitative research methods, the phenomenological design was used. The working group of this research, consists of 110 primary school teachers who are working at primary schools attached to the center in Diyarbakır, Batman, Siirt, Bitlis and Van and are determined according to voluntariness by using easily accessible sampling method. Semi-structured interview form, developed by researchers and based on expert opinion, were used as data collection tool in the research and a form has be delivered to form teachers, which contains the statement: “The upright basic script resembles …., because…”. The analogies that teachers were made here were dealt with in five steps by metaphor analysis. These five steps are: (1) decoding and debugging, (2) compiling sample metaphor images, (3) developing a category, (4) providing validity and reliability, (5) transferring data to computer environment. Furthermore, with the interview form, the teachers’ receptions about comparing cursive script and upright basic script and the positive/negative sides of the upright basic script were determined. In the analysis of the data obtained in the research, descriptive and content analysis method were used. The results obtained from the research findings were discussed with supporting research findings and recommendations were presented accordingly. As a result of the research, the teachers defined “upright basic script” as planting, speed, food, sports branch, rule and tool; on the other hand, they were able to define adjoining oblique script as animals, food, nature, art, complexity, and a simple action. From the analogies made, the teachers found that the upright basic script is practical, fast, comfortable, disciplined and profound; they found that adjoining oblique script is more complicated, difficult, laborious and time consuming.