23 articles in this issue
Aysel Deregözü,Sevinç Hatipoglu
Developments in the last decades necessitated the acquirement of diverse skills that enables to keep up with the changing conditions of todays’ world. In this context teachers as learners are in need of a continuous renewal. The acquirement of autonomous ... see more
Canan Önal Satiç,Hatime Çiftçi
This study aims to examine the refusal strategies of Turkish L2 learners and explore their perceptions of social factors that are influential in their strategy use. The study was conducted at a private university in the west of Turkey, and eighty Turkish ... see more
Fatma Aydin
The present study investigates the relationship between L2 metalinguistic knowledge and L2 achievement among intermediate-level adult Turkish EFL learners studying at Anadolu University School of Foreign Languages (AUSFL). Metalinguistic knowledge refers ... see more
Havva Zorluel Özer,Zuhal Okan
This study aims at determining discourse markers used by Turkish teachers and native teachers in EFL classrooms and comparing these items in terms of variety and frequency. To reach the objectives of the present study, two seperate corpora were compiled t... see more
Hüseyin Öz,Tuba Özturan
This article reports the findings of a study that sought to investigate whether computer-based vs. paper-based test-delivery mode has an impact on the reliability and validity of an achievement test for a pedagogical content knowledge course in an English... see more
Katrina NInfa Morales Topacio
In the light of Integrative CALL, this research aims to know the effectiveness of using online learning platform like a Learning Management Software (LMS) in teaching writing among ESL students in the absence of a traditional classroom instruction. Throug... see more
Serap Atasever Belli
Culture and language are inseparable from each other as both in combination reflect shared cultural properties such as values, behaviours, and attitude inherent in the society we live and in language patterns we use. In this respect, it is highly valuable... see more
Zainurrahman Sehan
The teaching of English to non-native English Young Learners requires more attempts rather than teaching learners in older ages. Nowadays, technology has offered many benefits for EYL teachers. Technology, in one side, is helpful instrument for the teache... see more
Emrah Görgülü
This paper investigates the effect of foreignization and Englishization on business naming practices in Turkey. The question that is addressed is in what new ways foreign elements and English lexical items influence the naming of store signs in the langua... see more
Caner Çetiner
Translation profession has witnessed some technological innovations in recent years. The triggering reason behind these innovations has been the ever-increasing workload. Translation tools came to be seen as an aid to handle this ever-increasing workload.... see more
Sibel Sögüt
The present study focuses on the investigation of frequency and distribution of the active, passive voice and nominalized structures presented in new reports about ‘the terrorist attack in Ankara on October 10th’ across British and American newspapers. In... see more
Ahmet Erdost Yastibas,Mehmet Takkaç
Language assessment literacy has become a critical competence for a language teacher to have. Accordingly, there are many studies in the literature which have researched different aspects of language assessment literacy (i.e., language assessment training... see more
Sayed Masood Haidari,Tugba Yanpar Yeken
AbstractLanguage of instruction is a crucial aspect of teaching and learning process in every educational context. The language competence in fact can affect the degree of success of the students and their academic performance throughout their education; ... see more
Bilal Al-Khaza'leh
The present study aimed to investigate the influence of social power, as a social hierarchy, on perception of speech act of apology by 40 Jordanian second language speakers (JL2Ss) compared to that of 40 Jordanian non-English speakers (JNESs) and 40 Engli... see more
Bahadir Tosun
Abstract: Despite the numerous studies investigating the nature of anxiety and its relationship with several age groups in the context of foreign language classroom anxiety, these two subjects are still in need of further quantitative investig... see more
Cihat Atar
The present study aims to test if Turkish L2 users of English judge the grammaticality of generic/habitual real conditionals in Turkish differently compared to Turkish monolinguals. Bassetti and Cook (2011) and Bialystok (2001) claim that one of the outco... see more
Burcu Turhan,Yasemin Kirkgöz
English is an access to a global society according to Normark (2013), which implies studying a specific subject area through English is crucial in today’s educational arena. This is because English is a motive for universities to gain a global status as C... see more
Emrah Dolgunsöz,Gürkan Yildirim,Serkan Yildirim
Today technological developments emerge in a blink of an eye with an astounding speed and each update or development is investigated by educational researchers to contribute educational research and practice. VR (Virtual Reality), one of these techn... see more
Cuneyt Demir
Collocations, no matter where to use them, are an important linguistic issue if it is native fluency that is longed for in academic writing. In line with that, the present study aimed at increasing the awareness against the importance of collocations in o... see more
Zekiye Özer
The principle intent of the current research is to explore future English language teachers’ attitudes on computer technologies in language teaching. Moreover, the study focuses on effects of gender, grade and academic average on their attitudes. Qu... see more
Müge Kalipci
Allusion, within the framework of intertextuality, is treated as a special topic in audiovisual translation studies when the restrictions such as technical, linguistic, and cultural constraints specific to audiovisual translation are considered. The main ... see more
Gonca Yangin Eksi,Yusuf Emre Yesilyurt
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Iskender Hakki Sarigöz
AbstractExperiencing and experimenting how to teach a foreign language in methodology courses in the undergraduate programs of ELT departments is a complex and confusing task at microteaching level. Trainees utilize their instructional c... see more