12 articles in this issue
Arif Sariçoban
Welcome to the new issue of The Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies; Vol. 9, No. 1, April 2013.As the editorial team, we once again would like to extend our personal gratitude to those without whose valuable help and support, it would become imposs... see more
Müzeyyen Nazli Demirbas
Problem Statement: This study investigates whether the freshmen’s education at the preparatory school makes a meaningful difference in the freshmen’s performances who attend the preparatory programme and those who are exempt from this programme. Thus, it ... see more
M. Naci Kayaoglu
Problem Statement: Using corpora is still in its infancy in foreign language classes in spite of its great benefits and potential to offer solutions to the various challenges in foreign language instruction both for teachers and learners. This partly stem... see more
Özgür Yilidirim
Problem Statement: Countries like the U. S. A. or Canada have citizens from various ethnic backgrounds. Although English is the dominant language in many parts of these countries, immigrants generally prefer speaking their native language when they are in... see more
Özkan Kirmizi
Problem statement: Due to its complex nature, the teaching of culture poses a lot of problems. It encompasses everything from daily life to traditions, or from ways of showing politeness to important occasions or special days in a society. Thus, “what of ... see more
Vahid Rahmani Doqaruni
Purpose of the Study: The present study, building upon communication strategies research and noticing function of output hypothesis, examines the relationship between these two issues in teacher talk.Method: Five Iranian EFL teachers along with the studen... see more
Yaser Khajavi,Reza Abbasian
Problem Statement: One of the techniques which recently have attracted attention of researchers is concept mapping. Although, there are a number of researches investigating the influence of concept mapping technique on different skills e.g. reading, writi... see more
Ersoy Erdemir
Problem Statement: The status, value, and importance of a language is often measured by the attitudes toward that language. Learning a second or foreign language and attaining proficiency in it is closely related to the attitudes of learners toward the la... see more
Isil Günseli Kaçar,Bugra Zengin
Problem Statement: ESL/EFL grammar teaching has been a controversial issue due to the contextual differences. Therefore, there is a growing need to explore how English teachers perceive and practise grammar teaching in a variety of contexts. Research stud... see more
Kamil Kurtul
Arastirma Konusu: Dil düzleminde belirmedigi sürece anlam, çözümlenmemis bir veri, biçimlenmemis bir tözdür ve her dilde degisik biçimlerde sekillenir. Baska bir ifadeyle, ayni anlam farkli dillerde degisik biçimlere bürünür. Bu biçimleri ise dilin islevl... see more
B. Sevinç Mesbah
Purpose of the Study: While preparing for the Bologna process at our university, student involvement was essential. During the university-wide, end of semester survey, students were asked to evaluate their instructors as well as their individual learning ... see more
Melek Alpar
Arastirma Konusu: Toplumlarin sosyo-kültürel yapilari ile dilleri arasinda iliski halk biliminin konularindan birisidir. Her dil yeni bir yasam ve düsünce tarzi içerir. Dil ögretimi ayni zamanda bir kültür aktarimidir. Dilbilimci, toplumun dili ile kültür... see more