9 articles in this issue
Sinan Bayraktaroglu
This article is the report of an investigation of pronunciation difficulties of Turkish speakers/learners of English which are due to differences in the sound-letter representations in the orthographies of the two languages, namely called “ort... see more
Ahmet Güneyli
In this research, the effectiveness of active learning approach in native language education has been emphasized. This research is an experimental one that is used by Turkish Teaching organized by active learning approach for determining learning levels o... see more
Ali Isik
Türkiye’de yabanci dil egitiminde, sarf edilen bunca kaynak ve emege ragmen, istenilen seviyede verim alinamadigi degerlendirilmektedir. Bunun nedeni olarak, öteden beri devam eden geleneksel dil ögretme aliskanliklari, yabanci dil egitimi planlamasindaki... see more
Gencer Elkiliç
The objective of this study was to investigate the understanding of transparent and opaque English idiomatic expressions of Turkish students. In order to carry out the study, randomly selected 35 intermediate and 36 advanced level studen... see more
Hüseynaga Rzayev,Ömer Sekerci
In accord with its global aim, the paper designs a set of assumptions which propose logically complex nature of co-operative interaction of knowledge parts and ‘adding-new-knowledge’ strategy which reflects not only conscious knowledge production but also... see more
Ismail Hakki Erten,Marion Williams
This study aims to compare the appropriateness of two statistical procedures for measuring the effectiveness of vocabulary learning strategies: percentages and correlation coefficients. To do this a group of 20 learners of English were asked to study 12 w... see more
Mehmet Demirezen
According to Haycraft, (1984: 90), “Since all humans have almost identical speech organs, there should not be any ‘difficult’ sounds.” This is not a totally true thought because the nonnative speaking students apply the pronunciation rules of their native... see more
Selma Deneme
A learning style is a preferred way of acquiring knowledge and processing information. Learning styles may differ depending on gender, age, or culture. Niles (1995) in his study “Cultural Differences in Learning Motivation and Learning Strategies” studied... see more
Yasemin Kirkgöz
This article describes how poems can effectively be used in English language classes to reinforce students’ knowledge of the English language - vocabulary and grammar- and foster their creative writing. A careful selection of poems appropriate to students... see more