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A review of research on telecollaboration in english as a foreign and second language learning contexts
(IGI Global, 2023) Toscu, S.; 19287
This review intends to classify features, research purposes, methodologies, impacts, and limitations concerning telecollaboration in English as a foreign and second language education. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) method was utilized for the review. The main conclusions drawn from the analysis of the results showed that telecollaboration projects primarily involved bicultural groups of participants, the majority of the studies were conducted with the participation of language users at the tertiary level, the scope of research in most of the studies was based on the investigation of cultural awareness and the development of intercultural communicative competence, the methodology sections of the studies mostly involved qualitative research methods, the communication mode between/among the participants was asynchronous in most of the research, and telecollaboration projects present various benefits in EFL and ESL settings. © 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved.
An analysis of preservice English language teachers’ awareness of spelling rules and variations in pronunciation of possessive case
(2019) Toscu, Saliha; Toscu, Saliha; 19287; Yabancı Diller Bölümü
Bu çalışma, öncelikli olarak İngiliz Dili Eğitimi öğretmen adaylarının İngilizcede bulunan iyelik ekinin yazım kuralları ve telaffuz farklılıkları konusunda ne ölçüde farkında olduklarını ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmaya, Türkiye'de bir devlet üniversitesinde İngiliz Dili Eğitimi bölümünde 4. sınıf öğrencisi olarak okuyan, on Türk lisans öğrencisi gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Çalışmada, tek gruplu ön test son test deneysel araştırma deseni kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, katılımcı gruba ilk önce ön test yapılmıştır. Bu sayede, katılımcıların çalışma öncesi iyelik eki yazım kuralları ve telaffuzu ile ilgili farkındalıkları ölçülmüştür. Ardından, katılımcıların farkındalığını artırmak için tasarlanan bir eğitim verilmiştir. Eğitim tamamlandıktan iki hafta sonra bir son test uygulanmıştır. Bu sayede, verilen eğitimin katılımcıların İngilizce iyelik ekinin yazım kuralları ve telaffuz farklılıklarına ilişkin farkındalığını ne ölçüde etkilediği ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Çalışmada veri toplama, nicel yöntemler kullanılarak yapılmıştır ve toplanan veri, çalışmadaki küçük örneklem büyüklüğü nedeniyle, Sosyal Bilimler İstatistik Paketi (SPSS) 17.0 üzerinde parametrik olmayan testler kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmanın bulguları öğretmen adaylarının İngilizcedeki iyelik eki yazım kuralları ve telaffuz farklılıkları ile ilgili problemlerinin olabileceğini, fakat bu problemlerin özel olarak tasarlanmış öğretim ile giderilebileğini ortaya çıkarmıştır. Mevcut çalışmadan elde edilen bulgular, İngiliz Dili Eğitimi bölümündeki öğretmen adayları için imla kuralları ve telaffuz farklılıkları ile ilgili farkındalık artırıcı öğretimin gerekli olabileceği konusunda öngörü kazandırmaktadır.
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Developing intercultural communicative competence by the means of telecollaboration
(Springer, 2020) Toscu, Saliha; Toscu, Saliha; Erten, Ismail Hakki; 19287; Yabancı Diller Bölümü
This paper presents the results of an eight-week quasi-experimental study of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at the tertiary level in Turkey. The purpose of the study was to reveal the extent to which EFL learners' intercultural communicative competence (ICC) was enhanced as a result of communication with native and non-native speakers of English with the means of a/synchronous communication tools as compared with the instruction given in a real classroom setting. The data were gathered using a variety of distinct means that entailed questionnaires administered before and after the treatment, weekly reflection papers to explore the participants' thoughts about experience, and semi-structured interviews held after the treatment. All the data were analysed with the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0 and Maximum Analysis of Qualitative Data (MAXQDA 10) software. The findings evidenced that telecollaboration had a positive impact on the participants' intercultural communicative competence. The study explicates the benefit of telecollaboration for developing learners' ICC over classroom instruction and underpins the necessity of integration of telecollaboration into language learning programs for educators, planners and institutions.
Englısh As A Medıum Of Instructıon: From Academıc Staff’s Perspectıve
(2021) Toscu, Saliha; 19287; Yabancı Diller Bölümü
This study reveals Turkish academic staff’s opinions about English as a medium of instruction at the university level. A survey was given to 30 participants whose titles ranged from research assistants to associate professors working at different universities. In the study, the academic staff’s opinions about the benefits of EMI from global aspects, its effects on learning and teaching processes, its impact on the national identity, language, and development, and also the discrepancy between the language of instruction and work-life were examined. Additionally, the study reveals the differences in the academic staff’s opinions depending on gender, title, medium of instruction in education, and working in private or public institutions. The data were analyzed by quantitative methods. The findings showed a) a difference between male and female participants in their opinions regarding the effect of EMI on national concepts such as national language, identity; b) that the participants educated in EMI were more positive about the benefits of EMI for its global aspects and its effects on learning and teaching processes; c) that the participants’opinons differed from each other in national concepts as well as learning and teaching processes when the titles were analyzed; d) that the participants agreed on the possibility of a mismatch between the workplace and school due to the language of instruction e) and finally a difference between academic staff working in state institutions and private institutions revealing the academic staff in state institutions were more positive about the impact of EMI on learning and teaching processes.
English As A Medium Of Instruction: From Academic Staff’s Perspective
(2021) Toscu, Saliha; 19287; Yabancı Diller Bölümü
Bu çalışma, Türk öğretim elemanlarının üniversite seviyesinde öğretim dili olarak İngilizce kullanımı ile ilgili görüşlerini ortaya çıkarmayı hedefler. Bu amaçla, farklı üniversitelerde çalışan, unvanları araştırma görevlisinden doçente değişen 30 katılımcıya bir anket verilmiştir. Araştırmada öğretim dili olarak İngilizce kullanımının küresel boyuttaki faydaları, öğretme-öğrenme süreçlerine etkileri, ulusal kimlik, dil ve kalkınma üzerindeki etkileri ile öğretim dili ile çalışma dili arasındaki uyumsuzluk hakkında öğretim elemanlarının görüşleri incelenmiştir. Ayrıca, bu çalışma öğretim elemanlarının görüşlerindeki cinsiyet, unvan, eğitim dili ve özel veya devlet okulunda çalışmak gibi değişkenlere bağlı farklılıkları da ortaya çıkarmayı hedeflemiştir. Toplanan veriler nicel yöntemler kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, a) öğretim dili olarak İngilizce kullanımını ulusal dil, kimlik gibi ulusal kavramlar üzerindeki etkisine ilişkin görüşlerinde kadın ve erkek katılımcılar arasında farklılık olduğunu; b) kendi öğrenimlerinde öğrenim dili olarak İngilizce kullanılan katılımcıların, öğretim dili olarak İngilizce kullanımının küresel açıdan ve öğrenme-öğretme süreçlerine faydaları konusunda daha olumlu olduklarını, c) unvanları incelendiğinde, katılımcıların ulusal kavramlar ile öğrenme-öğretme süreçleri hakkındaki görüşlerinin birbirlerinden farklı olduğunu, d) katılımcıların öğretimde kullanılan dil nedeniyle iş yeri ve okul arasında bir uyumsuzluk olabileceği görüşüne katıldıklarını, e) ve son olarak devlet kurumlarında görev yapan öğretim elemanlarının öğretim dili olarak İngilizce kullanımının öğrenme-öğretme süreçlerine etkisi konusunda özel kurumlarda çalışan öğretim elemanlarından daha olumlu olduklarını göstermiştir.
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Exploring classroom interaction in online education
(Springer, 2023) Toscu, Saliha; 19287; Yabancı Diller Bölümü
This present study explores the nature and extent of classroom interaction in online English as a foreign language (EFL) classes at the university level. Based on an exploratory research design, the study involved the analysis of recordings of seven visits to online EFL classes given by different instructors with approximately 30 language learners in each class. The data were analyzed by using the Communicative Oriented Language Teaching (COLT) observation sheets. Findings provided an understanding of the interaction patterns in the online classes, by showing that there was more teacher-student interaction in online classes compared to student-student interaction, and the classes involved more sustained teacher speech, whereas the students' speech mostly encompassed ultra-minimal utterance patterns. Also, the findings showed that group work activities fell behind individual activities in online classes. In addition, the online classes observed in the present study were found to be instruction-focused, and discipline issues reflected on the language used by the teachers were found to be at a minimum level. Besides, the study presented a detailed analysis of teacher and student verbal interaction by unveiling that rather than form-related incorporations, message-related incorporations were common in the observed classes and the teachers commented on the students' utterances and expanded what they said mostly. The study brings some implications for teachers, curriculum planners, and administrators by providing insights regarding classroom interaction in online EFL classes.
Instructors’ Awareness of the Syntactic and Morphological Differences between British and American English
(2019) Toscu, Saliha; 19287; Yabancı Diller Bölümü
This study explores Turkish English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors’ awareness of the syntactic and morphological variation in British English (BrE) and American English (AmE). The data were collected through a survey which was administered to 38 EFL instructors working at preparatory schools of different universities. The participants were asked to analyze 49 sentence-pairs in the survey to decide whether given sentences were correct or incorrect. The results indicated a) that the participants were better at recognizing the morphology and syntax of BrE than AmE, b) that of all the participants, the ones who were exposed to both varieties were better at recognizing the different uses of the syntactic and morphological forms in BrE and AmE than the ones exposing to the forms only in one variety, c) that the departments the participants graduated from did not have an impact on the recognition of the differences between BrE and AmE in syntax and morphology.
What Factors do Learners Attribute to Their Speaking Achievement?
(2020) Toscu, Saliha; 19287; Yabancı Diller Bölümü
This study aims to explore the factors affecting speaking achievement of language learners who were studying at an English preparatory school at the university level in Turkey. The study involved the participation of 131 language learners who had intermediate level of English proficiency. The participants were chosen using convenience sampling and took part in the study on a voluntary basis. The instrument used to collect data basically had two parts. The first part involved Language Achievement Attribution Scale (LAAS) developed by Hsieh (2004), which aimed to reveal the reasons which the participants attributed to their speaking scores. The second part included Attitude/ Motivation Test Battery questionnaire (on a 5-point Likert scale) developed by Gardner (1985), which revealed the participants’ attitudes towards language learning, integrative and instrumental motivation, interest in foreign language and speaking anxiety. The data were analyzed on the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and it was found that there was no statistically significant effect of motivation on language learners’ speaking achievement, but speaking anxiety influenced it. In addition, the study showed that there were differences among the participants in the reasons they attributed to their speaking success depending on how motivated and anxious they were.

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