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Citation Count: Tosçu, Saliha. "A review of research on telecollaboration in english as a foreign and second language learning contexts", Telecollaboration Applications in Foreign Language Classrooms, pp.1-22, (2023).
A review of research on telecollaboration in english as a foreign and second language learning contexts
(2023) Tosçu, Saliha; 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.
Citation Count: İNAL, B., (2007). Akademik Amaçl› Okuma İzlencesi Oluşturmadaki Temel Kriterler. Çankaya Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Journal of Arts and Sciences, Sayı: 7, pp.49-59
Akademik amaçlı okuma izlencesi oluşturmadaki temel kriterler
(Çankaya Üniversitesi, 2007) İnal, Bülent; 16587
The Most important tool in acquiring knowledge in an academic setting is realized through reading. Most of the information students process every day is obtained from written information through coursebooks and textbooks. This would show the importance of designing a reading syllabus for academic purposes in language teaching programs that aim to bring up the learner’s language proficiency to international standards. The basic criteria of designing a reading syllabus for academic purposes, which is vital for students to be efficient and successful readers, are explained in this article
Citation Count: Toscu, Saliha (2019). "An analysis of preservice English language teachers’ awareness of spelling rules and variations in pronunciation of possessive case", Turkish Studies - Educational Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 3439-3452.
An analysis of preservice English language teachers’ awareness of spelling rules and variations in pronunciation of possessive case
(2019) Toscu, Saliha; 19287
This study primarily aimed to reveal what extent Turkish preservice English Language Teaching (ELT) teachers were aware of the spelling rules and pronunciation variations of the possessive case in English. The study involved the voluntary participation of ten undergraduate senior students in the department of ELT at a state university in Turkey. Based on a one group pretest posttest research design, the study investigated whether there were any changes in the participants’ awareness of the spelling rules and pronunciation variations of the possessive case after a remedial teaching designed to increase the participants’ awareness. The data were collected by the means of quantitative methods and analyzed employing non-parametric tests on the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0 due to the small sample size in the study. The findings showed that the spelling and pronunciation of possessive case might be problematic for the pre-service ELT teachers, yet that the problems are likely to be overcome through the class instruction which is designed intentionally to increase the pre-service teachers’ awareness. The findings from the current study give a valuable insight into the necessity of attention on the instruction of spelling and pronunciation awareness for the preservice ELT teachers.
Citation Count: Bart, W.M.; Hokanson, B.; Sahin, I.; Abdelsamea, M.A.,"An Investigation of the Gender Differences In Creative Thinking Abilities Among 8th and 11th Grade Students",Thinking Skills and Creativity, Vol. 17
An Investigation of the Gender Differences In Creative Thinking Abilities Among 8th and 11th Grade Students
(Elsevier LTD., 2015) Bart, William M.; Hokanson, Brad; Can, İclal; Abdelsamea, Mohammed Abdelhady; 178290
This study investigated the gender differences in creative thinking subtests between males and females among 8th and 11th grade students. A suburban independent public school district in Minnesota provided student responses to the Torrance Creative Thinking Test (TTCT) Figural Form A. The sample included 996 8th and 748 11th grades students. One-way ANOVAs were used to analyze the differences between males and females in the two study samples. Results of the study revealed that there were statistically significant differences on the majority of the subtests between males and females in favor of the females among both the 8th and 11th grade students. However, there were no statistically significant differences in the fluency subtest between males and females among the 8th grade students. The results also revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the fluency and originality subtests between males and females among the 11th grade students. Educational implications and suggestions for future work were presented.
Citation Count: İNAL, B., (2006). Coursebook selection process and some of the most important criteria to be taken into consideration in foreign language teaching. Çankaya Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Journal of Arts and Sciences, Sayı: 5, pp.19-29
Coursebook selection process and some of the most important criteria to be taken into consideration in foreign language teaching
(Çankaya Üniversitesi, 2006) İnal, Bülent; 16587
Türkiye’de yabancı dil öğretimi büyük ölçüde ders kitaplarına bağlı olarak sürdürülmekte ve pek çok okulda ders kitapları etkin bir dil öğretiminin tek öğesi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bir çok özel ve devlet okulunda kitap seçimleri her zaman bilimsel ölçütlerle yapılmadığı için alınan kararlar sonucunda, kullanılan materyaller dil öğretimine yeterli katkıda bulunmamakta ve program hedeflerine ulaşılamamaktadır. Ancak son yıllarda bir çok devlet, özel okulları ile üniversitelerde kitap seçimleri ile ilgili olumlu gelişmeler olmakta ders kitabı, materyal seçimi ve değerlendirmede bilimsel yöntem ve teknikler daha fazla kullanılmaktadır. Bu makalede ders kitabı seçimi ve söz konusu süreçteki önemli ölçütler sergilenmektedir.
Citation Count: Toscu, Saliha; Erten, İsmail Hakkı (2020). "Developing intercultural communicative competence by the means of telecollaboration", Education and Information Technologies, pp. 4517-4534.
Developing intercultural communicative competence by the means of telecollaboration
(2020) Toscu, Saliha; Erten, İsmail Hakkı; 19287
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.
Citation Count: Tosçu, S. (2023). "Exploring classroom interaction in online education", Education And Information Technologies.
Exploring classroom interaction in online education
(2023) Tosçu, Saliha; 19287
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.
Citation Count: Özmat, Demet; Senemoğlu, Nuray (2020). "İngilizce Hazırlık Okulu Öğretim Görevlilerinin ve Öğrencilerinin Dil Öğrenme Stratejilerinin Kullanımına ve Öğretimine İlişkin Görüşleri", Milli Eğitim Dergisi, Vol. 50, No. 230, pp. 959-992.
İngilizce Hazırlık Okulu Öğretim Görevlilerinin ve Öğrencilerinin Dil Öğrenme Stratejilerinin Kullanımına ve Öğretimine İlişkin Görüşleri
(2020) Özmat, Demet; Senemoğlu, Nuray
Bu araştırmanın amacı, hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerinin dil öğrenme stratejilerini kullanma düzeyini ve öğretmenlerin derslerde ne derece öğrettiklerine ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemektir. Betimsel yöntemin benimsendiği araştırmada, dil öğrenme stratejileri kullanım ve öğretim düzeyi araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri Ölçeği (2011) ile ölçülmüştür. Araştırma, 769 üniversite hazırlık sınıfı öğrencisi ve 120 İngilizce öğretim görevlisi ile yürütülmüştür. Hazırlık sınıfı öğrencileri dil öğrenirken en çok duyuşsal, en az bellek destekleyici stratejileri kullanmaktadır. Öğretim görevlileri ise derslerde en az bellek destekleyici; en çok ise duyuşsal ve örgütleme stratejilerine yer vermektedir. Öğrencilerin dil öğrenme stratejilerini kullanma düzeyleri ile öğretim görevlilerini derslerde yer verme düzeyleri arasında anlamlı ilişki görülmüştür.
Citation Count: Öz, Hüseyin; Karaazmak, Fulda (2019). "L2 Learners' Perceptions of Using L1 in EFL Classrooms", Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 42, pp. 213-222.
L2 Learners' Perceptions of Using L1 in EFL Classrooms
(2019) Öz, Hüseyin; Karaazmak, Fulda; 32516
Most foreign or second (L2) language teaching happens in classrooms where teachers and learners share the same first language (L1), and there has been a long-standing controversy over using L1 in language teaching classrooms. Thus, the present study sought to explore English learners' perceptions about using their L1 in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms. The study further aimed to investigate whether English proficiency level had any effect on learners' preferences of using L1 in English classrooms. A total of 75 EFL learners enrolled in an English preparatory program at a foundation university in Ankara voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire to determine participants' views on using their L1 in English classes. The results revealed that EFL learners supported the use of English as the only medium of instruction in EFL classrooms and English proficiency level had an effect on learners' preferences of using L1. Findings also indicated that learners with a low level of English proficiency had more positive opinions about using L1 in EFL classrooms as opposed to learners with a high level of English proficiency. On the other hand, regardless of the proficiency level, all participants agreed that they might use their L1 in the class if they really needed to do so. Another significant finding of the study was that learners' willingness to use L1 in the classroom decreased as their English proficiency level increased. In line with these findings, further recommendations were proposed regarding the place of L1 in EFL classrooms.
Citation Count: Eryilmaz, Arzu; Burgaz, Berrin, "Levels of Organizational Alienation of Private and Public High School Teachers", Egitim Ve Bilim-Education and Science, Vol. 36, No. 161, pp. 161-286, (2011).
Levels of Organizational Alienation of Private and Public High School Teachers
(Turkish Education Assoc, 2011) Eryılmaz, Arzu; Burgaz, Berrin; 159404
The concept of organizational alienation reflects a feeling of disappointment with career expectations and professional development as well as the disappointment over the inability to fullfill professional norms (Aiken & Hage, 1966). The aims and objectives of this study were to investigate the organizational alienation perception levels of public and private high school teachers in the central districts of Ankara, Turkey. It also aimed to determine the differences between teachers' perceptions of alienation levels in terms of some independent variables. The survey instrument factors were determined by Seeman (1959) as (I) powerlessness, (2) meaninglessness, (3) normlessness, (4) social-isolation and (5) self isolation. The participants of the study (362) were administered "The Scale of Organizational Alienation", developed by the researcher on the basis of the scales and researches obtained from the relevant literature. As a result of the study, teachers' perceptions of organizational alienation were determined at a moderate level (2.04). Finally, the highest percentages of organizational alieantion factors were identified as; "normlessness and powerlessness" whereas the lowest mean scores of organizational alienation were determined as "meaninglessness and social isolation".
Citation Count: Özmat, Demet; Senemoğlu, Nuray (2021). "Opinions of English Instructors And Preperatory School Students on the Use and Instruction of Language Learning Strategies", Milli Egitim, Vol. 50, No. 230, pp. 959-992.
Opinions of English Instructors And Preperatory School Students on the Use and Instruction of Language Learning Strategies
(2021) Özmat, Demet; Senemoğlu, Nuray; 17308
The aim of this study is to determine the use of foreign language learning strategies according to the university preparatory school students and the instruction level in teaching process according to the English instructors. Data was derived through the Language Learning Strategies Scale (LLSS) developed (2011) by the researchers. Study participants included 769 university preparatory school students and 120 English instructors in Ankara. According to the results of this study, students use affective strategies most frequently and mnemonic devices least frequently. English instructors teach mnemonic devices least frequently. They use affective and organization strategies mostly.There are significant relations between the students’ reported use of language learning strategies and instructors’ reported teaching of language learning strategies.
Citation Count: Eryılmaz, Arzu; Burgaz, Berrin, "Özel ve resmi lise öğretmenlerinin Örgütsel yabancılaşma düzeyleri", Eğitim ve Bilim, Vol. 36, No. 161, pp. 271-286, (2011).
Özel ve resmi lise öğretmenlerinin Örgütsel yabancılaşma düzeyleri
(2011) Eryılmaz, Arzu; Burgaz, Berrin; 159404
Örgütsel yabancılaşma kavramı; örgüt bireyinin yetkisi, mesleki gelişim ve değişime bakış açısı, üstleri tarafından tanınma ve kabul görme beklentisi gibi konularda yaşadığı doyumsuzluk hali olarak tanımlanabilir. Bu çalışmada "Ankara İli merkez ilçe sınırları içerisinde yer alan liselerde görev yapan öğretmenlerin örgütsel yabancılaşma düzeyleri nedir?" sorusu temele alınmıştır ve bulguların elde edilmesinde "Lise Öğretmenlerinin Örgütsel Yabancılaşma Düzeyi Ölçeği" kullanılmıştır. Ankara İli merkez ilçe sınırları içerisindeki resmi ve özel liselerde görev yapan öğretmenler araştırmanın evrenini oluşturmaktadır. Uygulama sonunda toplam 362 öğretmene ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonunda, öğretmenlerin "nadiren" yabancılaşma yaşadıkları, resmi ve özel lise öğretmenlerinin yabancılaşma düzeyleri arasında "anlamsızlık" ve "yalıtılmışlık" boyutlarında fark olmadığı, ancak "güçsüzlük", "kuralsızlık" ve "kendine yabancılaşma" boyutlarında fark olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Citation Count: Bıkmaz, FH.; Aksoy, Erdem; Tatar, Ozden, "The Content Analysis of PhD Theses Completed in the Field of Curriculum and Instruction (1974-2009)" Egitim Ve Bilim-Education And Science, Vol.38, No.168, pp.288-303, (2013).
The Content Analysis of PhD Theses Completed in the Field of Curriculum and Instruction (1974-2009)
(Turkish Education Assoc, 2013) Hazır Bıkmaz, Fatma; Aksoy, Erdem; Tatar, Özden; Atak Altınyüzük, C.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the PhD theses completed in the field of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) with regard to various variables. For this, all 358 doctoral dissertations completed in Turkey in the field of C&I until 2009 are analyzed. By using the content analysis, PhD theses were analyzed according to some variables such as the subject of the theses, university, and the design of the studies. It was observed that the PhD studies in the field of C&I frequently include theses based on the effects of teaching and learning approaches, methods and techniques, teacher education and practices, and curriculum evaluation studies follow these. It was also found that there was an increase in the number of dissertations. Besides, the experimental and descriptive researches are almost equally preferred more frequently and the usage of mixed method was increased dramatically in the last ten years.
Citation Count: Toscu, Saliha (2020). "What Factors do Learners Attribute to Their Speaking Achievement?", European Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, Vol. 4, No. 4.
What Factors do Learners Attribute to Their Speaking Achievement?
(2020) Toscu, Saliha; 19287
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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