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PresentationPublication Metadata only Yes, physical immunity is crucial for viruses. How about teaching immunity?(2024) Karanfil, Ferhat; Undergraduate English Program; Karanfil, FerhatN/APresentationunpublished .listelement.badge Metadata only Exploring well-being dynamics across career stages: Challenges and opportunities for EFL teachers(2023) Karanfil, FerhatThis session delves into the dynamic nature of well-being among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, examining how it changes across various career stages. In the context of an ever-evolving educational landscape with fast-technology improvements and pandemics, understanding the well-being challenges and opportunities faced by EFL teachers is crucial for promoting their professional development, personal satisfaction, workload, student dynamics, institutional support, and personal growth. Combining extensive research and real-life experiences, this study explores the features of well-being transitions from novice to experienced EFL colleagues. The paper will shed light on the opportunities within these challenges. It will emphasize the importance of mentorship, professional development, and self-care practices at different career stages to enhance well-being. The role of educational institutions and policymakers in fostering a supportive environment for EFL teachers will also be explored, ultimately benefiting both teachers and their students.Book ChapterPublication Open Access Scrutinizing young adult EFL learners’ mediation of gamified student response systems in intensive English foundation courses(2024) Karanfil, Ferhat; Undergraduate English Program; Aysu, S.; Göçerler, H.; Karanfil, FerhatN/AArticlePublication Open Access Exploring student perceptions of source-based writing assessment in a Turkish EAP context(Children Research Center, 2020-04) Göktürk Sağlam, Aslı Lidice; Yalçın Duman, Ayla; Undergraduate English Program; Preparatory English Program; DUMAN, Ayla Yalçın; GÖKTÜRK SAĞLAM, Aslı LidiceAs integrated writing tasks are becoming more common in assessment in EAP settings, there is need for more research to explore how different cultural groups perceive integrated writing assessment. With this in mind, this study aims to extrapolate students’ perceptions of L2 English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in terms of their use of sources in an integrated writing assessment task and development as academic writers. It is necessary to comprehend students’ perceptions towards source-based writing assessment tasks in order to set realistic goals and formulate effective instructional design for EAP programs. One hundred and thirteen undergraduate students completed the source-based assessment task, which required them to read texts and compose an argumentative essay by integrating relevant support from the texts. After the task, students were given an online questionnaire on their writing process. Student responses were analyzed quantitatively using frequency analysis and chi-square tests on SPSS across different self-reported proficiency levels. Analysis revealed highly positive perceptions and a significant relationship between reported proficiency, using sources as a repository for generating ideas, and modelling grammar and vocabulary. The study has implications for instruction and testing. © 2020 Authors. All rights reserved.Book ChapterPublication Metadata only Investigating the impacts of coaching and mentoring through induction on the experienced teachers(IGI Global, 2021) Coşgun, Gülçin; Atay, D.; Undergraduate English Program; COŞKUN, GülçinSince induction programs are generally implemented for beginning teachers, those designed in response to experienced teachers' pedagogical needs are rare, and their impacts on these teachers are not so widely researched. This chapter reports the process of a one-year comprehensive induction program that is designed for 11 experienced teachers who are newly hired at the English preparation program of a highly competitive English medium university in Turkey and its impacts on the emotions of the participants. The study encompassed the concurrent embedded strategy of mixed methods approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and the positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS-SF). The present study has supported multiple aspects of previous data regarding induction programs for beginning teachers and provided valuable findings supporting the benefits that comprehensive induction programs that provide coaching and mentoring can bring for experienced EFL teachers when they start working in a new institution.Book ChapterPublication Metadata only Investigating the impacts of coaching and mentoring through induction on the experienced teachers(IGI Global, 2021-06) Coşgun, Gülçin; Atay, D.; Undergraduate English Program; Hunaiti, Z.; COŞKUN, GülçinSince induction programs are generally implemented for beginning teachers, those designed in response to experienced teachers' pedagogical needs are rare, and their impacts on these teachers are not so widely researched. This chapter reports the process of a one-year comprehensive induction program that is designed for 11 experienced teachers who are newly hired at the English preparation program of a highly competitive English medium university in Turkey and its impacts on the emotions of the participants. The study encompassed the concurrent embedded strategy of mixed methods approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and the positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS-SF). The present study has supported multiple aspects of previous data regarding induction programs for beginning teachers and provided valuable findings supporting the benefits that comprehensive induction programs that provide coaching and mentoring can bring for experienced EFL teachers when they start working in a new institution.ArticlePublication Restricted Native English speaking teachers as cosmopolitans or citizens of the world: An anthropological study in Istanbul, Turkey(Katibeh-ILCRG, 2020) Sarıgül, Ömer Mahir; Undergraduate English Program; SARIGÜL, Ömer MahirThe study of cosmopolitans – citizens of the world— and cosmopolitanism, traceable to ancient Greece, has, after a long decline in interest, made a strong comeback in social sciences since the 1990s, particularly in sociology and anthropology. This anthropological study aims to understand cosmopolitanism and cosmopolitans through native English speaking teachers (NESTs) living in and working at various foundation universities in Istanbul, Turkey. A qualitative method of in-depth interviews with 21 participants was employed over a period of 20 months. Drawing from Diogenes’ and Kant’s concept of “world citizen”, the author elaborates on this theory by highlighting how cosmopolitanism has varied due to globalization and given birth to new cosmopolitan types, one of which is the white-collar cosmopolitan, a category defined through themes and commonalities during data analysis and the interviews, to which NESTs belong. The findings also indicate that cosmopolitanism is evolving into a new form and producing new meanings through specific dispositions particularly, willingness to engage with “the Other” and to embrace cultural, social, ethnic, and religious diversity.ArticlePublication Restricted Exploring source use, discourse features and their relation to proficiency in source-based writing assessment in a turkish eap context(Karadeniz Technical University, 2020-06) Yalçın Duman, Ayla; Göktürk Sağlam, Aslı Lidice; Undergraduate English Program; Preparatory English Program; DUMAN, Ayla Yalçın; GÖKTÜRK SAĞLAM, Aslı LidiceSource-based writing, using content from reading texts into writing, constitutes a prominent aspect of academic writing. Both research and classroom practice have demonstrated that effective use of sources poses challenges for undergraduate students in second language (L2) writing instruction. In acknowledgement of these challenges in writing from sources, this study aims to explore discourse features of writing in an integrated writing exam conducted in a Turkish university context to fulfil a university examination requirement for EFL learners. Having taken a credit bearing English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing course, students completed the source-based writing assessment task, which requires them to compose an argumentative essay by integrating relevant information from the given texts. Twenty essays were graded and categorized into 3 levels of proficiency. The essays were analysed in terms of discourse features including lexical sophistication, fluency, source use (amount and type of source borrowing) and meaning construction (appropriateness). The Kruscall-Wallis test was conducted to determine the relation between proficiency levels and discourse features of students' writing. A significant difference was found regarding the relation between proficiency and appropriacy of source-use across levels. The study has implications for pedagogy to enhance academic literacy and citation practices and source use of L2 university students as well as for integrated writing assessment.OtherPublication Metadata only How to create opportunities for learner-to-learner interaction in online classes(TESOL International Association) Coşgun, Gülçin; Undergraduate English Program; COŞKUN, GülçinThis resource aims to provide some tips to create opportunities for learner-to-learner interaction and constructive collaboration.OtherPublication Metadata only Establishing teacher presence in online teaching(TESOL International Association, 2021-03-08) Coşgun, Gülçin; Undergraduate English Program; Coşgun, Gülçin; COŞKUN, GülçinThis resource aims to provide some hints for teachers to have a stronger teacher visibility and presence in online education.ArticlePublication Restricted Evaluating an online professional learning community as a context for professional development in classroom-based research(TESL-EJ, 2020-11) Sağlam, Aslı Lidice Göktürk; Dikilitaş, K.; Preparatory English Program; GÖKTÜRK SAĞLAM, Aslı LidiceThis study examines how an online training into teacher research has been evaluated in relation to the three main elements of the community of inquiry framework (CoI): teaching, social, and cognitive presences. We held the online training as a part of TESOL’s Electronic Village Online (EVO) and offered a course on how teacher research can be conducted. A survey was administered to elicit the perceptions of 27 volunteering teacher researchers regarding how social, cognitive and teaching presences within the framework of CoI support professional development of teachers, and to examine how CoI presences correlate with overall satisfaction in this research-based professional development online course. In addition to quantitative measures including means, modes and standard deviations, we analysed the data through the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient on SPSS to explore the correlation between the degree to which each of the three presences supported these teachers in their professional development. Findings imply that participants held highly positive perceptions towards cognitive, social and teaching presences of CoI and that these different aspects of the framework correlate positively with the overall course satisfaction. Moreover, there are important implications for instructional design of online professional development programs using the CoI framework and maintaining effective online research mentoring practices.ArticlePublication Metadata only Investigating the perceptions of students on the use of L1 in departmental courses in a Turkish EMI university(Gazi Universitesi, 2020-06-30) Coşgun, Gülçin; Undergraduate English Program; COŞKUN, GülçinThis paper reports on an investigation of Turkish English-medium university students’ perceptions of the use of L1 in departmental courses in a Turkish foundation university, where the medium of instruction is English. Results revealed that 1) students think English-medium instruction should be adopted since it is fundamental to their career 2) both students and lecturers feel the need to resort to L1 during the lessons despite the language policy of English-only 3) although students believe that the medium should be English, they feel that using Turkish in EMI context can contribute to the learning of the subject matter. These findings suggest insightful implications for English-medium universities in Turkey and all around the world.Book ChapterPublication Metadata only NS/NNS models in teaching speaking(John Wiley and Sons, 2019-01-15) Mede, E.; Coşgun, Gülçin; Atay, D.; Undergraduate English Program; COŞKUN, GülçinHaving distinctive individual qualities based on their background, pedagogy, and linguistic abilities, both native English‐speaking teachers (NESTs) and non‐native English‐speaking teachers (NNESTs) play crucial roles in supporting EFL learning. This entry gives an overview of the body of knowledge about what the research states about NEST/NNEST models in teaching speaking, states what challenges both groups experience while developing learners' oral competence and, finally, suggests some pedagogical implications in relation to turning these differences into opportunities to improve students' speaking as well as teachers' teaching techniques in EFL classrooms.Conference paperPublication Metadata only Teacher research 2.0(IATEFL, 2018) Sağlam, Aslı Lidice Göktürk; Evans, M.; Smith, R.; Preparatory English Program; GÖKTÜRK SAĞLAM, Aslı LidiceN/ABook ChapterPublication Metadata only Basic concepts in assessment(Pelikan Yayınları, 2017) Sağlam, Aslı Lidice Göktürk; Preparatory English Program; GÖKTÜRK SAĞLAM, Aslı LidiceN/ABook ChapterPublication Metadata only Information superhighway and continuous professional development for the networked teachers: online communities of practice(IGI Global, 2018) Sağlam, Aslı Lidice Göktürk; Preparatory English Program; GÖKTÜRK SAĞLAM, Aslı LidiceThis chapter focuses on the impact of technology on teacher training through online communities of practice (CoP) and investigates its potential for facilitating continuous professional development for the educators who can create personal learning networks on the web. Wenger's Community of Practice Theory (1998) and Garrison et al.'s (2000) Community of Inquiry (CoI) are explored as underlying theories of CoP. Furthermore, examples of online communities of practice will be briefly enlisted. The chapter will provide brief information how online learning is operationalized within the confines of CoP. The chapter will also discuss role of online communities of practice for teachers' continuous professional development with reference to current literature, explore challenges and focus on suggestions and avenues for further research.ArticlePublication Open Access Factors affecting students’ English proficiency in a Turkish EMI University: a phenomenological study(World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), 2018) Hasırcı, Bahar; Coşgun, Gülçin; Undergraduate English Program; COŞKUN, Gülçin; HASIRCI, BaharThis paper reports on an investigation of Turkish English-medium university students’ perceptions of the change in their language ability and the factors affecting this change. Results revealed that 1) when students are highly exposed to English and are expected to use it productively for their studies, they perceive that there is greater development in their language skills and abilities 2) students think that corrective feedback plays a crucial role in helping them focus their attention on the form 3) speaking is perceived to be the weakest and the least improved skill over the years. These findings suggest insightful implications for English-medium universities in Turkey and all around the world.Book ChapterPublication Metadata only Investigating the impacts of a mentoring model on experienced efl teachers at tertiary level(IGI Global, 2018-04) Coşgun, Gülçin; Atay, D.; Undergraduate English Program; COŞKUN, GülçinIn teacher education programs, mentoring is generally regarded as a major component of the practicum of preservice teachers; mentors guide the development of preservice teachers and evaluate their readiness to teach independently. Mentoring can also be a highly valuable tool for the professional development of in-service teachers, who need to update their knowledge and skills as they progress in their career and gain familiarity with the expectations of an institution. However, mentoring programs offered for experienced teachers are very rare in Turkey. In-service teachers fulfill their professional development needs by attending seminars or courses and/or try to cope with challenges through informal talks with their colleagues. This chapter reports on a mentoring program provided to experienced EFL teachers and explores the effects of it on the participants. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 12 teachers. Findings indicate that experienced teachers feel the mentoring program contributes to their professional as well as personal development.ArticlePublication Open Access The impact of English medium instruction (EMI) on students' language abilities(World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), 2017-11) Coşgun, Gülçin; Hasırcı, Bahar; Undergraduate English Program; COŞKUN, Gülçin; HASIRCI, BaharThis paper reports on an investigation of Turkish English-medium university students’ perceptions of the change in their language ability and difference between students’ level of English proficiency when they start their departmental studies and in their 4th semester and onwards based on their proficiency exam scores. Results revealed that 1) studying in an English-medium university improves students’ reading, listening and overall English proficiency significantly 2) there is not a statistically significant change between student’s pre and post writing scores 3) the empirical findings are line with participants’ perceptions of the impact of studying in an English-medium university on their language development. These findings suggest insightful implications for English-medium universities in Turkey and all around the world.ArticlePublication Open Access The use of speaking techniques by native and non-native English instructors: a case in Turkey(2017-10-10) Coşgun, Gülçin; Mede, E.; Atay, D.; Undergraduate English Program; COŞKUN, GülçinAlthough the primary goal of English language instruction is to assist students in acquiring communicative competence in l, developing this ability might be very challenging for teachers since not all language learners of English are willing to communicate in the target language. In order to develop their learners’ communication skills and increase their students’ willingness to speak, teachers utilize different techniques. The aim of this qualitative study is to find out and compare the speaking techniques that are used by native (NESTs) and non-native (NNESTs) instructors of English Preparatory Programs at universities around Turkey. Data gathered from the open-ended questionnaire revealed both similarities and differences among NESTs and NNESTs about implementing various techniques in EFL speaking classes. The findings of the study suggested some pedagogical implications both for instructors and students in relation to the improvement of the students’ oral performance in language preparatory programs.