School of Languages: Recent submissions
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NS/NNS models in teaching speaking
(John Wiley and Sons, 2019-01-15)Having 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 ... -
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Information superhighway and continuous professional development for the networked teachers: online communities of practice
(IGI Global, 2018)This 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 exams change how and what teachers teach? Investigating the washback effect of a university english language proficiency test in the turkish context
(Hacettepe University, 2018)This article reports a mixed-method study that examined the washback effect from a locally-produced, theme-based, high-stakes English language proficiency test in tertiary education in a Turkish EAP context. The aim was ... -
Factors affecting students’ English proficiency in a Turkish EMI University: a phenomenological study
(World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), 2018)This 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 ... -
Investigating the impacts of a mentoring model on experienced efl teachers at tertiary level
(IGI Global, 2018-04)In 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 ... -
The impact of English medium instruction (EMI) on students' language abilities
(World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), 2017-11)This 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 ... -
The use of speaking techniques by native and non-native English instructors: a case in Turkey
(2017-10-10)Although 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 ... -
The integration of educational technology for classroom-based formative assessment to empower teaching and learning
(IGI Global, 2017-07-12)As educational technology continues to change the face of educational contexts in the digital age, the way in which teachers can incorporate various existing online resources and applications within their everyday classroom ... -
Effective mistake correction in writing and an application: the Maltepe project 2004
(Humanizing Language Teaching, 2006-09)Educating competent enough writers both in a foreign language is a long, winding, bumpy road where travellers have to sweat a lot and unlike speaking, accuracy is the sine qua non for being effective in the target language ... -
Göç ve Irk: Madrid'de Yaşayan Fakir, Siyah Afrikalı Göçmenlerin Çalışma Koşulları
(Dipnot Yayınevi, 2013)Bu çalışma, günümüz Madrid'inde giderek yaygınlaşan bir iş kolunun analizini yapmak amacıyla yola çıkmıştır. Bölgedeki inşaatlarda ve şantiyelerde bekçilik işini kapsayan bu hizmet sektörü, Çingene nüfusu için önemli bir ... -
Effective Use of MOODLE in ELT Settings: An Application in SELI at Özyeğin University
(Istanbul Kültür University, 2010-05)Technology in language teaching has been around for longer than one could imagine and the use of tape recorders, language laboratories and video in the classroom in the 1960s and 1970s (Dudeney and Hockly, 2007: 7) has ... -
Native English-speaking teachers in foreign language teaching in Turkey: a brief historical overview
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2018)With the onset of globalisation, the world is turning into a global village With the onset of globalisation, the world is turning into a global village and the need for a common language has become pressing. Increasingly, ... -
Verbs of motion in the modern Turkish (vertical direction)
(Institute of Linguistic, 2017)The advancement of technology and scientific knowledge has generated the need to describe the new types of movement in above ground space by linguistic means. In contrast to the horizontal direction, movement in the vertical ... -
Use of moviemaker to help ESL/EFL students develop language skills
Students learning a new language need as much practice as possible since becoming proficient in a new language is a difficult process. At Ozyegin University, Turkey, we ask our students to use Windows Moviemaker, which we ... -
‘Learning portfolio’ to enhance constructivism and student autonomy
(2010)At Ozyegin University (OzU), a new evaluation system is being implemented. In this talk, the components of LP practice at OzU will be presented, relating the process to the principles of constructivism and learner autonomy. ... -
Enlivening students’ creativity through moviemaker in ELT classrooms
Lately technology has become quite significant both in our personal and professional lives and over the past several decades, the development in the computer technologies has drastically altered the way people gather and ... -
A new journey: the learning portfolio
A learning portfolio (LP) can be broadly defined as a purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the students’ efforts, progress and achievements (Smith, 1997). At the Preparatory Program of Ozyegin University ... -
Developing the vocabulary strand of an EAP program
(2015-04-13)This talk will focus on a project carried out to develop the lexical syllabus of an EAP program. The aim is to explain how this project helped the program to define the lexical items needed for EAP studies, how these items ...
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