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Investigating the impacts of coaching and mentoring through induction on the experienced teachers
(IGI Global, 2021-06)Since 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. ... -
Native English speaking teachers as cosmopolitans or citizens of the world: An anthropological study in Istanbul, Turkey
(Katibeh-ILCRG, 2020)The 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 ... -
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)Source-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 ... -
How to create opportunities for learner-to-learner interaction in online classes
This resource aims to provide some tips to create opportunities for learner-to-learner interaction and constructive collaboration. -
Establishing teacher presence in online teaching
(TESOL International Association, 2021-03-08)This resource aims to provide some hints for teachers to have a stronger teacher visibility and presence in online education. -
Evaluating an online professional learning community as a context for professional development in classroom-based research
(TESL-EJ, 2020-11)This 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 ... -
Investigating the perceptions of students on the use of L1 in departmental courses in a Turkish EMI university
(Gazi Yabancı Diller Derneği, 2020-06-30)This 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. ... -
Turkish efl learners' perceptions of native english-speaking teachers and non-native english-speaking teachers in higher education
(Children's Research Center, 2016-09-27)The question of what makes a good teacher of English has aroused researchers' interest for many years, and the existing studies comparing NESTs (native English-speaking teachers) and NNESTs (non-native English-speaking ... -
Yabancılara Türkçe öğretiminde teknoloji entegrasyonu
(Mehmet Kurudayıoğlu, 2018-07-14)Dil öğretimi sürecine yönelik birçok eğitim ortamı, günümüzde dijital teknolojilerdeki yeniliklerle bütünleşme eğilimine girmiştir. Kevin Jarrett'in ifadeleriyle “T-E-C-H (teknoloji) olmadan T-E-A-C-H (öğretmek)’ten söz ... -
The theme of alienation in two dystopian novels: brave new world and fahrenheit 451
(INT Organization Center ACAD Research, 2014-02)Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are both about how the influence of technology affected mankind. Brave New World depicts a future where people are produced scientifically. Fahrenheit 451 is about a future where firemen ... -
Pueblos silenciosos/silent comunities: within the grain, against the grain
(2016)This assignment is an attempt to map in general sense the origins and development of the Chicano movement in The United States. The reason why a term like’’Chicano/-a’’ was coined and what it means politically, socially, ... -
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 ...
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