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Administrators', teachers' and students' perceptions about the benefits of and barriers to TELL at Koya University
(Bilkent University, 2010)This study examined the feelings and viewpoints of administrators, EFL teachers and EFL students on the benefits of and barriers to technology-enhanced language learning (TELL). This study has been conducted in an English ... -
The attitudes of one teacher and her students towards using Internet sources to develop students' reading skills
(Bilkent University, 2010)This study investigated students’ and the teacher’s attitudes towards the benefits and challenges of using Internet sources to develop students’ English reading skills. The data was collected through questionnaires ... -
The background factors that influence learners' English proficiency
(Bilkent University, 2011)This study was conducted to explore the relationship between language achievement and starting age of learning English as a foreign language, type of high school, languages known by the learners and spoken in their home ... -
A comparison of computer assisted and face-to-face speaking assessment : performance, perceptions, anxiety, and computer attitudes
(Bilkent University, 2011)Computer technology has long been applied to language testing as a time and cost efficient way to conveniently assess the proficiency of large numbers of students. Thus, a good deal of research have focused on the effect ... -
The effect of language of note taking on successful task completion
(Bilkent University, 2009)This study investigated the effect of language choice on students‟ ability to take notes while listening; another aim in this study was to compare these students‟ performance in completing tasks, according to the language ... -
The effectiveness of cloze tests in assessing the speaking
(Bilkent University, 2011)This study investigated the effectiveness of cloze tests in assessing the speaking and writing skill levels of Manisa Celal Bayar University Preparatory School students. The study also tried to find out whether there are ... -
The effectiveness of mobile assisted language learning as a supplementary material for English language teaching coursebooks
(Bilkent University, 2010)This study was conducted (a) to investigate the effectiveness of mobile assisted language learning (MALL) applications in supplementing ELT coursebooks, and (b) to explore the attitudes of the students towards MALL ... -
The impact on critical thinking of the use of L1 and L2 in peer feedback
(Bilkent University, 2010)This study investigated (a) quantitative and (b) qualitative differences between the critical thinking displayed in L1 and L2 in peer feedback discussions of Turkish EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students. ... -
International English teachers' perceptions of English as an international language
(Bilkent University, 2010)English as an International Language (EIL) and its implications for ELT have been keenly debated throughout the last two decades. Many researchers have in some depth elaborated on the issues of identity and voice, ... -
An investigation of Turkish preparatory class students' listening comprehension problems and perceptual learning styles
(Bilkent University, 2009)Listening is a skill that many Turkish EFL learners have constant problems with and perceptual learning styles of the students is a factor that plays an important role in students‟ learning a foreign language. This study ... -
Language learning and transit refugees in Turkey : a case study of Afghans in Sivas
(Bilkent University, 2011)This work characterizes the sociological and sociolinguistic situation faced by refugees and asylum seekers living temporarily in Turkey. Despite the fact that such information could be of direct use to refugee aid ... -
Major sources of collocational errors made by EFL learners at Koya University
(Bilkent University, 2010)The aim of the present study was to explore the main sources of collocational errors made by learners of English as Foreign Language (EFL). To address this issue, 40 Kurdish seniors studying EFL at Koya University’s ... -
The preferences of Turkish university EFL students for instructional activities in relation to their motivation
(Bilkent University, 2009)This study investigates a) the components of motivation that Turkish university EFL students hold, b) their preferences for instructional activities, c) how these two concepts relate to each other, and d) whether the ... -
The relationship between cultural identity and pronunciation of non-native speakers of English in an EFL setting
(Bilkent University, 2011)Many factors are known to influence the pronunciation of English by speakers of other languages, including: the speaker’s L1, age of beginning English, length of study, gender, motivation, aptitude, and personality. Other ... -
Teachers' and students' perceptions about classroom-based speaking tests and their washback
(Bilkent University, 2011)Testing is an indispensable part of the teaching and learning processes. Since testing, teaching, and learning are closely related, it is inevitable for them to have an influence on each other. Tests are thought to affect ... -
Turkish university EFL students' and instructors' views on the concepts of the good (English) foreign language teacher
(Bilkent University, 2009)The objective of this study is to investigate Turkish University EFL students‟ and instructors‟ views on the characteristics of a good (English) foreign language teacher. Additionally, the study attempts to explore whether ...
