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Effects of a combined - metacognitive strategy training on university EFL students' comprehension and retention of academic reading texts
(Bilkent University, 1994)The question investigated in the present study was whether instructing university students with the combined metacognitive strategies of self-questioning (SQ) and prediction would improve reading comprehension and recall ... -
The effects of dictionary training on Turkish EFL students' reading comprehension and vocabulary learning
(Bilkent University, 1995)The present study investigated the effects of monolingual dictionary training on Turkish EFL students' reading comprehension and vocabulary learning. Thirty-seven intermediate-level Turkish EFL preparatory students in the ... -
Effects of familar and unfamiliar background music on the reading comprehension performance of Turkish EFL learners in a university preparatory program
(Bilkent University, 1995)This study was designed to investigate to what extent familiar and unfamiliar background music might affect the reading comprehension performance of Turkish EFL learners in a university preparatory program. The present ... -
Effects of the teacher-provided and student-generated keyword methods on the immediate and delayed recall and recognition of vocabulary items under classroom conditions at a Turkish university
(Bilkent University, 1995)This experimental study aimed at investigating the effects of a teacher-provided keyword method and a studentgenerated keyword method on recall and recognition of vocabulary items in comparison to a rote rehearsal ... -
Effects of training preparatory school EFL students at Middle East Technical University in a metacognivite strategy for reading academic texts
(Bilkent University, 1994)This study was designed to investigate whether one kind of metacognitive strategy, namely semantic mapping (SM), could significantly enhance Turkish English-as-aforeign-language (EFL) students' reading comprehension. The ... -
English-language needs in the probable work situations of the students of the Radio, Television, and Film Department at Ankara University
(Bilkent University, 1994)This study was designed to investigate the fututre work-related English language needs of the students of the Radio, Television, and Film Department (RTFD) at the Faculty of Communication (FC) at Ankara University (AU). ... -
A model for a proficiency/final achievement test for use at Erciyes University Preparatory School
(Bilkent University, 1994)The goal of this study was to develop and pilot a model of a test based on course objectives that could be used for both a proficiency test and an achievement test for Erciyes University Preparatory School (EUPS) and that ... -
Native-speaker teachers' and non-native-speaker teachers' preferences for error correction strategies in EFL discourse classes
(Bilkent University, 1994)This study was designed to determine whether there was a difference between native-speaker teachers' (NSTs)and non-native-speaker teachers' (NNSTs) (Turkish) preferences for correction strategies for grammar and pronunciation ... -
A needs assessment of the students of the Department of Tourism and Administration and Hotel Management at Balıkesir University
(Bilkent University, 1994)English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses should be organized and planned according to the needs of the learners because ESP courses prepare learners for their future careers (Hutchinson and Waters, 1987). In ESP courses, ... -
A proposed model for an in-service teacher development programme for Eastern Mediterranean University English Preparatory School, Northern Cyprus
(Bilkent University, 1995)This study investigated the current in-service programme for teachers at Eastern Mediterranean University English Preparatory School (EMUEPS) and proposed a model for an in-service teacher development programme based on ... -
Tailored cloze: an improved cloze procedure using acceptable word scoring and classical item analysis techniques
(Bilkent University, 1994)This study investigated the possibility of improving the reliability and validity as well as the mean and standard deviation of a cloze procedure by redesigning it with the outcome of classical item analysis when acceptable ...
