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Common ground and positioning in EFL classrooms : a comparison of native and non-native english-speaking teachers
(Bilkent University, 2017-05)This study aimed to investigate how native (NEST) and non-native English-speaking (NNEST) teachers find common ground with their students and the ways they position themselves while establishing common ground in their ... -
A comparison of EFL teachers' and students' perceptions of listening comprehension problems and teachers' reported classroom practices
(Bilkent University, 2013)This study aims to explore teachers’ perceptions of university level students’ listening comprehension problems, who learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL), in order to compare them with the students’ perceptions, as ... -
Conceptual socialization in EFL contexts : a case study on Turkish EFL learners‟ request speech acts realization
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)This study aimed to investigate Turkish EFL learners‟ development of conceptual socialization in terms of their speech acts realization. More specifically, the study examined if the development of conceptual socialization ... -
Conversation strategies in the ELT curriculum and their effect on EFL learners' oral proficiency exam performance
(Bilkent University, 2017-01)This study aims to explore whether teachers‟ reported practices of teaching conversation strategies show any difference from students‟ perceptions on teaching these strategies in in-class activities. The study also ... -
The effect of explicit teaching of formulaic language on Turkish English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' writing performance
(Bilkent University, 2013)This study investigates the effect of explicit teaching of formulaic language on Turkish English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ use of formulaic language and overall writing performance. The study was carried out ... -
The effect of L1 on L2 formulaic expression production
(Bilkent University, 2014)This study explores whether congruencies in an individual's native language (L1, Turkish) have an effect on the production of formulaic expressions and their respective contexts in that individual's second language (L2, ... -
The effect of raters' prior knowledge of students' proficiency levels on their assessment during oral interviews
(Bilkent University, 2013)This quasi-experimental study, focusing on scorer reliability in oral interview assessments, aims to investigate the possible existence of rater bias and the effect(s), if any, of the raters’ prior knowledge of students’ ... -
The effects of task switching within and between languages on L2 reading comprehension
(Bilkent University, 2016-06)The purpose of this study is to compare how scores on reading comprehension tasks are affected by switching between two activities within and between languages. Two overarching scenarios with three subsections are involved ... -
The effects of viewing pre-selected video clips on low-level Turkish EFL learners’ use of speech acts
(Bilkent University, 2017-05)This study aimed to investigate the effects of video clips on low-level Turkish EFL learners’ pragmatic competence in using speech acts. The pre-test in a DCT format was administered in low-intermediate level classes at ... -
The effects of watching American TV series on tertiary level EFL learners' use of formulaic language
(Bilkent University, 2014)This study investigates the effects of watching an American TV Series, How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM), on tertiary level English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ use of formulaic language. The participants were 66 ... -
EFL teachers' reflective practice via online discussions
(Bilkent University, 2015)This study investigated EFL teachers‟ participation in reflective practice oriented (RP-oriented) online discussion forums. More specifically, it explored the reflection types (reflection-in, reflection-on and ... -
Exploring the desired characteristics and behavors of in-service trainers
(Bilkent University, 2012)This study explored the desired characteristics and behaviors of in-service trainers in the Schools of Foreign languages as viewed by EFL instructors at Turkish universities. The variables affecting the EFL instructors’ ... -
Factors influencing dyadic interaction in paired speaking tests: Proficiency and familiarity
(Bilkent University, 2017-11)This study investigated whether familiarity and proficiency factors play a role in EFL learners’ use of interactional resources (i.e., turn-taking, topic management, repair and task management) and the emergence of ... -
The Identity (RE) construction of nonnative english teacers stepping into native turkish teachers' shoes
(Bilkent University, 2015)This study aimed to investigate how the changing role from a nonnative English teacher to a native Turkish teacher affects teachers’ identity construction in terms of self-image, self-efficacy, and beliefs about teaching ... -
The interconnectedness of English as a lingua franca (ELF), study abroad, and language learner beliefs
(Bilkent University, 2012)In the 21st century, there has been a growing interest in the novel term, “English as a lingua franca” (ELF) (e.g., Berns, 2008; Jenkins, 2006; Kirkpatrick, 2010; Seidlhofer, 2005) and an equally large interest in the ... -
The Mathematical and communicative discourse in a multicultural content based classroom of an international school: an ethnographic study
(Bilkent University, 2015-05)The purpose of this ethnographic study was to investigate the culture of a content-based English/Mathematics classroom in terms of mathematical and communicative discourse. The participants of this study were 21 multicultural ... -
Method vs postmethod! : a survey on prospective EFL teachers' perspectives
(Bilkent University, 2014)This descriptive study investigated the awareness level of ELT students regarding postmethod pedagogy, and the teaching methods in Turkey. Having emerged in the early 1990s, postmethod pedagogy has received mixed reactions ... -
Novice native english-speaking teachers’ professional identity construction in relation to their emotions and tensions
(Bilkent University, 2016-05)This longitudinal, case study aimed to examine the professional teacher identity construction of novice native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) working in an EFL setting. Thus, this study explored two American novice ... -
Postmethod Pedagogy and reflective practice: current stance of Turkish EFL teachers
(Bilkent University, 2015)Current discussions about the methods in English language teaching show the dissatisfaction with the outcomes of the implementations of the conventional teaching methods. The postmethod pedagogy argues that traditional ... -
Pronunciation awareness training as an aid to development EFL learners' listening comprehension skills
(Bilkent University, 2012)This study investigates the effects of pronunciation awareness training on listening comprehension skills of tertiary level English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. The participants were 68 Upper Intermediate level ...
