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Item Open Access English language and literature students' perceptions of reflective writing, its effects on engagement in writing and literature(Bilkent University, 2013) Uçar, HakanThis study investigated the effects of the reflective writing process on English Language and Literature students’ engagement with writing and literature and their demonstrated engagement level in the reflective writing process. This study was conducted over a period of nine weeks with six students from the English Language and Literature Department in Cumhuriyet University in Sivas. Students read excerpts from literary works of different genres and following discussion sessions on these works, wrote reflective responses. Their responses were analyzed using a reflective writing evaluation framework, developed by the researcher from the related literature to investigate the effects of reflectivity on students’ engagement with writing and literature. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant in order to gain an in-depth understanding of their perceptions of the reflective writing process. The findings found that the reflective writing process significantly increased the students’ engagement levels with writing and literature, and that they gained a positive attitude towards reflective writing. The results of the study may help primarily instructors of writing courses and lecturers in literature departments in contributing to students’ engagement with writing and literature by making use of reflective writing in the form of a voluntary extra-curricular activity.Item Restricted Erzurum düğün gelenekleri(Bilkent University, 2020) Oral, Ege Bora; Adırbelli, Elanur; Demir, Yaren; Yıldız, YiğithanErzurum düğünleri, bazıları kendine has bazıları ise yörede bulunan illerin düğünleri ile ortak olan pek çok geleneğe sahiptir. Bu gelenekler, Erzurum düğünlerini diğer düğünlerden farklı kılarken aynı zamanda eskiden beri var olan adetlerin de varlığını ve değerini hala korumasını sağlar. İnsanların geleneklere verdikleri önem nedeniyle Erzurum’daki düğünler fazlasıyla yoğun, tempolu, bazen de yorucu olsa da her zaman eğlenceli geçer çünkü çoğu insan düğün sürecinde hemen hemen tüm gelenekleri yaşatmaya ve uygulamaya çalışır. Gelin ve damadın nişanındaki, gelinin kına gecesindeki, damadın kısır gecesindeki ve son olarak düğündeki gelenekler Türk kültürüne de zenginlik katar. Dolayısıyla Erzurum düğünlerinin ve bu süreçte uygulanan geleneklerin değeri ve önemi göz ardı edilemez.Item Open Access The impact of virtual tours on museum exhibitions after the onset of covid-19 restrictions: visitor engagement and long-term perspectives(Centro Euromediterraneo di Innovazione Tecnologica per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali e la Biomedicina, 2021) Resta, Giuseppe; Dicuonzo, F.; Karacan, Evrim; Pastore, D.After the outbreak of Covid-19, galleries and museums have been experimenting with new ways to engage a potential audience remotely. This study focuses on the level of engagement of virtual tours in museums looking at the representation of architectural space, representation artifacts, and ease of use as possible correlated factors. A sample group of eighty early-career experts in the field of art, architecture, or design assessed their visit to the archaeological museum of Troya Müzesi in Çanakkale, Turkey; half of the participants resided in Turkey, while the other half in Italy. This paper has addressed the following research questions with an online multi-level study: how is the online exhibition platform evaluated by its audience? Can regular employment of virtual tours engage new visitors in the long term? Is the representation of a museum, in the form of a virtual twin, an adequate surrogate that creates an immersive visiting experience?Item Open Access Investigation of teacher opinions about teaching materials designed to support foreign language learning of kindergarten students(Bilkent University, 2021-02) Yüksel, HacerThe aim of this study was to investigate the views of English language teachers regarding the use of the Early Language Development System (ELDS) with young learners. This study was primarily designed and conducted as a quantitative study through the administration of a questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument included a couple of open-ended items; therefore, some qualitative data analysis was employed as well. The participants included 53 English Language teachers of different grades in Turkey. Data analysis was used to assess the reliability of the instrument through a factor analysis and descriptive and inferential statistics were used to assess and compare responses. The questionnaire was found to be valid and reliable and could be adapted by future researchers. The findings of this study revealed that English Language teachers have positive view of ELDS and indicated that it will benefit young learners.