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Dilara Arpacı Hacettepe UniversityKeywords:Glossing, vocabulary learning, gloss types Abstract This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different types of glosses and no-gloss condition on second language vocabulary learning. There were totally 81 high school students involved in the study, and they were randomly divided into three groups: L1-gloss group, L2-gloss group, and No-gloss […]

Atsushi Iida Gunma UniversityKeywords: Second language poetry writing, haiku, identity, study abroad experience, EFL learners Abstract The current study investigates the way in which an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) college student writes haiku – a three line Japanese poem with a specific number of syllables in each line in a second language (L2)

İsmail Hakkı Erten Hacettepe UniversityHüseyin Öz Hacettepe UniversityKeywords:Editorial Abstract Dear EJAL Readers, We are happy to be writing this editorial to the first issue of second volume. It is a thrill to start our second year with Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics. It has been truly stimulating to work on the journal. It has also

İsmail Hakkı ErtenHacettepe UniversityHüseyin ÖzHacettepe UniversityKeywords:editorial Abstract Dear EJAL Readers, Welcome to our second issue. Yes, we have reached our second issue and are truly optimistic about the future of the fledgling journal of OURS. Ours it is, as it belongs to the international community of applied linguists. We, as the editors, would like to

Handan CelikTrakya UniversityKeywords: Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide Abstract Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide, Alison Mackey, Susan M. Gass (Eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford (2011). 336 pp. ISBN: 978-1- 4443-3427-2 (pbk.) PDF Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on pinterest

Sedat Beceren Canakkale Onsekiz Mart UniversityKeywords: Research Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English in Turkey: Policies and Practices Abstract Research Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English in Turkey: Policies and Practices, Yasemin Bayyurt & Yesim Bektas-Cetinkaya (Eds.). Peter Lang GmhB, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Offord, Wien (2012). 312 pp. ISBN 978-3-631-63334-2 (Hardcover), ISBN 978-3-653-02387-9

M. Sercan UztosunOnsekiz Mart UniversityKeywords: Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies Abstract Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies, Rebecca L. Oxford. Pearson Education Limited, London, New York (2011). Xiv+342 pp. ISBN: 978-0-582- 38129-2 (pbk.) PDF Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on pinterest

Karim SadeghiUrmia UniversityZainab Abolfazli KhonbiUrmia UniversityKeywords: Iranian EFL students, Language learning aptitude, Language learning strategy use Abstract Fundamental to any consideration of research into students’ roles in any educational program is the focus on the most efficient way(s) of learning for students. Following the same thread, this study aimed to explore the patterns of language

Frederick Poole Utah State UniversityKoyin SungUtah State UniversityKeywords: Chinese language beginners, Pinyin, character recognition, character writing, university level Abstract Developing Chinese character knowledge is often labor intensive and time consuming. Therefore, there is often an imbalance between character instruction and training in other language skills due to how much instructional time is occupied by learning

Michael John AlroeChulalongkorn UniversityHayo ReindersHayo ReindersKeywords: Contextual learning, decontextualized learning, translation pairs;, vocabulary knowledge Abstract This study aimed to test the findings of earlier research indicating that EFL students could better learn new vocabulary via translation from L1 rather than by encountering it in the context of L2 sentences. Over one thousand Thai freshmen students