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Mohammadreza Valizadeh Department of Translation and Interpretation (English), Faculty of Humanities, Cappadocia University, Cappadocia, Turkey Fatemeh Soltanpour Kar Higher Education Institute, QazvinKeywords: Focused written corrective feedback, direct corrective feedback, syntactic complexity, additional writing practice, EFL elementary learners Abstract This experimental study, using a pretest-treatment-posttest design, compared the effects of focused direct written corrective feedback and …

Focused direct corrective feedback: Effects on the elementary English learners written syntactic complexity Read More »

Ramazan Yetkin Hacettepe University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-509XSemih Ekin Hacettepe University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8876-7518Keywords: L2 motivational self system, ideal L2 self, ought-to L2 self, language learning experience, intended effort Abstract This study aimed to examine to what extent Turkish EFL learners’ L2 motivational dispositions which are ideal L2 self, ought-to L2 self and language learning experiences predict their intended effort …

Motivational Orientations of Secondary School EFL Learners toward Language Learning Read More »

Mohammad Alipour Islamic Azad University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5888-000XMohammad Alipour Islamic Azad University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5888-000XKeywords: Informal features, applied linguistics, research articles, natives, non-natives Abstract This quantitative-qualitative study aimed to fathom out whether and how informal features are exploited in articles of applied linguistics written in English by natives and non-natives. To this end, a corpus of 200 articles was …

Informality in Applied Linguistics Research Articles: Comparing Native and Non-Native Writings Read More »

Mohammed Ateek Gaziantep University Birkbeck, University of London Department of Applied Linguistics and CommunicationKeywords: Extensive reading, reading fluency, vocabulary knowledge, learners’ perceptions, action research Abstract A number of studies have suggested that extensive reading can lead to gains in different language skills. Few studies on extensive reading have been conducted outside the East Asia classroom …

Extensive reading in an EFL classroom: Impact and learners perceptions Read More »

Ali Erarslan Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2536-6044Keywords: English language teaching program, evaluation, language teaching, primary school, program components Abstract Today, the ability to communicate in English is a need brought about by the globalization process encompassing developments in many fields such as science and technology. To address this need, English language teaching programs in Turkey …

Strengths and Weaknesses of Primary School English Language Teaching Programs in Turkey: Issues Regarding Program Components Read More »

Meral Özkan GürsesKeywords: learner autonomy, French as a foreign language, the L2 Motivational Self System, motivation, second language learning Abstract Learner autonomy has attracted numerous researchers in language teaching for the last four decades. However, there exists still a need to investigate to what extent learners of foreign languages, in particular languages other than English, …

Learner autonomy among students of French as a foreign language in a tertiary context Read More »

Erdem Aksoy TED University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8395-1738Derya Bozdoğan TED University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2266-8450Ufuk Akbaş Hasan Kalyoncu University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6122-154XGölge Seferoğlu Middle East Technical University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7587-6822Keywords: English language policy, intensive language program, English language teachers’ opinions, teaching English to young learners Abstract In search of ways to better the foreign language proficiency levels of their citizens, governments frequently announce macro foreign …

Old Wine in a New Bottle: Implementation of Intensive Language Program in the 5th Grade in Turkey Read More »

Ahmet Başal Yildiz Technical University Faculty of Education Department of Foreign Languages EducationMuhammet Toraman Kıymet Merve CelenKeywords:collocation, English language teaching, online system, vocabulary teaching Abstract Learning collocations poses difficulties for foreign language learners despite their importance for fluency in the target language. Collocation learning and teaching should therefore be an integral part of foreign language …

ONCOLL: A quasi-experimental study on the effect of a web-based platform on teaching collocations Read More »

Nihan Bursalı Hülya MısırKeywords: narration, positioning theory, sojourner, Foreign language teaching assistants;, emerging identities; Abstract The aim of the study is to show emerging identity performances of Turkish Fulbright foreign teaching language assistants (FLTAs) in social and academic contexts during their sojourn experiences in the US. The grant program brings institutional roles of being a …

Uncovering emerging identity performances of Turkish foreign language teaching assistants Read More »

Hani Qasem Mohammed Asaad Universiti Utara Malaysia Ahmad Affendi Shabdin Universiti Utara MalaysiaKeywords: Academic writing, morphological awareness, productive vocabulary knowledge, second language postgraduate students Abstract Studies have found that morphology awareness could assist writers to increase productive vocabulary (e.g. Green et al., 2003; McCutchen & Stull, 2015), reduce vocabulary errors (e.g. Karakas, 2012; Ririn, 2010), …

The predictive role of morphological awareness and productive vocabulary knowledge in L2 postgraduate students academic writing Read More »