Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020)

Ahmet Cihat YavuzBahçehir University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3246-952XKeywords: differentiated instruction, differentiated L2 Instruction, traditional L2 instruction Abstract Endeavors have been invested to account for inefficient instruction, which is frequently attributed to disregarding learner idiosyncrasies. As a matter of course, differentiated instruction has begun to receive scholarly and professional attention in the hopes of ameliorating learner outcomes through learner-aware …

The effects of differentiated instruction on Turkish students L2 achievement, and student and teacher perceptions Read More »

Uğur Recep ÇetinavcıBursa Uludag UniversityKeywords: Pragmatics, requests, naturally-occurring data, field notes, directness, modification Abstract In terms of their directness and modification strategies, this study investigated how undergraduate speakers of Turkish formulate their naturally occurring requests in an academic context, in which they request things from an academic in his office. After a 4-year data collection …

Naturally-occurring requests in Turkish: A case from an academic context Read More »

Hedayat SarandiIstanbul Sabahattin Zaim UniversityKeywords: Elicited imitation, implicit knowledge, learning English grammar, second language acquisition Abstract One of the major issues in SLA is developing language tests that could produce good measures of implicit knowledge. This study examines the validity of an English Elicited Imitation (EI) test as a measure of L2 implicit grammatical knowledge. …

The structural sensitivity of elicited imitation as a measure of implicit grammatical knowledge Read More »

Laya Heidari Darani Department of English, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, IsfahanMostafa Morady MoghaddamShahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, IranKeywords: impoliteness, Iranian EFL learners, native English speakers, please, politeness, pragmatics Abstract This study explored how Iranian EFL learners and native English speakers conceptualized the impolite use of please in interaction. Moreover, attempts were made to examine …

‘Please’ as an impoliteness marker in English discourse Read More »

Hassan Ait-BouzidKeywords: ELT, global citizenship, Moroccan high school, SBA, textbook evaluation Abstract This paper examines ways in which three Moroccan ELT textbooks currently used in teaching second year Baccalaureate students in public high schools promote values of global citizenship. It also investigates the extent to which these textbooks present activities that develop learners’ sense of …

Exploring global citizenship as a cross-curricular theme in Moroccan ELT textbooks Read More »

Fatma GümüşokMiddle East Technical UniversityGözde BalıkçıKeywords: classroom research, EFL classroom, extended student talk, conversation analysis, teacher questions Abstract This study aims to analyze the way one EFL teacher maintains and promotes extended student talk in an EFL Listening and Speaking Course at tertiary level via conversation analytic perspective. Promoting extended student turns is one of …

Promoting extended student talk in an EFL classroom Read More »

Mehmet SakTED UniversityKeywords: Motivation, L2 Motivational Self System, Willingness to Communicate, EFL Learners, English Language Teaching Abstract This study reports on findings of an investigation into the relationship between ideal L2 self as a motivational variable and willingness to communicate in English (L2 WTC) in and outside the classroom. Participants were a total of 90 …

The role of ideal L2 self in predicting L2 willingness to communicate inside and outside the classroom Read More »

Onur Uludağ Yildiz Technical UniversityKeywords: sentence processing, parsing, ambiguity resolution, eye-tracking, attachment Abstract The present study aims to investigate the role of L1 transfer effects on L2 sentence processing strategies during the interpretation of relative clause (RC) attachment ambiguities. The main body of the study is divided into two sections. The first section describes Experiment …

Transfer of L1 processing strategies to the interpretation of sentence-level L2 input: A cross-linguistic comparison on the resolution of relative clause attachment ambiguities Read More »

Aylin Sevimel-SahinKeywords: communication, culture, English language teaching, intercultural communicative competence, undergraduate student Abstract Intercultural communicative competence (ICC) is the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with other cultures to negotiate meaning. A high level of ICC is required for a successful communication across numerous cultures. Since English has recently been accepted as the main intercultural …

A survey on the intercultural communicative competence of ELT undergraduate students Read More »