Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021)

Hatime Çiftçi Erdem Akbaş Erciyes University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2204-3119 Keywords: Stancetaking; spoken ELF academic discourse; intersubjectivity; interpersonal pragmatics; doctoral defense discussions Abstract Our study examines interpersonal functions enacted through a stance marker in spoken ELF academic discourse. We specifically focus on investigating the functions of I don’t know in an academic speech event by embracing an interpersonal pragmatics and […]

Mehdi Solhi Istanbul Medipol University Yaren Zehra Mert Şehit İsmail Erez Anatolian High SchoolZeliha Çelen Ataşehir Bilfen Anaokulu Rabia Kısa Istanbul Medipol UniversityKeywords: Coursebooks evaluation; coursebook deficiency; public schools; English deficit Abstract In this pre-use evaluation study, the long-term effectiveness of the contents of the English language coursebooks provided by the Ministry of Turkish National

Işıl Günseli Kaçar Middle East Technical University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-5040Keywords: study/teach abroad experiences, transformative learning, pre-service teachers, meaning schemes, sociolinguistic perspective, intercultural awareness, World Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca Abstract Study/Teach abroad experiences, are shown to impact prospective teachers’ beliefs and values, offering exposure to diverse educational systems and teaching philosophies. This qualitative exploratory case study

Khalil Ahmad University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad PakistanAbdul Qadir Khan University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir MuzaffarabadKeywords: The English articles; Countability; Definiteness; Indefiniteness; Variability; Auto-articles check. Abstract The use of English articles is the most challenging task for the EFL learners particularly when there is no articles in their native language (L1). The

Seyit Ahmet Çapan Harran University Keywords: foreign language education; problems; underachievement; learners; teachers; curriculum; social factors Abstract Foreign language education is a highly controversial issue in the Turkish educational system. Despite innovative educational reforms done in the last three decades, achievement in foreign language education is far from yielding the expected results. It is of

Semih Ekin Hacettepe UniversityRamazan YetkinKeywords: refugee; refugee education; migration; teacher attitude; Syrian refugees Abstract From the last decade on, the matter of refugees in Turkey has become a key issue in almost all social and political areas including education. Following the refugee influx from 2011 on, Turkey has immediately taken action to provide the Syrian

Emrullah Dağtan Dicle UniversityNeşe Cabaroğlu Çukurova University Keywords: English, speaking skill, ELT, Turkey Abstract The situation of spoken English in both formal and informal settings in Turkey seems to be far from satisfactory. Additionally, the legal arrangements devoted to ameliorate this predicament have proven unsuccessful as far as an acceptable level of competence is concerned.

Burak Tüfekçioğlu Dr. Öğr. ÜyesiKeywords: Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language; Culture in Teaching a Foreign Language; Vocabulary; Teaching Vocabulary, Corpus Linguistics Abstract This study aims at specifying cultural words in teaching Turkish as a foreign language according to their proficiency levels (A1/2, B1/2, and C1/2) and analyzing the difference between the proficiency levels of

Emi Nursanti Universitas Negeri YogyakartaErna AndriyantiUniversitas Negeri YogyakartaKeywords: multilingualism; language identity; youth; millennials; local-oriented English Abstract College learners with their youthfulness are in a crucial phase of transition, which is often associated with a search of identity. Since language is a fluid identity marker, an investigation of language use to represent identity is challenging, especially

Galina Shleykina Miami universityKeywords: pragmatic competence, pragmatic failure, greeting responses, ELF, EFL Abstract In the current conditions of globalization and the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), the notions of pragmatic competence and appropriateness as well as pragmatic failure become of paramount importance to the language learners and instructors. The current article discusses