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 …

Stancetaking in spoken ELF discourse in academic settings: interpersonal functions of I don’t know as a face-maintaining strategy Read More »

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 …

Evaluating the Long-term Effectiveness of English Language Coursebooks at Turkish Public High Schools Read More »

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 …

A case study of Turkish pre-service teachers of English in an international exchange program: ELF and WE perspectives Read More »

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 …

The underlying reasons for the difficulties in use of the English articles for EFL learners: an analysis based on the learners’ experiences Read More »

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 …

Problems in Foreign Language Education in the Turkish Education System: Pre-Service Teachers’ Accounts Read More »

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 …

Teachers Attitudes to Syrian Refugee Students in Turkey Read More »

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. …

Status of English speaking skills in Turkish ELT departments: A nationwide survey Read More »

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 …

Cultural vocabulary in teaching Turkish as a foreign language Read More »

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 …

Language Identities of Multilingual College English Learners in Indonesia Read More »

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 …

Pragmatic failure revisited: Jaworski’s (1994) study in a new light Read More »