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Co-Constructed Oppositional Stance and Facework in an Office Hour Interaction
(De Gruyter, 2020) Çiftçi, Hatime; Vásquez, Camilla
Stance plays a salient role in communicating interpersonal meaning through language use. Understanding stance as co-constructed within dialogic interaction uncovers subtleties of how interlocutors use language to express their subjectivities and thus, negotiate their interpersonal relationship. The notion of face and facework, or relational work (Locher 2004), is therefore relevant to the understanding of stance in interaction. Drawing on Du Bois’ (2007) stance triangle, our study analyzes oppositional stance in a single, extended interaction and shows how two interlocutors in an academic setting jointly construct oppositional stance, each by drawing on their own interpretations. Our analysis indicates that this co-constructed oppositional stance is enacted throughout three broader stages, which we call initiation, negotiation, and resolution. We also demonstrate that expressing oppositional stance is a complex process where interlocutors employ various discourse strategies to express pessimistic evaluation, shifting positionings, and (dis)alignment. Meanwhile, instances of oppositional stance become face-maintaining and face-challenging at different stages in which directness and indirectness are variably employed.
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Designing Effective, Contemporary Assessment on a Flipped Educational Sciences Course
(Routledge, 2019) Caroline Fell Kurban
Evidence shows flipped learning increases academic performance and student satisfaction. Yet, often practitioners flip instruction but keep traditional curricula and assessment. Assessment in higher education is often via written exams. But these provide limited feedback and do not ask students to put knowledge into practice. This does not support the tenets of flipped learning. For two years, the author flipped instruction but retained traditional curricula and assessment. However, on the author’s current course, all three aspects were redesigned to better support flipped learning. The aim of this research is to test the effectiveness of this redesign regarding student engagement and satisfaction. Thus, it is asked: How, on this course, can meaningful, continuous assessment be provided as well as effective, personalized feedback, while staying in line with the philosophy of flipped learning? Action research took place from September 2016 to June 2017. Quantitative data from a student survey, and qualitative data from a research diary and student focus group were gathered. What emerged is: a little-and-often assessment approach is effective for learning and engagement; tasks must be authentic and test demonstration of knowledge, not memory; quality, not quantity, is key for student learning; and students desire individualized feedback. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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Differentiating Flipped Learning Approaches for the Diverse Needs of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative, and Social Sciences
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2016) Kurban, Caroline Fell; Şahin, Muhammed
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English as a Medium of Instruction: Students' Strategies
(Oxford University Press, 2017) Griffiths, Carol; Soruç, Adem
Although English-medium instruction (EMI) is now widely spread throughout the world, there is surprisingly little research into the challenges students face as they try to learn subject matter by means of a non-native language, or how learners attempt to address these challenges. The study reported in this article employed a qualitative approach, using video-recording, an open-ended questionnaire, and stimulated-recall interviews to investigate the difficulties faced by students working in International Relations and Psychology classes in a Turkish university. The students were also asked to identify the strategies they used in an attempt to cope with these difficulties. The students were indeed able to list a number of difficulties, but numerous strategies were also suggested to deal with the problems they faced. Implications are suggested for student support and teacher training, as well as suggestions for ongoing research.
Evaluating a Model From Two Perspectives: Teachers and University Scholars
(2016) Aktekin, Nafiye Çiğdem
Productive strategies for evaluating outcomes are becoming increasingly important for the improvement of teacher education [1] and for any model that claims to offer the best practice. The University within School (UwS) model suggests that teacher education must be done through collaboration between universities and schools. According to Ozcan [2], the model combines two models of professional education: one is the traditional "apprenticeship-journeyman-master's" model, which is practice-based; the other is modern professional education, which is mostly based on theoretical knowledge and is implemented through formal schooling. Students and academicians of an education faculty of a foundation university have been practicing to this end in a workplace for two years. Teachers of the partner school have been part of this model as mentor teachers, role models, and participants. This study aims to evaluate the model from the perspectives of teachers and college faculty since the model aims to prepare the conceptual framework of teacher education through the participation of all partners. The perceptions of two faculty members and three teachers were investigated through interviews. The evaluation of the model will help to design the model more effectively.
Informing Preservice Teacher Education Pedagogies Through In-Service Professional Development on Cultural Diversity in Turkey
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2015) McKeown, John
With shifting student demographics in Turkey, which will include many more international higher education students, together with increasing refugee migration to the country, professional development intended to assist teachers to move toward intercultural competency is becoming increasingly important. In this chapter, local in-service teacher educator initiatives and associated cultural adaptation facilitation tools are explored as a means to find ways to build cultural dialogue in the Turkish higher education environment, and, practically, for teachers in the field. While this chapter draws on an in-service teacher education case, much of what is presented is applicable to preservice settings as well. The chapter concludes with a look at changes in Turkish higher education, particularly in the facilitation of cultural convergence transferable to different educational environments and their applicability to international situations.
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Integrating Genre-Based Writing and Critical Thinking in Developing Writing Skills of Preservice Language Teachers
(Multilingual Matters Ltd, 2024) Aptoula, Nur Yigitoglu; Altinmakas, Derya
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International Students' Views on Local Culture: Turkish Experience
(Univ Louisiana Monroe, 2017) Griffiths, Carol; Çetin, Yakup
The number of international students in Turkey has steadily increased in recent years. As they come from different geographical locations, their successful adaptation to a medium sized country in-between three continents is of great interest. This study was conducted to investigate international students' perceptions of their Turkish experience. After an interview with 9 international students, a 46-item questionnaire was developed and given to 421 students; of these, 319 students from 61 countries returned complete forms. Responses were generally positive, although some difficulties according to gender, religion or age were reported. Another 12 students' written comments were compared with quantitative data. Implications are suggested as well as directions for further research.
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Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (mall) Research Trends and Patterns Through Bibliometric Analysis: Empowering Language Learners Through Ubiquitous Educational Technologies
(Elsevier, 2022) Bozkurt, Aras; Karakaya, Kadir
Mobile devices and technologies have proliferated extensively and become an integral part of lifeand learning. Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) has progressed as an emerging area ofresearch corresponding to recent advances in mobile technologies and the proliferation ofsmartphones and tablet computers. Accordingly, this study examined MALL research between2008 and 2020 through a bibliometric analysis using social network analysis (SNA) and textmining techniques. The SNA and text mining analysis suggest five broad research themes: (1) self-regulated language learning by defining one’s own learning objectives, (2) providing learneragency and motivation by empowering autonomy, (3) personalizing learning through artificialintelligence (AI)-supported mobile learning (m-learning), (4) MALL for learning in the wild, and(5) MALL to support higher education. The findings show that while MALL research has beenconsiderably operationalized around linguistic factors, nonlinguistic factors relating to learners’interactions with mobile devices or applications have been largely overlooked. It was found thatMALL scholarship has recently tended to incorporate the use of mobile devices in informallearning contexts and outside the classroom due to the flexibility and anytime anywhere func-tionality of m-learning. The study concludes with several suggestions and highlights the areas thatneed more attention in MALL research.
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Second Language Motivational Self System of Sixth Graders in Turkey: a Correlational Study
(Wiley, 2021) Çiftçi, Hatime; Arslan, Tugba
Investigating the foreign and second language (L2) motivational self system (L2MSS) of Turkish sixth graders, this study reports relationships among three components (ideal L2 self, ought-to L2 self, and L2 learning experience) of the L2MSS and the variables of school type (public and private), gender, and intended effort. Data were collected from 170 students in two public and two private secondary schools in northwestern Turkey through a questionnaire. The results of correlation analysis indicate a strong positive correlation between ideal L2 self and L2 learning experience, and the variables of school type and gender did not make a difference. Intended effort was found to have a strong positive correlation with these L2MSS components. The results of multiple regression analysis provide further evidence for especially intended effort as a significant predictor of L2MSS, whereas the school type and gender did not contribute to the system. The major implications of the study and future research possibilities are discussed.
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Stancetaking in Spoken Elf Discourse in Academic Settings: Interpersonal Functions of I Don’t Know as a Face-Maintaining Strategy
(Hacettepe University, 2021) Çiftçi, Hatime; Akbaş, Erdem
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 sociolinguistics perspective to figure out how it contributes to the act of stancetaking as an intersubjective activity. We have examined 14 interactions of doctoral defense discussions from the ELFA corpus. Our detailed discourse analysis of these doctoral defense discussions has revealed five distinctive interpersonal functions of the stance marker I don’t know allowing speakers to construct their stance and adopt a face-maintaining strategy in the ongoing spoken discourse: prefacing a suggestion, seeking acceptance, hedging/mitigating, checking agreement, and expressing uncertainty. Considering the highly-context dependent and context-regenerated functions of I don’t know, our study attempts to delve into the relational and interpersonal aspect of communication, and thus contributes to research in this strand by disclosing the interpersonal functions of stancetaking as an intersubjective activity with a particular focus on ELF academic discourse.
Suggestions in Digital Discourse: The Case of MOOC Reviews
(Elsevier, 2025) Ciftci, Hatime
This study examines the speech act of suggestions in digital discourse through linguistic and functional approaches and explores how suggestions are performed along with cooccurring discourse-pragmatic particles, supporting moves, and aspects in their propositional content. More specifically, this paper presents findings regarding the speech act of suggestions in MOOC reviews as a recent and emerging genre of digital discourse. Embracing a discourse analytic perspective, this study indicates how suggestions are situated within the context they are used, and their multi-functionality is evidently relevant to the linguistic choices and supporting moves by MOOC learners, going beyond the utterance level meaning. Additionally, suggestion head acts involve certain aspects of online courses or their experience where learners often express their expectations or opinions for improvement. Overall, this study contributes to speech act research in digital discourse and provides insights into the use of suggestions in the discourse of MOOC reviews. (c) 2025 Elsevier B.V. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
The Flipped Approach To Higher Education : Designing Universities for Today's Knowledge Economies and Societies
(Emerald, 2016) Kurban, Caroline Fell; Şahin, Muhammed; Şahin, Muhammed
İçindekiler: List of Figures.--List of Tables.--Foreword.--Preface; About the Authors.--Chapter 1 The Socio-Economic and Socio-Technical Nature of Today's World and How This Impacts the Education Sector.--1.1. Employment.--1.2. Education.--1.3. Knowledge, Connectivity, and Cognitive Overload.--1.4. What is Needed from Education Today.--Chapter 2 Flipped Learning: A Transformative Approach Designed to Meet the Needs of Today's Knowledge Economies and Societies.--2.1. What is Flipped Learning?.--2.2. How Did Flipped Learning Develop?.--2.3. How Flipped Learning Meets the Needs of Today's Knowledge Economies and Societies.--Chapter 3 From Current Practice to Future Practice: Making the Decision to Flip.--3.1. Introduction.--3.2. Moving from Current Practice to Future Practice: How the Need for Change Emerged; 3.3. Searching for Future Practice; 3.4. The Big Reveal; Chapter 4 Organizational Design and Transformation; 4.1. Physical and Geographical Infrastructure; 4.2. Human, Social, and Intellectual Capital.--4.3. Technological Infrastructure.--Chapter 5 Flipped Learning Theory, Policies, and Practices.--5.1. Introduction.--5.2. Flipped Learning Theories.--5.3. Flipped Learning Performance Gaps, Causes, and Interventions.--5.4. From Theory to Practice.--5.4.1. A Recommended Course Design Process.--5.4.2. An Instructional Design Handbook.--5.4.3. A Flipped Learning Instructional Design Online Course.--5.4.4. A Flipped Learning Instructional Design Best Practice Checklist.--5.4.5. Support for Students.--5.5. Summary.--Chapter 6 Flipped Leadership: Transparency, Vision, Accountability, and Resources.--6.1. MEF University Rector, Muhammed Şahin. 6.2. Instructors' Expectations6.3. Physical Infrastructure; 6.4. Real-Life Assessment; 6.5. Conclusion; Chapter 7 Supporting Flipped Learning: Digital Pedagogy, Training, and Resources.--7.1. CELT, Caroline Fell Kurban.--7.1.1. Challenges through the Instructors' Eyes.--7.1.2. Challenges through the Students' Eyes.--7.1.3. Challenges through the Institution's Eyes: The Need for an Audit.--7.1.4. Lessons Learnt from the Audit: How the Process Could be Made More Supportive while Still Holding Instructors Accountable.--7.1.5. Lessons Learnt from Implementing Technological Mandates.-- 7.1.6. Where Next? Strategic Plan for the Rest of the Academic Year.--7.2. ITC, Brian Ramey.--7.2.1. The Technological Infrastructure Needed for a Flipped Environment.--7.2.2. Integrating Digital Resources.--7.2.3. Using Data to Effect Change.--7.2.4. The Need for a Secure Video Server.--7.2.5. Conclusion.--7.3. Library Director, Ertuğrul Çiman.--7.3.1. The Architecture of a Library in a Digital World.--7.3.2. The Successes of Using Digital Materials.--7.3.3. The Challenges of Using Digital Materials.--7.3.4. Academic Integrity in a Digital World.
The Role English Plays in the Construction of Professional Identities in Nest-Nnes Bilingual Marriages in İstanbul
(Palgrave, 2015) Kurban, Caroline Fell
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The Trends and Outcomes of Flipped Learning Research Between 2012 and 2018: a Descriptive Content Analysis
(Springer, 2021) Oğuz, Ebru; Seggie, Fatma Nevra; Birgili, Bengi
As an innovative active learning method, flipped learning provides students with several opportunities. This study was conducted to reveal the trends and outcomes in research into the flipped learning approach published between 2012 and 2018. Descriptive content analysis was used to review 316 research and conceptual articles published in academic journals included in five significant databases that ascribe to journals the highest impact factor. The results indicate that most of the studies are conducted with students as the most frequent study group and with a mixed-method research design in the subject areas of education and medicine. The flipped learning approach is mostly conducted in higher education. As a region, Asia has taken the lead in flipped learning studies. Finally, the outcomes of flipped learning indicate an increase in student performance and positive influence on cognitive, affective, and soft skills.
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Using Screencasting To Give Feedback for Academic Writing
(Routledge, 2020) Bush, Jerome
This article reports on student reactions to a relatively new method of giving feedback using a technique called ‘screencasting’. Screencasting is a technique where the computer screen is captured in a video while an audio recording is being made. In this way, students can receive oral feedback in conjunction with written corrective feedback. Forty-four freshman students from an advanced writing class in the ELT department of a small private university in Istanbul participated in the study. During the semester, three high stakes essay assignments were given. For the first essay only written corrective feedback was given, but for the subsequent two essays students received a combination of written and oral feedback through screencasting. Screencasting was originally used because it was purported to be more efficient than written corrective feedback. While it wasn’t found to be more efficient for the teacher, it was enthusiastically embraced by the students. To gauge the students’ perceptions, a survey was given at the same time as the final exam. The survey included a section for demographics, four open-ended questions, and 28 Likert scale-type questions. The Likert-type questions represented nine categories of inquiry including both practical and affective factors. The results indicated overwhelmingly that the students perceive screencast feedback as more pleasant and more effective than written corrective feedback alone. The technique is appropriate to the twenty-first century classroom and the learning styles of modern students. It is recommended that this technique be adopted in academic writing classes.
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Warning Notes in a Learner’s Dictionary: a Study of the Effectiveness of Different Formats
(International Journal of Lexicography, 2022) Çakar, Tuna; Nesi, Hilary; Nural, Şükrü
This study used an online correction task to explore the extent to which different types of warning notes in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online were heeded when users tried to correct errors in the use of L2 target words. The task was completed by 332 participants, yielding 1,819 answers produced after clicking on links to relevant entries. Warning notes were categorised in terms of their formatting features, but there were found to be inconsistencies in the way the dictionary associated different categories with different kinds of learner error. Participants judged warning notes with more visual enhancements to be more useful, but in the correction task the position of the warning notes also seemed to affect the degree to which the warnings were successfully applied. Different types of warning notes in learners’ dictionaries have not been examined previously in any depth, and the results suggest that some adjustments to formatting and placement might make them more effective.
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Why "sway" Again? Prosodic Constraints and Singability in Song (re)translation
(Springer, 2019) Güven, Mine
This study focuses on the song ?Quien sera? (1953, lyrics by Pablo Beltran Ruiz and music by Pablo Beltran Ruiz and Luis Demetrio Traconis Molina), which has had many language versions so far (e.g. Arabic, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, etc.), including the English Sway (1954, lyrics by Norman Gimbel), which is often erroneously thought to be the original. The lyrics have also been rewritten in Turkish by Fecri Ebcioglu in 1968/1987, Yesil Giresunlu in 1977, and Athena in 2000. With particular reference to Johan Franzon's analysis of song translation, the present article analyzes the Turkish versions in an attempt to investigate the possible constraints behind the decisions taken by the various agents of the cultural import. Given that a translated version of a source song is expected to reproduce the music and/or the lyrics and/or the sung performance, the Turkish versions appear to be adaptations with rewritten lyrics, which enable a reproduction of the melody and a sung performance similar to that of the source song. The data analysis further suggests that prosodic constraints rank the highest among the layers of singability and that translators' attitude towards the literary quality of the original lyrics might influence their decision to adopt assimilating strategies or not.

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