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A case study on the development of Turkish pre-service EFL teachers’ digital competence

Canbulat, Gizem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)

The present qualitative case study aims to explore the impact of a technology enhanced language teaching course on pre-service EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers’ digital competence development from the perspective ...
A corpus-based investigation of the effect of nativeness and expertise on reporting practices in academic writing

Yılmaz, Selahattin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

The study aims to investigate the role of nativeness and expertise level on reporting practices in writing in applied linguistics with regards to patterns of use and construction of stance. The study compares four different ...
A descriptive study on the performance of complaints by Turkish university students in an EFL context

Bikmen, Ahmet Süleyman. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)

The current study investigated the speech act of complaining in Turkish learners of English. The complaints of 100 Turkish learners of English (TLEs) were compared to those of 92 English (ENS) and 108 Turkish native speaker ...
An analysis of freshman year university students' argumentative essays

Can, Hüseyin. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)

The present study investigates organizational patterns and metadiscoursal markers in the essays written by freshman year university students. Two groups of students and two sets of data were used in the study. The participants ...
An analysis of requestive emails in Turkish to an academic advisor

Ünal, Sibel. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)

This study examines the requestive emails of Turkish students to their academic advisor over a 4-year period of time. The study focuses mainly on the speech act of requesting in the emails. This research further investigates ...
An evaluation of a university-based intensive English program:|Insights of students and teachers

Cengiz, Yusuf. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)

This study evaluates a preparatory program in a private university in Istanbul, Turkey. Program weaknesses, strengths and points for improvement were uncovered through student and teacher interviews and focus groups. The ...
An exploratory study of two EFL teacher's perceptions and application of curriculum principles

Çal, Akif. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)

To date curriculum implementation has been of interest to many researchers. Research in the area has mainly focused on the gap between stated curriculum principles and actual classroom practices, and the underlying factors ...
An exploratory study on isolated versus integrated form-focused instruction at the primary level in an EFL context

Elgün, Zennure. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)

The present study explores the role of integrated versus isolated FFI on the L2 vocabulary and grammar development and writing development of language learners at the primary level in Turkey. It also investigates the ...
An investigation of spelling skills in Turkish: the role of phonological encoding and rapid naming in the literacy skills of third and fourth graders

Sönmez, Ecehan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

The present study investigated the role of phonological encoding (PE) skills and rapid automatized naming (RAN) in predicting reading and spelling achievement of Turkish-speaking children. It compared the underlying processes ...
Assessing academic writing skills in Turkish as a Foreign Language

Küçük, Fatma. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)

purpose of this study is to present validity evidence from multiple perspectives for the newly developed test of writing for learners of Turkish as a Foreign Language (TFL). Following Weir’s (2005) socio-cognitive framework, ...
Assessment of textual level EFL reading comprehension: A cognitive and contextual investigation

Kayarkaya, Burcu. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether test takers can understand a text at whole text level upon the completion of a commonly used assessment technique, the multiple choice test. Attaining comprehension at ...
Cognitive and linguistic components of reading acquisition in Turkish: Evidence from second and fourth graders

Bektaş, Sezen. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)

The present study investigated the role of cognitive and linguistic components of reading acquisition in Turkish, with special reference to phonological awareness (PA), rapid automatized naming (RAN), morphological ...
Comparing L2 learners’ strategy use in literal vs. inferential Rreading: A cognitive validity study through eye-tracking

Erdem, Didem Tuğçe. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

In language testing, a test's cognitive validity is assessed in terms of the match between cognitive processes elicited from a reader and the processes which a test taker would use in non-test conditions. A reading test ...
Decomposability and transparency: a corpus-based analysis of the use of phrasal verbs in ELF interactions

Abaylı, Zeynep Sena. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

This study aims to investigate the decomposability and transparency nature of the uses of phrasal verb (PV) structures through two corpora representing two dichotomous ends of the speaker continuum, namely, native speakers ...
Determining linguistic demands of texts for EAP proficiency tests using automated analyses and expert judgment

Ateş, Bekir. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of expert judgments and automated textual analysis tools as instruments in generating context validity evidence for the use of reading test texts for EAP proficiency ...
Development of a reading test for second language learners of Turkish

Kurt, Yavuz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

The purpose of this study is to develop a reading test that measures the ability to read in Turkish as a second language. Based on the reading framework by Khalifa and Weir (2009), task specifications were developed and ...
Development of a speaking test for second language learners of Turkish

Güllü, Talip. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

This study reports the findings of an initial investigation into a speaking test for learners of Turkish as a second language (L2) that is in the development process. The test aims at assessing the speaking proficiency ...
Effectiveness of corpus consultancy in teaching verb+noun collocations to first-year ELT students

Akıncı, Mehmet. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of data-driven learning (DDL), explicit instruction and combined method in teaching verb+noun (V+N) collocations to advanced Turkish learners of English through measuring these ...
Effectiveness of corpus consultation through concordancing on the formulaic academic language use of freshman ELT students

Anğ, Fatma. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of corpus consultation through concordancing on non-native English speaker freshman ELT students̕ use of the formulaic language features characterizing the summary of a research ...
Effects of different types of tasks on junior ELT students’ use of communication strategies in computer-mediated communication

Altun, Nur Eser. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)

This thesis investigates the effects of different task types on the use of communication strategies (CSs) in computer-mediated communication (CMC) and the attitudes of students to using computers for communication and ...

Browsing Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü by Author "Graduate Program in English Language Education."

Browsing Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü by Author "Graduate Program in English Language Education."

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