Author: Aynur Shibliyeva Publisher: ISBN: Category : Communication in education Languages : en Pages : 101
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ABSTRACT : The aim of this study was to examine whether the use of communication strategies can be explained by such factor as the native language of the learner. To be more specific, an attempt was made to find out which communication strategies learners with Turkic languages backgrounds use in communicating in English as a foreign language. Also, the study tried to examine if differences in native language background played any part in communication use preferences. The participants were three groups of learners from Eastern Mediterranean University, English Preparatory School (EMUEPS): Azeri learners of English, Turkish learners of English who are from Turkey, and Turkish Cypriot learners of English. Our rationale for this quest can be explained by some considerations. First of all, although there have been attempts to investigate the issue of communications from comparative perspective, it is the first time, as far as we know, an attempt has been make to involve three idioms simultaneously. Secondly, it is the first time, an attempt has been made to involve three idioms which genealogically belong to the same proto-language: Turkic. Finally, it should be borne in mind that even though all the learners belong to the same proto-language, their context of previous experience of learning English and cultural surroundings are different. Based on the qualitative descriptive method of analysis, we used such techniques as picture description and specifically designed tasks involving a native speaker measuring the eligibility level. The data analysis has revealed some points. First of all, subjects from all three native language backgrounds employed communication strategies. However, there were similarities and differences in terms of their communication strategies inventories and frequencies of their use. For instance, out of the 363 total number of communication strategies, 34,44% was used by Azeri students while 30,85% and 34,71% were used students from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and The Republic of Turkey, respectively. It was found out that the most frequently used strategies by Azeri students when fulfilling the verbal task were borrowings, self-rephrasings, fillers, self-repetitions. On the other hand, they used self-repetitions, direct appeal for help, self-repairs, code switching more than the others. In fact, self-repetitions and direct appeals for help were the most frequently used communication strategies when describing pictures in English. Self-rephrasing, using all-purpose words, fillers and mimes were found to be the most frequently used communication strategies used by Turkish Cypriots in describing pictures in Turkish. Turkish Cypriots preferred using such strategies as self-repairs, code switching, direct appeal for help more often when describing pictures in English. For students from the Republic of Turkey, the most frequently used communication strategies in picture descriptions in their native language were using mimes and all-purpose words. They preferred using code switching and self-repairs in most cases when dealing with the target language.
Author: Aynur Shibliyeva Istillozlu Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ISBN: 9783845441580 Category : Languages : en Pages : 80
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The aim of this study was to examine whether the use of communication strategies can be explained by the native language background of the learner. To be more specific, an attempt was made to find out which communication strategies learners with Turkic languages background use in communicating in English as a foreign language. There were three groups of participants from Eastern Mediterranean University, English Preparatory School (EMUEPS), North Cyprus: Azeri learners of English, Turkish learners of English from Turkey, and Turkish learners of English from Cyprus. Our rationale for this quest can be explained by some considerations. First of all, although there have been attempts to investigate the issue of communications from comparative perspective, it is the first time, as far as we know, an attempt has been made to involve three idioms simultaneously. Moreover, it is the first time that three genealogically related idioms (Turkic) are involved. Finally, even though all the learners belong to the same proto-language, their contexts of previous experience of learning English and cultural surroundings are different.
Author: Mirosław Pawlak Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3642383394 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 269
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The volume constitutes a state-of-the-art account of issues related to teaching, learning and testing speaking in a second language. It brings together contributions by Polish and international scholars which seek to create links between theory, research and classroom practice, report the findings of studies investigating the impact of linguistic, cognitive and affective factors on the development and use of speaking skills, and provide concrete pedagogic proposals for instruction and assessment in this area. As such, the book will be of interest not only to second language acquisition theorists and researchers, but also to foreign language teachers willing to enhance the quality of speaking instruction in their classrooms.
Author: Yesim Bektas Cetinkaya Publisher: ISBN: Category : Communication in foreign language education Languages : en Pages :
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Abstract: English, which is defined as an international language, is used by more than one and a half billion people (Strevens, 1992) as a first, second, or foreign language for communication purposes. Consequently, the purpose of teaching English has shifted from the mastery of structure to the ability to use the language for communicative purposes. Thus, the issues of whether learners would communicate in English when they had the chance and what would affect their willingness to communicate gain importance. Recently, a "Willingness to Communicate" (WTC) model was developed by McIntyre et al. (1998) to explain and predict second language communication. The objective of the present study was to examine whether college students who were learning English as a foreign language in the Turkish context were willing to communicate when they had an opportunity and whether the WTC model explained the relations among social-psychological, linguistic and communication variables in this context. The present study was a hybrid design that combined both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis procedures. First, a questionnaire was administered to 356 randomly selected college students in Turkey. Then, interviews were conducted with 15 randomly selected students who had already answered the questionnaire. The Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis was conducted to examine the interrelations among students' willingness to communicate in English, their language learning motivation, communication anxiety, perceived communication competence, attitude toward the international community, and personality. Qualitative interviews were utilized to extend and elaborate these quantitative results. The results revealed that students were somewhat willing to communicate in English, were moderately motivated to learn English, had a positive attitude toward the international community, had low communication anxiety, perceived themselves somewhat competent to communicate in English, and were slightly extraverted. These students' willingness to communicate was found to be directly related to their attitude toward the international community and their perceived linguistic self-confidence. Students' motivation to learn English and their personality in terms of being an introvert or extrovert were found to be indirectly related to their willingness to communicate through linguistic self-confidence. Finally, their attitude toward the international community was correlated with their personality.
Author: Editor Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1291687580 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 267
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature (IJALEL) is a peer-reviewed journal established in Australia. Authors are encouraged to submit complete unpublished and original works which are not under review in any other journal. The scopes of the journal include, but not limited to, the following topic areas: Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, and English Literature. The journal is published in both printed and online versions. The online version is free access and downloadable.
Author: Jun Liu Publisher: Heinle & Heinle Pub ISBN: 9789814232678 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 116
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Communication Strategies covers the vocabulary, patterns, and collocations that English language learners need to communicate actively.
Author: Jun Liu Publisher: THOMSON ISBN: 9789814232692 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 0
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Communication Strategies covers the vocabulary, patterns, and collocations that English language learners need to communicate actively.
Author: Aynur Shibliyeva
Author: Aynur Shibliyeva Istillozlu
Author: Mirosław Pawlak
Author: Yesim Bektas Cetinkaya
Author: Peter Stuart Green
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