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In recent decades, there have been numerous studies on the significance of extensive reading to English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching and learning showing that extensive reading can effectively improve…

This paper presents an empirical study on Chinese university students’ intercultural communication competence. The results show that learners should promote their cultural knowledge, intercultural sensitivity, communication strategies and…

As the society we are living has become more complex and specialized in the last decades, reading has become one of the most important skills in ELT/ EFL teaching. The importance of connecting and commenting on the ideas are the key elements of…

There have been many efforts to teach a foreign language successfully in Turkey over the last two centuries. Various teaching techniques have been tried as a result of different educational politics. Through the project formed by the Ministry of…

During the course of their English language studies, many students are asked to learn various kinds of idiomatic expressions in English, ranging from phrasal verbs to idioms. While learners may be able to memorize the standard meanings of such…

Bosna-Hersek'in Fatih Sultan Mehmet tarafından 1463 tarihinden fethedilmesinden itibaren 500 yıl boyunca Müslüman Türkler ve Boşnaklar arasında çok sıkı bir dil ve kültür etkileşimi olmuştur. İstanbul'a giderek Arapça, Farsça ve Türkçe öğrenen…

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türk dilinin tarihi süreçte yabancı dil olarak öğretim ve öğrenimi üzerine yapılan faaliyetleri, kaynakları anlaşılır bir şekilde açıklamaktır. Türk dilinin bilinen tarihinden günümüze kadar yabancı dil olarak öğretimi ve…

Teacher talk is an indispensible part of language teaching in an EFL context which is importance and usefulness mainly consists in its management with respect to the context in which it is employed. The current study explores language teacher…

With the application of cognitive linguistics to language teaching and learning, metaphor analysis has gained interest among researchers in recent years. This study, which is conducted in an EFL language environment in Turkey, aims to investigate…

Current technological developments have led to an easier access to information leading to sociological changes worldwide. This brought about changes in all professions, especially in teaching as one of the roles of the teachers is to prepare their…