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THE EFFECTS OF THE SYLLABUS, METHODS AND TEACHING STYLES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS
English is taught as a foreign language nearly in all higher education institutions in Turkey. Though the aim of teaching English is mainly based on communicational skills, it is rarely performed with innovative and technologically up to date…
Reasons for Using or Avoiding Games in an EFL Classroom
The aim of this research was to determine the reasons pro and against using games in an EFL classroom, as well as to discover possible obstacles teachers encounter when applying these activities. The study was performed on both teachers and…
The use of first language in the EFL classroom: A facilitating or debilitating device?
Despite widespread use of only English in teaching EFL classes, the use of first language in EFL class has been a perennial topic of discussion in the field of language education. Most established L2 teaching methods discourage the use of L1 in …
Self-perception of Non-native Speaker Teacher of English in the Expanding Circle
In norm-dependent countries, where English is being taught as a foreign language, the main attention is mostly being paid to the native speaker teacher of English language as the ultimate teaching resource. In such countries, native speaker‘s norm…
Cultural diversity as a key factor in planning foreign language teaching policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multiethnic and multicultural community which has traditionally displayed deep sensitivity to the need for appreciation, promotion, learning, connecting, and preservation of the different cultures. The aim of the paper…
Women Soldiers and Male Nurses – Adjustment of Gender Identity
It is said that gender identity can be seen as either unidimensional or multidimensional depending on its realization within society. The question is how gender identity is connected to social groups. Membership in a social group profoundly…
The position of a woman in modern culture - that of a subject or of an object?
Is gender clearly defined and merely biological or is it a much greater phenomenon? Can a modern woman, within her (clearly) defined role, be a subject in some important aspects of the culture she belongs to or is she still an object, following a …
Enhancing critical thinking in foreign language learners
Critical thinking refers to the individuals‘ ability to think and make correct decisions independently. Critical thinking has been used in first language acquisition for a long time and has been recently introduced into foreign language teaching…
Screen Literature: gain or loss?
With the advancement in science and technology everything has taken a different shape. Reading literature that was once considered to be a major source of entertainment and knowledge has now been transformed into screen literature by television,…
