Idioms and reduplications which have a significant place in the elements of vocabulary represent the characteristics of the society they come to light. Therefore, the words carried by these stereotyped phrases from past to the present, come out as the best way of expressing the feelings, senses, and existence of the society. This study aimed at…

There is controversy in the literature on language acquisition concerning whether L2 learners develop separate systems for the two languages or they construct a unitary system for both (i.e. interlanguage). Here we investigate whether Voice Onset Time (VOT) can provide evidence supporting one of the two perspectives mentioned. To assess the…

The purpose of this study is to learn about the impact of dictation practice on B1 level Turkish as a foreign language learners' writing skills. In this study, a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design with control group was used. The study was carried out with 24 B1 level students enrolled in Gaziantep University Turkish and Foreign Languages…