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Muhammet Yasar Yüzlü; Kenan Dikilitas – Language Awareness, 2025
While numerous training models aim to empower teachers by positioning them as active participants with agency and freedom, they often fall short in providing opportunities for training that seamlessly incorporates both the participants' own language and English. In this study, we used loop input (process and content aligned) in two languages that…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Yildiz, Islam; Su-Bergil, Ayfer – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2021
This study aims to clarify whether the implementation of language alternation in the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) has strengths or limitations from both teachers and students' points of view. By making use of both qualitative data which was conducted through structured interviews with 23 teachers in one of the provinces of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Tanriseven, Ufuk; Kirkgöz, Yasemin – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
In many countries where English is used as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL), the classroom is the main context for students' exposure to the target language (L2); however, English teachers have a tendency to use the mother tongue (L1) excessively. As a result, the appropriate use of L1 in language classrooms remains as a major problem. This…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Language of Instruction, Code Switching (Language)
Yuzlu, Muhammet Yasar – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: This study presents the emergence of my dynamic bilingualism-induced critical bilingual identity by drawing upon Garcia and Wei's translanguaging perspectives. Design/Methodology/Approach: I adopted an autoethnographic approach focusing on teacher development through research and practice, supported by research on fostering dynamic…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Teacher Attitudes, Bilingualism, Bilingual Teachers
Tasçi,Samet; Aksu Ataç, Bengü – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2020
The employment of the mother tongue or first language (L1) in foreign (FL) or second language (L2) teaching is a controversial issue and still continues to take considerable attention from researchers. Hence, the current study attempted to shed light into the use of L1 in Turkish EFL classes. In particular, it focused on the amount and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language of Instruction, Native Language
Öztürk, Saadet Apa; Çubukçu, Feryal – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2022
Translanguaging has been suggested as a pedagogical practice for bilingual students in which they use two languages alternately in the classroom (Williams, 1996) and it contributes to students' language learning with the use of two languages to make meaning (Baker, 2011). The main goal of this study is to investigate preparatory class students'…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ölmez, Melek Özer; Kirkgöz, Yasemin – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The present study reports on an investigation of secondary school teachers' purposes of the first language (L1) use in foreign language (L2) classes and reflects on teaching practices implemented in secondary schools in Turkey. The study also aims to explore the teachers' beliefs about the use of L1 in L2 teaching. The study utilized ethnography…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Olcay Sert – Educational Linguistics, 2021
This paper focuses on the transformation of conversation analytic findings on L2 classroom interaction into resources for changing teachers' pedagogical practices. It argues that identification of problems in student-teacher interaction or of interactional sequences that create learning opportunities can provide valuable insights for teachers, as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Classroom Communication
Kemaloglu-Er, Elif; Özata, Hatice – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Codeswitching is reported to be a common feature of group work in EFL classes, particularly those with learners sharing the same native language. On the other hand, there is little research on codeswitching in group work in EFL contexts. This study aims to investigate the reasons why codeswitching is employed in EFL group work interactions among…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Yuvayapan, Fatma – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
The belief that the native language practices of individuals improve their competence in a foreign language gave rise to a number of bilingual language pedagogies, one of which is translanguaging. This term does not merely refer to switching between two languages, on the contrary, it involves a systematic use of two languages in a particular…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Kocaman, Orhan; Aslan, Erdinç – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
The current study aims to demonstrate a Private Anatolian High School students' tendencies towards the issue of mother tongue (L1) use in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes. The study was conducted in the 2016-2017 academic year. The data were collected through the questionnaire developed by Prodromou (2002). 96 Private Anatolian High…
Descriptors: High School Students, Native Language, Language Usage, Teaching Methods
Korkut, Perihan; Ertas, Abdullah – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Materials mode is one of the four modes of a lesson in the Self Evaluation Teacher Talk (SETT) framework. The aim of this study is to identify the interactional features during the materials mode in Mugla, Turkey. The lessons of English teachers at the state schools and the microteaching presentations of teacher trainees at Mugla Sitki Koçman…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Language, Teacher Education, Comparative Analysis
Karakas, Ali – Online Submission, 2016
One consequence of higher education institutions' efforts to internationalize themselves is the adoption of English medium instruction (EMI) in teaching. This is particularly the case in non-Anglophone countries. Although researchers have extensively canvassed the place of English in English as a foreign language (EFL)/English as a second language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Turkish
Sener, Sabriye; Korkut, Perihan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
This study explores the views, perceptions and suggestions of teacher trainees regarding L1 use in foreign language classes and search for their awareness of the issue. A qualitative research design was employed. The data were gathered by means of 5 open-ended questions. The findings revealed that most of the participants preferred mostly target…
Descriptors: Trainees, Preservice Teacher Education, Familiarity, Native Language