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Kertil, Mahmut; Dede, Hande Gülbagci – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2022
This study investigates prospective secondary school mathematics teachers' developing conceptions about the meaning of derivative (as rate of change) while working on a series of tasks involving different non-motion real-life contexts. The study was conducted by employing a case study method. The participants of the study were 25 prospective…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Önalan, Okan; Çakir, Abdulvahit – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2018
The aim of this study is to investigate the pragmatic language behavior of Turkish learners of English in formal complaint situations through the comparison of their speech act performances to those of native speakers. The data was collected from a total of 276 participants, 132 Native Speakers (NSs) and 144 Turkish Learners (TLs) of English.…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Dolgunsöz, Emrah; Yildirim, Gürkan; Yildirim, Serkan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
Today technological developments emerge in a blink of an eye with an astounding speed and each update or development is investigated by educational researchers to contribute educational research and practice. VR (Virtual Reality), one of these technologies, can be defined as the visual technology in which a person experiences various virtual…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Yuksel, Peri; Brooks, Patricia J. – First Language, 2017
Many ancestral languages (AL) are at imminent risk of extinction due to societal changes that pressure minority communities to assimilate with dominant cultures and forego usage of their AL. This study aimed to encourage caregiver-child dyads to converse in Lazuri, an endangered AL in Rize, Turkey. Dyads (N = 59; child age M = 30.7 months, range…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Nonverbal Communication
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Çelebi, Hatice; Karaaslan, Hatice; Demir-Vegter, Serpil – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2016
There is an increasing need for quality assurance in higher education, given the changes taking place around the world (Biggs & Tang, 2011). Yet another challenge for educators is to find ways to address this in a systematic way. This study presents a systematic endeavor towards this aim in an English language teaching (ELT) department in a…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Grammar
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Ozdem, Yasemin; Ertepinar, Hamide; Cakiroglu, Jale; Erduran, Sibel – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
The aim of this study was to investigate the kinds of argumentation schemes generated by pre-service elementary science teachers (PSTs) as they perform inquiry-oriented laboratory tasks, and to explore how argumentation schemes vary by task as well as by experimentation and discussion sessions. The model of argumentative and scientific inquiry was…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Persuasive Discourse, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories
Kiliçkaya, Ferit, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
The 5th International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture has been hosted by Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (Burdur, Turkey), in cooperation with Çankaya University (Ankara, Turkey) and Süleyman Demirel University (Isparta, Turkey). Our main aim has been to provide a forum for discussion, to facilitate integration in these fields, and to…
Descriptors: Literature, Conferences (Gatherings), Figurative Language, Speeches