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Download full textAtamturk, Nurdan; Atamturk, Hakan; Dimililer, Celen – South African Journal of Education, 2018
Addressing the perceptions and the preferences of the upper-secondary school students, teachers, parents and administrators of the native speaking (NS) and non-native speaking (NNS) English teachers as well as investigating the variables affecting these preferences and perceptions, this study explores whether or not the native speaker myth is…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Preferences, Stakeholders, Secondary School Students
Yaman, Ismail; Senel, Müfit; Yesilel, Deren Basak Akman – South African Journal of Education, 2015
The advent of smartphones has had dramatic influences on our daily lives and has rendered human beings "walking computers." This holds important reflections in the realm of language learning, as well as in many other areas. This study aimed to explore the extent to which English Language Teaching (ELT) students utilise smartphones for…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Tavýl, Zekiye Müge – South African Journal of Education, 2014
This study aims both to provide information about the self-reflections of pre-service teachers keeping self-reflective e-journals during the practicum period and to determine the relationship between their self-reflection and self-efficacy levels. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed in integration to gain deeper insight into the…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language)
Yüksel, H. Gülru – South African Journal of Education, 2014
This longitudinal study aimed to trace changes in Turkish pre-service English as a foreign language teachers' self-efficacy over a year, and to detect possible sources of information influencing their efficacy. Utilizing concurrent mixed model design of Creswell (2003) both qualitative and quantitative data was collected. A total of 40 pre-service…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Second Language Learning
Akpinar, Kadriye Dilek – South African Journal of Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine Turkish English as a Foreign Language Learners' (EFL) handling of unknown words while reading English texts. The study also examines the relationship between these learners' perceptions and actual practices in the employment of knowledge sources while trying to guess the meaning of unknown words. The…
Descriptors: Inferences, Vocabulary Development, Foreign Countries, Correlation
O'Connor, Julie; Geiger, Martha – South African Journal of Education, 2009
We were prompted by the prevalence of English Second or Other Language (ESOL) learners identified by educators as having language disorders and being referred for Speech-Language Therapy. We describe challenges faced by Grade 1, 2 and 3 educators at government schools in the Cape Metropolitan area who were working with such learners. Applying a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners
