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Dincer, Ali; Yesilyurt, Savas; Noels, Kimberly A.; Vargas Lascano, Dayuma I. – SAGE Open, 2019
This study examines the antecedents and outcomes of classroom engagement of 412 Turkish English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Grounded in self-determination theory and the self-system model of motivation, this mixed-methods study examined the relations between context (perceived autonomy-support from the instructor), self (basic…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Learner Engagement, English Language Learners, Teacher Student Relationship
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Özisik, B. Zeynep; Yesilyurt, Savas; Demiröz, Hakan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
This study aims to reveal EFL lecturers' opinions about intercultural education and classroom practices including teaching materials, classroom activities, assessment, and teachers' role for developing intercultural awareness. To gain insights about the current situation in EFL classrooms at a university level in Turkey, lecturers' opinions and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Teacher Attitudes
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Yildiz, Mine; Yesilyurt, Savas – English Language Teaching, 2017
This paper following a mixed-method research design investigates the role of L1 use in L2 teaching from the perspectives of Turkish prospective English teachers. Data were collected from 374 Turkish prospective teachers in ELT department of four state universities in Turkey through a questionnaire. It was aimed to obtain a general view about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Language Usage, Second Language Instruction
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Demiroz, Hakan; Yesilyurt, Savas – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
Limited studies have been conducted on the effects of reading motivation on recreational reading with a self-determination theory perspective. Thus, the present study aims to explore the motivational profiles of Turkish pre-service English teachers for recreational reading in English and the relationship between amount of reading, gender, grade,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), English Teachers
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Demiroz, Hakan; Yesilyurt, Savas – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Studies conducted so far have mainly focused on investigating the characteristics of effective foreign language teachers to understand the role of teacher effectiveness in the process of language learning, while there is scarcity of studies focusing on the perceptions of the characteristics of effective foreign language teaching of the students of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English Teachers
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Dinçer, Ali; Yesilyurt, Savas – English Language Teaching, 2013
This study aimed to explore pre-service English teachers' perceptions of teaching speaking in Turkey, the importance they give to this language skill, and their self-evaluation of their speaking competence. With case design and maximum variation sampling approach, seven pre-service English teachers' beliefs about speaking skills were gathered in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, English Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes