TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF OTHER TEACHERS’ SPONTANEOUS HAND GESTURING IN THE EFL CLASSROOM

 The evidence for gesture being a vital element in the classroom is becoming insurmountable; however, it remains to be seen how long it will take to be fully utilized in the EFL classroom. This study, using a qual...

TEACHING POETRY WITH MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS: TENNYSON'S "THE LADY OF SHALLOT"

Despite the contention regarding its suitability as foreign language teaching content, literature has begun to regain its popularity as many researchers argue that it can be viable communicative material. The current stu...

USE OF ENGLISH ARTICLES BY SPEAKERS OF TURKISH IN THE EFL SETTING

THE ROLE OF GIVEN INFORMATION ON THE SPEED OF THE COMPREHENSION OF CONTEXT AND NON-CONTEXT BASED INFORMATION IN EFL LEARNERS

The significance of comprehension in the process of second language learning/ acquisition seems to be admitted in almost all current theories. The present research studies the impact of given information on comprehension...

BEYOND “EXCELLENT!”: UNCOVERING THE SYSTEMATICITY BEHIND POSITIVE FEEDBACK TURN CONSTRUCTION IN ESL CLASSROOMS

That oral teacher feedback influences learning opportunities in classroom settings is found across language learning research, though there remains a lack of empirical evidence concerning how and why teachers construct t...