Yagmur Raman
Middle East Technical University, English Language Teaching, Graduate Student
- Near East University, English Language Teaching (ELT), Faculty Memberadd
- English Language Teaching, Linguistics, Language in Society, Education, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Teacher Education, and 42 moreEnglish language teaching, Social Sciences, Communication, Media Studies, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Popular Culture, Cognitive Linguistics, Pragmatics, Code switching and second language teaching, Media and Cultural Studies, Emotion, Semantics, Bilingualism, Multi- & Bilingualism & Biliteracy, Emotion Regulation, Affect/Emotion, Code Switching, Teacher Identity Formation, Applied Linguistics, Teacher Training, Teacher Professional Identity, English for Young Learners, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Teaching English to Young Learners, Microanalytic discourse methodolgies, Discourse Analysis, Language Education, Code-Switching, Interactional Sociolinguistics, Linguistic ethnography, Classroom Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Qualitative methodology, Ethnography, Discourse Stylistics, Second Language Education, Second/Additional Language Learning, Language and Ethnicity, Language socialization, Language and Globalization, and Linguistic landscapesedit
- Dr. Yagmur does research in Teacher Education, Language Education, Higher Education and Sociolinguistics.edit
In this qualitative study, it was aimed to investigate in-service English as a foreign language teachers' beliefs about teaching speaking to young learners in state secondary schools. It was also aimed to examine the difficulties, if any,... more
In this qualitative study, it was aimed to investigate in-service English as a foreign language teachers' beliefs about teaching speaking to young learners in state secondary schools. It was also aimed to examine the difficulties, if any, these teachers and their learners face in the classrooms during speaking activities. The data were collected via open-ended questions. It was revealed that there was a consensus among the teachers' beliefs regarding the barriers which impede them from teaching and their learners from learning and practicing speaking skills. Several sources of difficulties were identified, including but not limited to educational contexts and English proficiency level of students. Taken together the suggestions mentioned in this study, it is believed that the findings of this study may help to improve teaching of speaking skills in English as a foreign language context.
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The status of English in a country as well as the attitudes of people towards using the language may vary not only within people who share the same ethnic origin but also cross-culturally. Taking this as a starting point, this paper will... more
The status of English in a country as well as the attitudes of people towards using the language may vary not only within people who share the same ethnic origin but also cross-culturally. Taking this as a starting point, this paper will compare and contrast two well-known authors’ attitudes (one being African and the other Indian) towards English language.
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This study investigated the educational functions of code switching instances that occur during the classroom interactions of novice teachers who teach English at an English medium institution of higher education. The study also aimed to... more
This study investigated the educational functions of code switching instances that occur during the classroom
interactions of novice teachers who teach English at an English medium institution of higher education. The
study also aimed to explore teachers’ and their students’ perceptions regarding CS in teachers’ teaching practices
and the role of the functions of CS in the classrooms. Three novice English language teachers and 12 of their
students volunteered to take part in the study. A number of six pre-intermediate level preparatory school classes
of an English medium university were observed, video recorded and fieldnotes were taken. Additionally
stimulated recall interviews were conducted with the participants. Results indicated that CS served for variety of
educational functions being but not limited to create a feeling of connectedness, to put forward teachers’ inner
voice and to express feelings emotions and abstract concepts. Finally, in contrast to what has been emphasized in
English-only policy-related studies, the study revealed that both teacher and student participants perceived CS as
a positive contributor to teaching and learning environment in the classrooms.
Keywords: Code switching, novice teachers, classroom interaction, educational policies
interactions of novice teachers who teach English at an English medium institution of higher education. The
study also aimed to explore teachers’ and their students’ perceptions regarding CS in teachers’ teaching practices
and the role of the functions of CS in the classrooms. Three novice English language teachers and 12 of their
students volunteered to take part in the study. A number of six pre-intermediate level preparatory school classes
of an English medium university were observed, video recorded and fieldnotes were taken. Additionally
stimulated recall interviews were conducted with the participants. Results indicated that CS served for variety of
educational functions being but not limited to create a feeling of connectedness, to put forward teachers’ inner
voice and to express feelings emotions and abstract concepts. Finally, in contrast to what has been emphasized in
English-only policy-related studies, the study revealed that both teacher and student participants perceived CS as
a positive contributor to teaching and learning environment in the classrooms.
Keywords: Code switching, novice teachers, classroom interaction, educational policies