Multilingual Education and Policy

The study depicts the relationship between pedagogical focus and language choice in the language teaching/learning environment of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at a Turkish university. The article presents the organisation of code-switching which is teacher-initiated and ‘teacher-induced’. The data were collecte…

• EDA ÜSTÜNEL

Educational policies that impact second language (L2) learners—a rapidly-growing group—are often enacted without consulting relevant research. This review synthesized research regarding optimal conditions for L2 acquisition, facilitative L2 learner and teacher characteristics, and speed of L2 acquisition, from four bo…

• MELİKE ÜNAL GEZER

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• AYŞE GÜREL

This study was conducted with the participation of the students of the ELT department of Çukurova University in Turkey. We have tried to find out what students think about the effects of the culture class they attended in the fall semester of 2003-2004 academic year. As a result of the study, a significant similarity…

It is widely acknowledged that globalization has made a considerable impact on multidimensional aspects of human life including the language policies of many countries. This article examines the adjustment of Turkey’s language policy in response to the global influence of English at different levels of Turkish nationa…

• YASEMİN KIRKGÖZ

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• HAMİDE ASLANTÜRK

This study investigates the potential impact of translanguaging pedagogy on EFL learners’ four language skills, as well as their perceptions towards its in-class implementation as a pedagogy. The study was conducted for 10 weeks with 60 pre-intermediate and 60 upper-intermediate students at a high school in the north…

• MUHAMMET YAŞAR YÜZLÜ

Please fill up the following information accurately. (Please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. Translanguaging in EFL classrooms: Teachers’ perceptions and practices The belief that the native language practices of individuals improve their competence in a foreign language gave rise to a number of bilingual language pedagog…

• FATMA ARSLAN

Please fill up the following information accurately. (Please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. Translanguaging in EFL classrooms: Teachers’ perceptions and practices The belief that the native language practices of individuals improve their competence in a foreign language gave rise to a number of bilingual language pedagog…

Abstract Since advances in computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools have made virtual exchanges readily available in educational practices, telecollaboration has been gaining traction as a means to provide practical experiences and cultural exposure to language learners and, more recently, teacher trainees. Drawing…

• SEDAT AKAYOĞLU

This study examines the representation of cultures and communities in the world across five editions of New Headway elementary level textbook (NHE). It conducts a diachronic content analysis to explore how the representation of cultures and communities has evolved in NHE across five editions since its first edition’s…

• UFUK KELEŞ

When bilingual children enter formal reading education, host language proficiency becomes increasingly important. This study investigated the relation between socioeconomic status (SES), maternal language use, reading input, and vocabulary in a sample of 111 six-year-old children of first- and second-generation Turkis…

• NİHAL YENİAD MALKAMAK