TY  - JOUR
TI  - The impact of English classics on increasing learners’ motivation and cultural awareness: A case in Turkish EFL classes
AB  - The impetus behind the development of this research is to study the potential influence(s) of cartoons (caricatures)on L2 learners in terms of gaining cultural awareness and enhancing their motivation levels. To that end, threeEnglish classics in the form of cartoons, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Romeo & Juliet by WilliamShakespeare, and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson have been determined for the experiment. In thisquasi-experimental research design, 47 learners of English were asked to read these cartoons illustrated either withcolourful or colourless pictures, whereas randomly selected 20 people in the population were only exposed to plaintexts. An assessment form, statistically found valid and reliable, developed by the researchers after acomprehensive literature review and getting approvals of two professors in the field in content validity has beenutilized in the study. Accordingly, the findings point out the fact that the first group who has aimed at learning thetarget language through cartoons has adopted more positive attitude towards the language and its culture. Briefly,the current research emphasizes the importance of cartoons in increasing learners’ cultural awareness, motivationand educational accomplishments in the end.© 2020 JLLS and the Authors - Published by JLLS.
AU  - KIZILTAN, Nalan
AU  - Ayar, Zülal
DO  - 10.17263/jlls.712818
PY  - 2020
JO  - Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
SN  - 1305-578X
SP  - 280
EP  - 289
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/394957
ER  -