Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses

Arzu Koçak (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara, Türkiye)
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 1637 - 1655 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17263/jlls.850976 İndeks Tarihi: 19-02-2021

Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses

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This research study investigated Turkish Tertiary Level EFL learners’ recognition level of relative clauses. Thestudy also examined the difficulty level of types of relative clause constructions for Turkish EFL learners and theeffect of instruction on the learners’ acquisition of English relative clauses. The data were gathered from twodifferent tests (a pre-test and a post-test) given to 30 philology students studying at the Preparatory School atHacettepe University. The data obtained from the pretest indicated that the participants needed remedial teaching;therefore, “relative clauses” were taught to students through six-hour form-focused class instruction. Two weekslater, the post-test was administered to the participants to assess the effectiveness of instruction on students’identification level of relative clauses. The data collected from the tests were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS.Findings showed that although most of the participants are good at identifying relative clauses, it is noteworthythat their recognition level of relative clauses changed significantly according to the various types of relative clauseconstructions. In addition, the results showed that the explicit instruction facilitated the acquisition of relativeclauses to a great extent. Results of this study may provide English instructors and EFL curriculum designers withrelevant information about teaching and learning of English relativization, and emphasizes the necessity of formfocused instruction.© 2020 JLLS and the Authors - Published by JLLS.
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Yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğrenen üniversite düzeyindeki Türk öğrencilerinin İngilizce sıfat cümlelerini tanıma düzeyi

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Bu çalışma yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğrenen üniversite düzeyindeki Türk öğrencilerinin İngilizce sıfat cümlelerini tanıma düzeyini araştırmıştır. Bu çalışma ayrıca öğrenciler için farklı türlerdeki İngilizce sıfat cümlelerinin zorluk derecesini ve öğretimin öğrencilerin sıfat cümlelerini tanıma seviyesi üzerindeki etkisini incelemiştir. Buna ek olarak, çalışmada, öğrencilerin öğrenme seviyelerinin bölümlere göre (İngiliz Dili Eğitimi, Amerikan Kültürü ve Edebiyatı, vs.) nasıl değiştiği araştırılmıştır. Veriler Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören 30 filoloji öğrencisine uygulanan ön test ve son testten elde edilmiştir. Ön testten elde edilen sonuçlar, öğrencilerin telafi öğretimine ihtiyaç duyduklarını göstermiştir. Bu nedenle, sıfat cümleleri öğrencilere altı saatlik yapı odaklı öğretim yöntemi ile anlatılmıştır. Bu öğretim sürecinden iki hafta sonra, öğrencilere, öğretimin öğrencilerin sıfat cümlelerini tanıma seviyesi üzerindeki etkisini görmek amacı ile son test verilmiştir. Toplanan veriler SPSS kullanılarak nicel yöntemlerle analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar öğrencilerinin çoğunun İngilizce sıfat cümlelerini tanıma konusunda başarılı olduğunu, ancak farklı türlerdeki sıfat cümlelerini tanıma seviyelerinde önemli farklılıklar olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca, sonuçlar, doğrudan öğretimin sıfat cümlelerinin öğrenilmesine büyük ölçüde katkı sağladığını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları İngilizce öğretmenlerine ve müfredat tasarımcılarına İngilizce sıfat cümlelerinin öğretimi konusunda uygulanabilir bilgiler verebilir.
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APA KOÇAK A (2020). Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses. , 1637 - 1655. 10.17263/jlls.850976
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ISNAD KOÇAK, ARZU. "Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses". (2020), 1637-1655. https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.850976
APA KOÇAK A (2020). Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 16(4), 1637 - 1655. 10.17263/jlls.850976
Chicago KOÇAK ARZU Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 16, no.4 (2020): 1637 - 1655. 10.17263/jlls.850976
MLA KOÇAK ARZU Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, vol.16, no.4, 2020, ss.1637 - 1655. 10.17263/jlls.850976
AMA KOÇAK A Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2020; 16(4): 1637 - 1655. 10.17263/jlls.850976
Vancouver KOÇAK A Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2020; 16(4): 1637 - 1655. 10.17263/jlls.850976
IEEE KOÇAK A "Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses." Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 16, ss.1637 - 1655, 2020. 10.17263/jlls.850976
ISNAD KOÇAK, ARZU. "Turkish tertiary level EFL learners’ recognition of relative clauses". Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 16/4 (2020), 1637-1655. https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.850976
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