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Differences in EFL Learners’ Requests to Faculty in Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication: Case of Gender and Proficiency

2018·Mahmood Hashemian, Maryam Farhang-Ju

Research In English Language Pedagogy·Cilt 2017/5, Sayı 2

This study aimed to investigate EFL learners’ request strategies to faculty to see whether politeness is interpreted differently or similarly across gender and different levels of language proficiency in text-based synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). Data included initial semistructured interviews with …

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

2016·Igors Ivashkins

Problems of Education in the 21st Century·Cilt 2008/3, Sayı 3

The present paper deals with application of the Internet network for English teaching as foreign language. The aim of the paper includes two pedagogical aspects. The first is theoretical and traces the role of computers in the approaches to foreign …

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THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ARTICLE IN THE DISCOURSE OF TWITTER

2015·Olga Koltsova

International Journal Internauka·Cilt 2015/6, Sayı 6

The article examines the usage of English articles in the discourse of a popular microblogging service Twitter, with the aim to clarify how the functions of the articles are reflected in the discourse and if the usage deviates from grammatical …

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E-MAIL WRITING: Providing Background Information in the Core of Computer Assisted Instruction

2015·Behzad NAZARI, Sahar NIKNEJAD

The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education·Cilt 2015/16, Sayı 1

The present study highly supported the effective role of providing background information via email by the teacher to write e-mail by the students in learners’ writing ability. A total number of 50 EFL advanced male students aged between 25 and …

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PILOTING A VOCATIONAL E-COURSE AT A UK COLLEGE: Developing strategies to support non-native English speaking learners to complete the essay-type questions of their assignments

2015·Stavroula BIBILA

The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education·Cilt 2010/11, Sayı 2

This paper presents a study of practice that was conducted during the piloting of a vocational (health care) e-course at the Distance Learning department of a College of Further and Higher Education in England. The purpose of the study was …

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ASYNCHRONOUS COMPUTER-MEDIATED CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND THE CORRECT USE OF PREPOSITIONS: Is It Really Effective? S

2015·Seyyed Behrooz HOSSEINI

The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education·Cilt 2012/13, Sayı 4

An area that has recently attracted increasing attention is providing feedback on learners’ writing accuracy through the Internet. However, research in this area has largely focused on synchronous communication, i.e., chatting, with fewer studies assessing asynchronous technologies, i.e., e-mailing. Therefore, …

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DISCOURSE FUNCTIONS AND VOCABULARY USE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS' SYNCHRONOUS COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION

2015·Ghaleb RABAB'AH

The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education·Cilt 2013/14, Sayı 2

This study explores the discourse generated by English as a foreign language (EFL) learners using synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) as an approach to help English language learners to create social interaction in the classroom. It investigates the impact of synchronous …

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FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON MENTOR ROLES: A STUDY AT DISTANCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

2011·Ebru Melek KOÇ

tojet·Cilt 2011/10, Sayı 1

The present study aims to investigate whether perceptions of 4th year student teachers enrolled a distance English language teacher training program about mentor roles differ significantly according to some factors such as gender, the type of graduation school, the type …