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Task type and online planning as mediating factors in the oral performance of L2 learners

Tuzcu, Ayşen. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

This study examines the separate and combined effects of manipulating task complexity along two dimensions in learners‟ accuracy and syntactic complexity levels and reports the results in the light of two influential ...
Processing reflexives in the second language: Evidence from eye tracking

Özturhan, Münir. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

This thesis examines how Turkish learners of English process English reflexives (himself/herself). Two eye tracking experiments and a pen-and-paper antecedent identification task were employed to test whether Turkish ...
The effect of item format on the choice of reading and test-taking strategies

Akgül, Hatice. (TThesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

Investigating the processes that test takers undergo when they answer reading comprehension questions is of utmost importance to make claims about cognitive validity of a test. As such, this study was motivated by the need ...
Validating multiple-text reading tasks in foreign language proficiency tests through verbal protocols and eye tracking

Yurtman Kaçar, Hatice. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

The purpose of this study is to investigate how multiple texts reading skill in tasks in existing English proficiency tests are operationalized, whether the subskills and strategies specified in these exams match the ...
Determining linguistic demands of texts for EAP proficiency tests using automated analyses and expert judgment

Ateş, Bekir. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of expert judgments and automated textual analysis tools as instruments in generating context validity evidence for the use of reading test texts for EAP proficiency ...
English language teacher recruitment practices in higher education institutions: A case study in Turkey

Karaman, Büşra Ayça. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)

The present study aims to explore an intensive English program in higher education in Turkey to have a better understanding of (1) the constructed profile of effective English language teachers, (2) the constructed recruitment ...
Comparison of communication strategies used by Turkish monolingual and bilingual EFL learners

Doğruöz, Ayşe Seza. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 2001., 2001.)

This study investigated the differences/similarities between Turkish bilingual and monolingual EFL learners in terms of the communication strategies they used in an interaction in the target language (English). Specificc;tlly, ...
Cognitive and linguistic components of reading acquisition in Turkish: Evidence from second and fourth graders

Bektaş, Sezen. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)

The present study investigated the role of cognitive and linguistic components of reading acquisition in Turkish, with special reference to phonological awareness (PA), rapid automatized naming (RAN), morphological ...
Assessment of textual level EFL reading comprehension: A cognitive and contextual investigation

Kayarkaya, Burcu. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether test takers can understand a text at whole text level upon the completion of a commonly used assessment technique, the multiple choice test. Attaining comprehension at ...
Decomposability and transparency: a corpus-based analysis of the use of phrasal verbs in ELF interactions

Abaylı, Zeynep Sena. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

This study aims to investigate the decomposability and transparency nature of the uses of phrasal verb (PV) structures through two corpora representing two dichotomous ends of the speaker continuum, namely, native speakers ...
Assessing academic writing skills in Turkish as a Foreign Language

Küçük, Fatma. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)

purpose of this study is to present validity evidence from multiple perspectives for the newly developed test of writing for learners of Turkish as a Foreign Language (TFL). Following Weir’s (2005) socio-cognitive framework, ...
Second language processing of english past tense morphology

Rızaoğlu, Filiz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

In the present study, highly proficient second language (L2) speakers’ processing of English past tense morphology was investigated in order to understand whether their processing routes (i.e., decomposition, storage or a ...
The development of a listening test for learners of Turkish as a foreign language

Tozlu, Emel. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)

The aim of this study is to report the development and validation process of a listening test for learners of Turkish as a foreign language (TFL). The test tasks developed for this study ranged from A1 to B2 levels according ...
Metacognitive awareness of listening strategies in L2 English and L3 Italian

Öztekin, Elifcan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

Transfer of language skills across languages has been an essential question in the field of bilingualism. Theoretical approaches to this issue proposed assumptions on metacognitive awareness defined as learners’ own ...
A corpus-based investigation of the effect of nativeness and expertise on reporting practices in academic writing

Yılmaz, Selahattin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

The study aims to investigate the role of nativeness and expertise level on reporting practices in writing in applied linguistics with regards to patterns of use and construction of stance. The study compares four different ...
An investigation of spelling skills in Turkish: the role of phonological encoding and rapid naming in the literacy skills of third and fourth graders

Sönmez, Ecehan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

The present study investigated the role of phonological encoding (PE) skills and rapid automatized naming (RAN) in predicting reading and spelling achievement of Turkish-speaking children. It compared the underlying processes ...
The effects of priming in the production of L2 morphology

Karakaplan Hanoğlu, Hande. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

Recent studies suggest that priming may be a useful method in facilitating second language (L2) learning, yet there has not been any investigation about how priming can trigger the development of morpho-syntactic forms in ...
Task orientation and vocabulary knowledge types: how do they relate to collocational knowledge?

Aydoğan, Sinem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)

This study aims to investigate the effects of task orientation (input vs. output orientation) on the acquisition of productive collocational knowledge and explore the differences among the gains in different measures of ...
Trait anxiety or foreign language anxiety and their effects on learners' foreign language proficiency and achievement

Sarıgül, Hatice. (Thesis (M.A.)- Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 2000., 2000.)

The present investigation concerns itself with how trait anxiety on one hand and foreign language anxiety on the other affects learners' level of foreign language proficiency and achievement. One hundred and seventy seven ...
Development of a reading test for second language learners of Turkish

Kurt, Yavuz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)

The purpose of this study is to develop a reading test that measures the ability to read in Turkish as a second language. Based on the reading framework by Khalifa and Weir (2009), task specifications were developed and ...

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