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    The Sixth International ELT Research Conference Programme
    1st DAY – 14 May 2010 (FRIDAY)
    08:00-09:00Registration
    09:00-09:30Opening
    09:30-10:30
    Plenary Speaker : 
    Nick ELLIS
    Implicit and explicit second language acquisition and their interface
    10:40-12:00Concurrent Sessions I
    Room 1Mehmet Sercan UZTOSUNLanguage learning strategy use and English proficiency of university preparatory students in Turkey
    Aysun YAVUZ; Nalan RAZIAn investigation into understanding the relationship between learner beliefs and strategies
    Hafez Ali PANAHI; Aziz VIYANIImpact of the classroom structure types on the realization of language learning strategy and on academic achievement in EFL settings
    Room 2Salim RAZIEffects of metacognitive reading strategy training on metacognitive strategies and comprehension
    Gülbeste DURGUNEffects of metacognitive strategy training on reading attitude
    Feryal ÇUBUKÇUHow to enhance critical thinking strategies in reading
    Room 3Mehmet ÞAHINSynchronous computer-mediated communication and second language vocabulary acquisition
    Þaban ÇEPÝKThe impact of testing system on academics in Turkey
    Recep Þahin ARSLANVocabulary teaching through e-portfolios and its effects on Anatolian high school 9th grade students’ strategy development and learner autonomy
    Room 4Nesrin BAKIRCIThe use of the mother tongue during the process of organizing the world
    Atiye Burcu YEÞÝLYURTNesrin BAKIRCIEvaluation of the Effectiveness of Remedial Application Integrated into Preparatory Class Programme
    Mehmet KANIKDoes instruction in L2 have an impact on L1 pragmalinguistic use?
    Room 5 Sedat BECERENStudent teachers’ and university supervisors’ perceptions on the roles and responsibilities of university supervisors
    Nermin ARIN; Esra ÖRSDEMIRReflecting on teaching practicum: From ELT major student-teachers perspective
      
    Room 6Bora DEMIRThe effectiveness of different types of direct written corrective feedback
    Humeyra GENC; Kaine GÜLÖZERA collaborative study: The effects of online discussions and feedbacks on English language writing performance
    Fatema Sulaiman ALRUBAEYDirect and indirect metalinguistic feedback: A matter of suitability rather than superiority
    Room 7Zahide Sezin ERTEKIN; Feryal ÇUBUKÇUReading strategies of the students in science and social science departments
    Gülcan ERÇETIN; Cem ALPTEKINExplicit/implicit knowledge and working memory in L2 reading comprehension
    Oya ÖZEMIREffects of task type and text availability on foreign language reading comprehension
    12:00-12:45   LUNCH
    12:45-13:45Plenary Speaker : Ayþe AKYELExpectations of university supervisors, cooperating EFL teachers and student teachers for the roles and responsibilities of university supervisors and cooperating EFL
    13:55-15:15Concurrent Sessions II
    Room 1Ýsmail Hakký ERTENUnderstanding motivational drives behind the choice of teaching English as a profession: data revisited
    Ece ZEHÝR TOPKAYA;M. Sercan UZTOSUNMotivational factors influencing pre-service English teachers’ career choice
    Nesrin ORUÇYeþim BEKTAÞ ÇETÝNKAYAWhat motivates and demotivates language teachers?
    Room 2Mustafa POLATConflict management and effective communication in EFL classrooms
    Arda ARIKANArts in Pre-service English Language Teacher Education: Prospective Teachers’ Views
    Gülistan GÜRSELThe relationship between English instructors' negotiation strategies and personality traits
    Room 3Burçin YILDIZA fresh look: “task-based extended reading”
    Yasin ASLANCritical reading in language teaching through questioning
    Eileen FITZPATRICK“Let’s make a brainstorming”: French EFL learners’ use and awareness of Anglicisms
    Room 4Hümeyra GENÇPaper and screen: Reading strategies used by low-proficient EFL learners
    Franziska ZEMMERA class blog to build academic vocabulary
    Parvonakhon JAMSHEDOV;Alexander NAKHIMOVSKY The university and the city: Language learning on the Internet
    Room 5 Pelin ÇETINPerspectives of instructors and learners on the effect of test techniques on reading
    Mostafa AMIRISentence comprehension, short-context technique and cloze: Are true measures of reading ability?
    Aziz KHALILA study of EFL teachers' assessment practices
    Room 6Hasan CHAMANIL2 teacher autonomy, gender, degree, experience, and training: Exploration of possible relationships
    Yeþim ÖZEKSupporting greater autonomy and self-efficacy in pre-service L2 teaching
    Evrim ÜSTÜNLÜOÐLUExpanding boundaries: looking through the lens of foreign teachers
    Room 7Syuzanna GASPARYAN; Lilianna EDILIANBeyond PPT TOEFL: The effectiveness of an academic skills writing course
    Dilek Tufekci CAN;Vahit SAPAR(Re)constructing little red riding hood in an autonomous writing course
    Zhenjing WANGFeedback on discourse features for advanced learners in EFL writing
    15:15-15:45Break & POSTER PRESENTATIONS
    15:45-16:40   Concurrent Sessions III
    Room 1Güzide ÇALIÞKANCulture in ELT classrooms
    Nazlý GÜNDÜZTeaching culture through history based movies
    Room 2Dinçay KÖKSAL; Salim RAZIResearching the research culture in English language education in Turkey
    Ayþegül ZIINGIR GÜLTEN"Teacher as researcher": Teacher trainees' responses to action research
    Room 3Piotr ROMANOWSKIIntegrating culture into the communicative curriculum
    Hanan ZAMANAn analysis of ESL textbook compatability with Islamic values
    Room 4Göksel ERDEMThe reality shock: Pre-service teachers' reflections on school experience
    Simon PHIPPSExploring tensions between teachers’ grammar teaching beliefs and practices
    Room 5Çiler HATIPOÐLU; Sedef ALGIPragmatic functions of code switching in an EFL classroom
    Sinem DEMÝR;Elif ÇAÐLARNative or non-natÝve Englýsh language teachers: perceptions and differences
    Room 6 Selami OKOpinions of the freshmen at an ELT department on the portfolio process in advanced reading & writing course
    Didem AYAN; Gölge SEFEROÐLUPromoting EFL pre-service teachers' self-directed learning through electronic portfolios
    Room 7

    Salma Hamed AL-HUMAIDI; Mohamed Ismail ABU-RAHMAH

    Maximizing the effectiveness of ELT microteaching classes at SQU
    Derin ATAY; Özlem KASLIOÐLU; Gökce KURTTurkish students’ and teachers’ perspectives on ESP instruction
    16:40-16:50Break
    16:50-17:50 Plenary Speaker: Tony LYNCHCollaborative listening: Where theory meets practice
    18:00-20:00OPTIONAL:  Excursion   (Þirince Tour)
                          20:30  Reception – Welcome Cocktail
     
    2nd DAY – 15 May 2010 (SATURDAY)
    08:30-09:30
    Plenary: Cem ALPTEKIN
    Dissociating ENL and ELF use: View from a cognitive perspective
    09:30-09:40
    Break
    09:40-11:00Concurrent Sessions I
    Room 1Ümit ÖZKANAL; Mesut AYDEMIRThe evaluation of online English teaching program at ESOGÜ FLD
    Yýldýz TURGUT; Ufuk TUNCERReading digital dual-language books: Implications for ELT in multicultural settings
    Neþe SOYSALUniversity students’ perceptions and experiences of web-based learning support
    Room 2Özgür ÞEN BARTAN; Simge ÖZEK;Self and peer assessment implementations
    Buðra ÇIFTÇIPerceptions on student peer evaluation among 7th and 8th grade students
    Gonca Y. EKÞIAttitudes of learners towards self-correction and peer-review in an academic writing process
    Room 3Dina TSAGARI; Pavlos PAVLOUProfiling the writing competency of advanced EFL Cypriot learners
    Pýnar KARAHAN; Selami OKAn analysis of syntactic errors in the compositions of students taking the proficiency exam at an ELT department
    Filiz RIZAOGLU; Nesrin KUTLAYA comparison of TEFL students\' summarization skills through texts of differing complexity
    Room 4Kadriye Dilek AKPINARDeveloping intercultural competence and critical thinking skills of ELT students through discourse analysis

    Andrea DECAPUA; 

    Joanna LABOV

    Developing intercultural awareness among present and future ESL/EFL teachers
    Ardith MEIERThe role of noticing in developing intercultural communicative competence
    Room 5

    Zeynep ÖZTÜRK;

    Raþide DAÐ AKBAÞ

    L1 use in EFL classroom: the attýtudes of students'
    Yusuf ÞENUse of Turkish in EFL classrooms in Turkey
    Dönercan DÖNÜK; Esin TEZBAÞARANTransfer from first language to second language: Interlanguage at work
    Room 6Neslihan ÖNDER; Esim GÜRSOYUsing visual techniques to promote vocabulary learning and learner autonomy in young learners
    Berna YAVUZThe effects of multiple intelligences activities on vocabulary achievement
    Sinem DERKUÞThe mnemonic vocabulary teaching to the 5th grade students via video clips: Implications for EFL teachers
    Room 7Burcu AK ÞENTÜRKThe Experience of Flow in Speaking Activities
    Nuray OKUMUÞFostering Learner Autonomy
    Abdullah ÞAHÝNThe role of teachers in classroom organization and management in terms of educational semiotics
    11:00-11:10Break
    11:10-12:30Concurrent Sessions II
    Room 1Selma Durak ÜÐÜTENWhat do you understand from learner autonomy as a teacher?
    Zeynep Gülþah KANIA journey to the self: EFL teacher trainees’ discovery of the flirtation of learner autonomy with success
    Seray Ayþe UZELA comparative study of the Turkish (L1) and English (L2) reading strategies of Turkish freshman students
    Room 2Duygu TAÞERThe listening program- effective or not?
    Nurdan ARMUTÇU; Yýldýz TURGUTOpening a new window for enhancing foreign language listening comprehension: DynEd
    Münevver BÜYÜKYAZIEFL learners’ self-efficacy on listening comprehension
    Room 3Recep Þahin ARSLAN; Öznur KUL SARICAAn analysis of the language levels of the eighth (8th) graders in state primary schools in Turkey according to Common European Framework (CEF) criteria and content
    Günay GÜREÞThe effect of cooperative reading writing listening and speaking technique on elementary school fourth grade students’ academic achievement and attitudes towards English course
    Selma DENEME; Selen ADADifferent activities to teach English to very young learners
    Room 4Zhenjing WANGChinese teachers' beliefs and practices of feedback on discourse in EFL writing
    Saadet TIKAÇThe use of corrective feedback by native and non-native teachers: A comparative analysis
    Halil KÜÇÜKLERThe attitudes of pre-service teachers of English towards EFL writing
    Room 5

    Mohammed ZAKIUDDIN;Mohammad Eid ALHAMAZANY

    Textbooks - a reflection of teachers’ competency to adopt or adapt
    Özgül ÖZÖNDERMotivating characteristics of tasks in EFL coursebooks
    Room 6Mehtap KAVASOÐLUIntegration of Voki and Blog for speaking skill: A phenomenological exploratory study
    Birgit ZIARTIDESDeveloping interaction competencies and testing of oral ability with prompt cards.
    Mahdi NASIRI; Mojtaba SHAHBAZÝ; Shahram FADAKARPutting things right: Critical pedagogy and speaking
    Room 7Kadir KARAKAYA; Anýl RAKICIOÐLU SÖYLEMEZ; Gölge SEFEROÐLU Using metaphors in investigating pre- and in-service teachers’ beliefs regarding school-related concepts
    Mansoor TAVAKOLI; Sima SADEGHITeacher Professional Development through Critical Ethnography
     Negmeldin ALSHEIKH;  Hala ELHOWERISInvestigating the Use of Vocabulary Strategies by United Arab Emirates Students when they read in English
    12:30-13:20LUNCH
    13:20-14:40Concurrent Sessions III
    Room 1Teresa SIEKCapturing educational change in conceptual metaphors: Implications for teacher education
    Gaele Morag MACFARLANE; Hatice ÇELEBI; Seda GÜRDEREWhat aperitif does one give to a teetotal friend?
    Deren Baþak AKMAN YEÞILEL; Ceylan Yangýn ERSANLIThe correlation between teaching experience and foreign language teaching anxiety
    Room 2Ladan Amir SAFAEIFrom critical reading to argumentative essay writing
    Ýlknur YÜKSELCross-sectional evaluation of strategy use in L1 and L2 writing processes
    Hilal TATIS; Aysun YAVUZThe effects of keeping journals on preparatory class instructors within the notion of reflective practice while teaching paragraph writing
    Room 3Meryem ÖZDEMIREFL teachers’ perceptions of self-competency for improving language skills
    Jeanny PRATWhy do primary school teachers find it difficult to teach foreign languages?
    Bahloul AMELAn attempt to develop foreign language classes into cohesive groups
    Room 4Mohammad FALHASIRIWait teacher! I know the answer: On the concept of “wait time” and pedagogic discourse in Iranian classrooms
    Selma ELYILDIRIMDifficulties of Turkish learners with the subject-verb agreement in English
    Gloria GITLINThe Great Fall of Humpty Dumpty—aspect and tense
    Room 5Rebecca ANDERSONPromoting pragmatic competence via Turkey’s Nasreddin Hodja tales
    Hakan DILMANNeglected dimension of lexical competence in ELT: Metaphorical competence
    Cazibe YIÐIT; Meltem BAYSALThe effects of using drama on attitudes of the learners and achievement in vocabulary learning
    Room 6Filomena CAPUCHOThe role of the English language in a plurilingual society
    Pierre FRATHShould English be the sole lingua franca of the world?
    Maria SILVALOA eTwinning project: An intercultural approach to foreign language teaching
    Room 7 Khaldah AL MANSOORI Fostering writing skills in teacher education programs: Recognizing and overcoming the challenges
    Pelin IRGINWelcome to Jing in language learning
    14:40-14:50Break
    14:50-15:45Concurrent Sessions IV
    Room 1Aylin KÖYALANCrosscultural reflections of teacher trainers on in-service training
    Simon PHIPPSThe impact of in-service teacher education on teachers’ beliefs and practices
    Room 2Obaid UR REHMANImportance of life-long learning: Perceptions of Pakistani English language college teachers
    Fadime YALÇINA comparison between ELT and ELL graduates' perceptions of professional development
    Room 3Mustafa TEKÝNSexual identity issues in the EFL classroom
    Pýnar ERSÝN;Pamela PEARSONNegotiated experience of self: Exploring identity in intercultural academic contexts
    Room 4Kemal BASCI; Necat KUMRALHow to handle deviation when the roads diverge in the yellow wood
    Sevda Balaman UÇARMotivation and instructional activity preferences among Turkish university EFL students
    Room 5Sibel SERTThe mental block: Foreign language classroom anxiety
    Sabriye ÞENERMeasuring language anxiety level of Turkish university students
    Room 6 Gökçe ÖZÇÝFTThe liaison between college EFL learners’ self-compassion and English language proficiency
    Maria POLITOUAttitudes of students within the context of EFL course: A case of experimental Greek upper secondary schools
    Room 7Seda TAÞAchievement and motivation with regard to voluntary and compulsory learning of English
    Arzu KOÇAKStudents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards online reading
    15:55-16:55
     Plenary: Annette CAPELMaking sense of words: the English profile wordlists project
     17:15-20:30  OPTIONAL  Excursion  (Virgin Mary’s House & Ephesus Tour)
     
    3rd DAY – 16 May 2010 (SUNDAY)
    09:00-10:00
    Plenary Speaker : 
    Bob BURDEN
    Psychological factors in motivation to learn a foreign language
    10:00-10:10
    Break
    10:10-11:30Concurrent Sessions I
    Room 1Meral ÇAPARNovice and experienced EFL teachers’ perception on an analytic rating scale
    Gülþen ALTUNNovice and experienced teachers’ questioning techniques
    Besime ERKMENNovice EFL teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning
    Room 2Mehdi AZIZIThe role of L1 lexical network structure in L2 vocabulary acquisition
    Ceylan YANGIN ERSANLILexical chunks for learners of Turkish in a second language context
    Jodee WALTERSExploring the validity of an alternative test of productive vocabulary knowledge
    Room 3Handan ÇELÝK; Melis KESKÝNDÝL;Kemal ERKOLRealization of speech act of refusals by Turkish EFL learners
    Kürþat CESURApology strategies used by Turkish students: Effect of multiple-choice discourse completion test
    Hashim Hamza Abbas NOORKill two birds with one stone: Strategies used in dealing with idioms in FL situations
    Room 4Kemal Sinan ÖZMENDevelopment process of teacher identity through an acting course
    Bahar GÜNAre colleagues making trainers redundant? Peer effect on continuous professional development
    Þule Çelik KORKMAZDoes experience differentiate the novice teachers’ perceptions about teaching young learners?
    Room 5 Jeanny PRAT Guiding young ears through the maze of aural comprehension
    Ramadan EYYAM; Nazan DOÐRUER;Ýpek MENEVIÞThe correlation between students’ multiple intelligences and their success in English exa
    Room 6Demet YAYLIEmail as a genre: Practicing genre-based writing in an EFL context
    Ýpek GÜNEY; Ýsmail Hakký ERTEN Students' opinions on speaking problems and possible solutions
    11:30-11:40
    Break
    11:40-12:35Concurrent Sessions I I
    Room 1Çiðdem KARATEPE; Derya Döner YILMAZContextualisation: Is it just an accessory or the essence of the lesson?
    Derya Döner YILMAZ; Çiðdem KARATEPEThere is never enough time for contextualisation in EFL primary classroom
    Room 2Dönercan DÖNÜK; M. Burçin ÖZKANTesting language through ICT game modules
    Tony LYNCHTony Lynch meets researchers doing research on listening processes ms
    Room 3Metin TÝMUÇÝNKnowledge about language: promoting language awareness
    Nick ELLISNick Ellis meets researchers to answer questions on research into current trends in SLA
    Room 4Carmen SANTAMARIAStorytelling and task-based learning
    Bob BURDENBob BURDEN meets research students doing research on psychological issues
    Room 5 Mehmet DEMÝREZENWhy schwa sound is a problem for Turkish students of English language education?
    Mehmet DEMÝREZENThe perception and articulation of the schwa phoneme in English as a fossilized pronunciation error for the first year Turkish students of English language education
    Room 6Bahadýr Cahit TOSUNProspective English language teachers’ views on poster preparation in literature classrooms
    Pelin IRGINA phenomenological exploration of early adolescents? Poster, PowerPoint and Animoto Presentations

     

     Poster Presentations 
    Anýl Rakýcýoðlu SÖYLEMEZ; Gölge SEFEROÐLU;Kadir KARAKAYACooperating teachers’ perceptions of student teachers’ teaching competencies
    Devrim ÖZBEKSoldier on teachers
    Dönercan DÖNÜK; Özge KUTLU; Selman ÖZÖLMEZA breakthrough in language teaching: ICT animation heroes
    Elif ÇAÐLARAn analysis of the perceptions of prospective teachers and students on criterion-referenced and norm-referenced tests
    Emre KURU; Sevda YAYINA research on abbreviation use of college students in online chat environment
    Evren GÜRKAYNAKA course-book adaptation through needs analysis data concerning MI theory and learning styles
    Ferdiye GÜNER; Sinem TEKIR; Ece ZEHÝR TOPKAYAEFL instructors' perceptions of culture and culture teaching
    Gökçe KURT; Derin ATAYThe effects of creating video cases on the self-efficacy beliefs of Turkish preservice teachers of English
    Ýdris SARI3LB (Learn Languages Like Babies) with an mp3 player
    Ýsmail KADIOÐLUA contrastive analysis of  EFL students request strategies in L1 and FL
    Kaine GÜLÖZERThe functions of code-switching (CS) in a bilingual child
    Meryem ALTAYTrainee teacher attitudes towards English as an international language
    Müge KARAKAÞL1 glosses : Effects on EFL learner’s reading comprehension and vocabulary retention
    Nazan DOÐRUER; Ýpek MENEVIÞ;Ramadan EYYAMProblems and difficulties that international students face at EMU
    Nina DASKALOVSKAAcquiring vocabulary through reading: A Replication of the golden fleece study
    Özgür TAÞKESENThe Skill of Correction; How would you feel when corrected immediately?
    Pelin IRGIN;Yýldýz TURGUTDigital storytelling toolkit: Animoto
    Selma DENEME; Selen ADATeaching English as a foreign language at preschools
    Sinem DEMIRDynamic assessment: Perceptions and application
    Vahit SAPAR; Dilek TÜFEKÇI CAN(Re)evaluation of constructivism within the principles of tacit knowledge
      

     

     

     
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