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Product writing is considered uncreative and unstimulating, as it trains students to model their output according to rules and patterns. The risk students might particularly be exposed to when taught such writing is their memorising complete phrases,…

The present study aims at evaluating learners’ self-perceptions on the outcomes of language acquisition course implemented at the ELT department of Trakya University. In order to evaluate the language acquisition course, learners’ expected outcomes…

Throughout history translation has made inter-linguistic communication between people possible. Theoretically, one can consider translation a science; practically, it seems rational to consider it an art. However, regardless of whether one considers…

Trinity College Diploma in TESOL offers a compulsory part of the course titled Unknown Language Learning Experience. It is an assessed part of the course and it accounts for 20% of the final mark. Trainees have to write a language journal guided by a…

The introduction of foreign languages into the early years has spurred a need for qualified teachers. Most of the recent studies (e.g. Garton, Copland & Burns, 2011; Mourão & Lourenço, 2015; Murphy & Evangelou, 2016) reveal that there are not enough…

Being raised a consequence of common dissatisfaction with the limitations of the concept of method, post method pedagogy has introduced three parameters of particularity, practicality and possibility principles to be replaced with the limited…

Portfolio has been in use from the past in other disciplines. But there are growing bodies of research which document its importance in foreign language teaching. The current study was implemented on selecting 91 undergraduate students passing their…

The knowledge concerning personality traits of foreign language teachers for young learners which contribute positively to teaching process is still insufficient. The paper will present the investigation that involves the collection of experts’…

In the field of English language teaching (ELT), a growing number of teachers are not native speakers of English. According to current estimates, about eighty percent of English teachers worldwide are non-native speakers of the language. The term…

Perception is not always a readily available contemplation outcome. Perception is always an interpretation too. Thinking is not based on edification foundations alone. It is also wrought with different purposes, conceptualizations and anticipations.…