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This paper is concerned with the importance of teaching culture in a foreign language class. Linguists have long recognized that the forms and uses of a given language reflect the cultural values of the society in which the language is spoken. This…

In this paper, we aim to present the results of a descriptive study investagiting the metacognitive awareness levels of students in a Turkish EFL context. More specifically, we report the effect of two variables, proficiency level and language…

The intercultural education emphasizes a social reality within which a paradigm is assumed by a certain community. In this way, the social responsibilities relate to a strategic pragmatism of an educational nature. Moreover, the architectonics of…

The use of language in international arena and international politics plays a significant role, especially in the world after 9/11 attacks in USA. The spoken words got more important functions by the process of globalization, and spread of mass-media…

Language is an abstract system of symbols, which is concretely realized by way of speech, writing and signing. Difficulties in speech and communication in deaf children cause problems in their social, emotional and cognitive development. Deaf…

The number of cases in the world languages can vary significantly, ranging from no morphological case marking (e.g. English) to more than ten cases (e.g. Ket, language isolate, Siberia). The distribution of the case marking pattern may appear to be…

The purpose of this study is to analyze the pedagogical role of homework and its impact on Saudi student academic performance achievement. In order to demonstrate the pedagogical importance and its relevance to learning I intend to show, using a…

The aim of the study was to investigate if there was a match between 7th grade English Language Teaching Program and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classroom practices concerning PTs (Performance Tasks) in terms of characteristics, evaluation…

Is gender clearly defined and merely biological or is it a much greater phenomenon? Can a modern woman, within her (clearly) defined role, be a subject in some important aspects of the culture she belongs to or is she still an object, following a …

Today, there are some difficulties in understanding the old rhetoric (belâgat) books by modern people. Today, although the basic rhetoric terms are known by the majority, the supporting terms used in the old rhetoric books to define these terms are…