Instructors' use of cultural topics in English Language classes Erhan Dinçer; Supervisor: Özge Razı

Yazar: Katkıda bulunan(lar):Dil: İngilizce Yayın ayrıntıları:Nicosia Cyprus International University 2015Tanım: VIII, 57 p. table 30.5 cm CDİçerik türü:
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9 CHAPTER 1: Introductıon
9 Background of the study
12 Purpose of the Study
12 Research Question
12 Sub Questions
12 Significance of the Study
12 Limitations of the Study
13 Overview of the Thesis
14 CHAPTER II: Literature Review
14 Definition of Language
15 English as a global language
16 Teaching Culture in Language Education
18 The role of Teacher in Culture Learning
18 Previous Empirical Studies
25 CHAPTER III: Methodology
25 Introduction to Methodology
25 Setting
26 Research Design
26 Quatitative Methodology
26 Data Collection Instruments
27 Developments of the Questionnaire
28 The advantages of questionnaires
29 The Culture Questionnaire
29 Data Collection Procedure
32 Data Anlysis
34 Chapter IV :Findings and Discussion
34 Participant's Background
36 Gender's Role on Target Culture
37 Nationality Role on Target Culture
41 Department of Graduation
41 Educational Background
43 Teachers' Experience
44 Experinece in Foreign Country
45 CHAPTER FIVE : Conclusions and Rcommendations
45 Conclusion
46 Recommendations for Further Research
47 Limitations
52 Appendix A
Özet: 'ABSTRACT This thesis analyzes the use of culture in foreign language classes by the instructors working at two private universities one in TRNC which has students from all over the world and it can also be considered as a multilingual and multicultural university of TRNC and one in Turkey. Both of the universities have students from all over the world. The purpose of the study is to determine whether a proficient degree of attention is paid to culture teaching in the language classes of the School of Foreign Languages in two private universities which are located in Cyprus and Turkey whether the instructors do their best to maintain or improve their cultural knowledge so as to integrate it in their lessons as well as how they teach culture in their lessons. The data were collected with a questionnaire distributed to the instructors. The questionnaire consists of three parts. In the first part, demographics and questions regarding some possible intercultural experiences of the subjects are sought. The second part contains personal preferences in relation to the teaching and learning of culture. Finally, the last part aims at gathering data on teachers's beliefs on the elements of culture in which learners would be interested and how they would like to be taught these elements. Key Words: Target culture, EFL. '
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'ABSTRACT This thesis analyzes the use of culture in foreign language classes by the instructors working at two private universities one in TRNC which has students from all over the world and it can also be considered as a multilingual and multicultural university of TRNC and one in Turkey. Both of the universities have students from all over the world. The purpose of the study is to determine whether a proficient degree of attention is paid to culture teaching in the language classes of the School of Foreign Languages in two private universities which are located in Cyprus and Turkey whether the instructors do their best to maintain or improve their cultural knowledge so as to integrate it in their lessons as well as how they teach culture in their lessons. The data were collected with a questionnaire distributed to the instructors. The questionnaire consists of three parts. In the first part, demographics and questions regarding some possible intercultural experiences of the subjects are sought. The second part contains personal preferences in relation to the teaching and learning of culture. Finally, the last part aims at gathering data on teachers's beliefs on the elements of culture in which learners would be interested and how they would like to be taught these elements. Key Words: Target culture, EFL. '

9 CHAPTER 1: Introductıon

9 Background of the study

12 Purpose of the Study

12 Research Question

12 Sub Questions

12 Significance of the Study

12 Limitations of the Study

13 Overview of the Thesis

14 CHAPTER II: Literature Review

14 Definition of Language

15 English as a global language

16 Teaching Culture in Language Education

18 The role of Teacher in Culture Learning

18 Previous Empirical Studies

25 CHAPTER III: Methodology

25 Introduction to Methodology

25 Setting

26 Research Design

26 Quatitative Methodology

26 Data Collection Instruments

27 Developments of the Questionnaire

28 The advantages of questionnaires

29 The Culture Questionnaire

29 Data Collection Procedure

32 Data Anlysis

34 Chapter IV :Findings and Discussion

34 Participant's Background

36 Gender's Role on Target Culture

37 Nationality Role on Target Culture

41 Department of Graduation

41 Educational Background

43 Teachers' Experience

44 Experinece in Foreign Country

45 CHAPTER FIVE : Conclusions and Rcommendations

45 Conclusion

46 Recommendations for Further Research

47 Limitations

52 Appendix A

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