bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Importance of Raising Teacher Awareness of Culture-sensitive English Language Teaching
Authors: TVALCHRELIDZE Nino 
Published: December 2018

It is straightforward that English language teachers in the 21st century face the daunting task educating students from diverse ethnic, racial, linguistic and religious background. It has become pivotal for teachers to raise their own cultural understanding first to be successful educators. This study demonstrates to what extent English language teachers in Georgia value and practice culture-sensitive English language teaching and learning. The study concluded that at first teachers have to grasp the inseparability of language and culture to achieve students’ success in gaining communicative competence in English language. Based on the results of the study, English language teachers, in order to raise their cultural awareness are recommended: to participate in periodic in-service trainings, workshops and regional or national conferences that focus on target and international culture; to receive in-service professional training through participation in professional associations such as English Teachers’ Association of Georgia (ETAG), Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Foreign Language Teachers Association; the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIERAR); to subscribe to the journals and other publications of these professional associations.
Undergraduate Iraqi Students’ Awareness of Social Mobile Media and Their Attitudes to Mobile Learning
Authors: YAGCI Tahsin 
Published: December 2018

In recent years advances in social networking and rapid developments in wireless internet technologies stimulated all of us to integrate and use them in our lives. Smart mobile technology industries are racing with each other to launch the newest model for their consumers. The biggest market beyond the dispute is teenagers and young generation. Of course, the adults cannot be ignored, either. The general aim to use the social network is for communication and sharing information. During the daytime students want to keep in touch with their peers. The most common electronic devices are smart mobile phones and the top rate for social networking website is Facebook. This study aims to seek for and clarify the perceptions and the attitudes of undergraduate students in Northern Iraq, using electronic devices, in particular, smart mobile devices. What kinds of social media tools and platforms they are registered to? How often do they benefit from their accounts? What is their frequency to login to internet access and what part of the day do students use their mobile devices? What are students’ general purposes to use social media? – these were the questions asked in the research. This article emphasizes the diversity according to gender, faculty, grade, universities, etc. In addition, it seeks for the distribution of social media accounts. An online survey, conducted among different university students to recognize the ratio between various institutions, came to a conclusion that undergraduate students in Northern Iraq are equipped with sufficient smart devices to get involved in mobile learning via using social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
Assessment of EFL learners’ Sociolinguistic and Pragmatic Competence and Performance
Authors: KORAN Elvira 
Published: December 2018

Communicative competence has been a fundamental issue for foreign/second language teaching methodology and a cornerstone of language classrooms for about four decades. Its two essential components - sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences, though ubiquitously acknowledged as crucial for language teaching/learning, are not adequately, according to modern methodological requirements, taught and learned. The present article aimed to succinctly review the main aspects of the two competences as presented by linguists and educators, to draw a line between language performance and competence, to revisit the major forms of testing and assessing language learners’ sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences, corresponding performance and oral proficiency. It was intended to test sociolinguistic and pragmatic knowledge and performance of L2 learners; to assess the learners’ overall oral proficiency in the target language and to compare the results of the two above procedures. The aim of the undertaking was to define what relationship exists between the three tested and assessed phenomena, i.e., whether or not acquiring the competence in the target language entails performance and enhances learners’ fluency. Implementing all the tasks scheduled enabled the researcher to elicit the necessary data and to draw conclusions concerning the interdependence between language competence and performance/proficiency; to suggest recommendations for refinement of L2 learner evaluation practice, for improving language programs in terms of teaching/ learning communicative competence and its components and for better understanding of cognitive processes which take place in L2 learners when dealing with performance and competence in the target language.
Recent Research in Black Sea Region on Motivation in Education (Review)
Authors: DOGHONADZE Natela , FEDORCHUK Iryna 
Published: December 2018

Motivation in education - that of administrators, teachers and especially students - has always been one of essential preconditions of efficient learning and teaching. By itself it does not guarantee achievement, especially measures by testing and grades, but it created a good background for efficient learning. And vice versa, lack of motivation usually has a negative impact of achievement. Various aspects of motivation have been researched, and the topic seems eternal and inexhaustible. This review presents some research that has been recently held in the Black Sea region countries concerning motivation in education.
The Impact of Reading for Pleasure on Georgian University EFL Students’ Reading Comprehension (IBSU Case)
Authors: GOCTU Ramazan 
Published: December 2018

Reading is one of the most significant skills, particularly for EFL students. Many students today do not have the reading skills needed to do effective work in their courses. This paper explores reading for pleasure, its importance and impact on reading comprehension. Pleasure reading helps students to communicate, listen and, most importantly, to express themselves freely and it also allows them to acquire specific language skills. That is why reading for pleasure is definitely important. An experimental study using reading for pleasure was carried out at international Black Sea University for eight weeks with 42 English Philology freshman students. The experimental group was given texts for their selection: newspaper articles and graded readers on various topics which students were interested in, while the control group has just read the reading excerpts and texts which are given in their course book. The duration of the experiment was 8 weeks. Pre- and post-tests were implemented to determine the degree of improvement of students’ reading comprehension skills. The experimental group showed better improvement of comprehension skills. The study demonstrated a measurable positive effect of reading for pleasure on students’ language acquisition.
Reflective Teaching Methods at Schools for English Teachers’ Professional Development (International Turkish Private Schools)
Authors: PIPIA Ekaterine , SHARASHENIDZE-SOYUCOK Tamar 
Published: December 2018

The aim of the study was to find out the most applicable reflective teaching methods for English language teachers in Georgia and Muslim countries. The study tends to identify the general English language teaching tendencies and stresses the teaching discrepancies for Muslim countries. These peculiarities are analyzed to provide a clear-cut picture of reflective teaching practices, possible changes and desirable improvements, which would be different for Georgia and Muslim countries (Egypt, Turkey and Yemen). The data obtained from one survey showed that school administration supports teacher development, including via reflective teaching. Another survey, conducted in Egypt, Turkey and Yemen regarding the cultural and gender issues in designing reflective teaching practices, showed that the majority of teachers prefer to be involved in collaborative group work, rather than being observed by a peer due to Muslim cultural traditions concerning gender relations. Both genders avoid peer work, because there is a possibility to stay alone with the opposite gender for the discussions and this might cause some inconveniences. The interview conducted in Georgia showed that teachers do not like cooperative reflective activities. As Georgian teachers of English better liked journal writing and peer observation, the experiment conducted in Georgia dealt with them. It revealed the fact that the mixed model of reflective teaching (peer observation accompanied by journal writing) is more productive for Georgia more than just peer observation.
Impact of Language-Oriented Extracurricular Activities on Academic Achievement in Language Preparation Schools
Authors: YILDIZ Yunus 
Published: December 2018

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) requires learners’ exposure to what educators call the language skills: reading, speaking, writing and listening. Language teachers’ aim is to make students acquire language skills to ensure achievement both in oral and written communication. Language teachers at Preparatory Schools try to do their best to teach those students who did not reach the level of target language skills that would enable them to study in that language. According to observations, the researcher came to conclusion that those students have difficulty reaching the proficiency level needed for study in the language at their departments for the following year need a special approach, additional to their curriculum studies. The idea was instead of giving abundant homework to students to be completed, it is better to draw their attention to English language-oriented extracurricular activities (ECAs). Via these activities students will use the language beyond the classroom, have sufficient real-life-like practice, but, on the other hand, be devoid of the stress typical for both classroom and first contacts with people not speaking one’s native language. This, hopefully, will also let students increase students’ level of language skills. The experimental research, in which 34 students of Ishik University (Iraq, Erbil) were involved, the idea was confirmed.
An Investigation of Faculty Members' Engagement in Saudi Arabia
Authors: AHMED Eman I 
Published: December 2018

Faculty engagement has been proved to be a critical driver of the universities’ efficiency and effectiveness. The first step towards building an engaged workforce is to get a measure of faculty perceptions of their engagement level to their universities. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the faculty members' engagement in the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. It examines the relationship between the faculty professional variablesand their level of engagement to their institutions. William Kahn's (1990) three-component model of employee engagement was partially adapted as a framework to measure the faculty members' engagement. A questionnaire was used to better address the objective of this study. The data were obtained from the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Dammam University) through an internet-based survey. The validity and the reliability of the questionnaire has been evaluated and reported. Results of the analyses show that cognitive engagement is reported to be higher than both the emotional and physical engagement, with a mean rating of 4.040 and a standard deviation of .487, based on the five-point scale. Given the engagement level of the faculty members in this study, the university administrators should develop policies, and strategies that encourage and support engagement among faculty members at the University in order to maximize their engagement. Policy makers must also take into consideration the needs of the faculty members
School Leaders’ Practice of the Ethics of Educational Leadership to Make Decisions
Authors: Assiri Mohammed 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the extent to which school leaders practice the ethics of educational leadership to make decisions. A mixed-methods research design was used in this study. The quantitative data of this study were obtained from the participation of 260 teachers, and the qualitative data of this study were collected from nine school leaders. The questionnaire and the semi-structured interview were used to collect the data. The study was conducted during the school year of 2017-2018. The study found that the overall extent to which school leaders practice the ethics of educational leadership to make decisions was classified as “always occurs". The findings showed that there were statistically significant differences between participants with different gender and school levels on the overall and all dimensions of the extent to which school leaders practice the ethics of educational leadership to make decisions, while there were not statistically significant differences between the groups of the participants with different teaching experience. The qualitative findings provided some common factors that influence school leaders’ practice to making ethical decisions. These factors were explained based on two concepts including management knowledge and leadership skills as well as the context of school's culture.
Student Preferences for M-Learning in Higher Education Institutions
Authors: Bingol Mustafa Azmi 
Published: December 2018

It is inevitable to use different high-tech devices, particularly smart phones, in today’s rapid life. As a result, educators who work in this sector try to take advantage of developing technology in order to implement the teaching and learning process. Nevertheless, applying mobile learning to educational institutions requires special studies in order to adapt and implement the materials. Due to this reason, it is necessity to make a much more decent research on the acceptance of m-learning by students in terms of setting up m-learning systems in universities. The main goal of this research is to find out the students’ acceptance of mobile learning in Northern Iraq. The questionnaires were used to guide the educators to comprehend the research aim unambiguously and clearly. This study involves three primary research questions that propose to solve with the analysis of the findings, which are gathered by conducting questionnaires: How do university students accept mobile learning through devices inside and outside of the class? What is their level of mobile usage as a learning tool? And whether the students are ready to adapt mobile-assisted language learning. As a result of the research more than half of the students has revealed a positive attitude to use mobile devices in the process of learning. And most of them agree that mobile devices could be used as a learning tool. According to the last section of the questionnaire, students are ready to adopt mobile learning.
The Theory and Practice of Free Education in Nigeria: A Philosophical Critique
Authors: Olalekan Olatunji, M. 
Published: December 2018

This paper attempts to locate the genesis of free education in Nigeria and to trace its development. Besides, a philosophical critique of the theory and practice of free education in the country is also attempted with the facts and fallacies highlighted. The paper is a descriptive study and applies philosophical analysis. In the concluding part, it is suggested among other things that government at all levels in Nigeria should state more clearly their stance on free education, publicize this, together with the most important aspects of the policy statements on free education so that the citizenry can know the limit of their expectation from the government.
VERİTABANI DERSİNDE ÖRTÜK PROGRAM ETKİSİ: BİR DURUM ÇALIŞMASI
Authors: ARSLAN NAMLI Nihan 
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışmada öğrencilerin
veritabanı dersindeki örtük programın etkisinin incelenmesi
amaçlanmaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı veritabanı
dersinde kullanılan fiziki ortam, yöntem, öğrenme-öğretme etkileşimi, öğrenci-
öğrenci, öğrenci-öğretim elemanı etkileşimi ve değerlendirme sürecinden
kaynaklanan örtük programı ortaya
çıkarmaktır.
Araştırma nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden tekli bütüncül durum çalışmasıdır. Araştırmada nitel araştırmada veri
toplama yöntemlerinden gözlem ve görüşme kullanılarak derinlemesine bilgi
toplamak amaçlandığından seçkisiz olmayan amaçlı örnekleme tekniklerinden ölçüt
örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmış, vize sınavlarından aldıkları puana göre
notları düşük, orta ve yüksek olan 9 öğrenci seçilmiştir. Araştırma iki aşamada
gerçekleştirilmiştir. Birinci aşamada 20017-2018 öğretim yılı bahar döneminde
Çukurova Üniversitesi Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Anabilim
Dalında Veritabanı Dersi üç hafta süreyle (9 saat) gözlemlenmiştir.
Araştırmanın ikinci aşamasında aynı dersin öğrencileriyle gözlemlerden sonra
görüşme yapılmıştır. Yarı yapılandırılmış gözlem formu, alınan uzman görüşleri
doğrultusunda bazı düzeltmeler yapılarak geliştirilmiştir. Görüşme formları için
ilgili alanyazına dayalı olarak ve araştırma problemini detaylandıracak şekilde
görüşme soruları hazırlanarak kapsam geçerliliği için uzman görüşüne
başvurulmuştur. Geri
bildirimler doğrultusunda sorular tekrar düzenlenmiş ve 11 soru
oluşturulmuştur. Yarı yapılandırılmış gözlem ve görüşme
ile toplanan nitel veriler toplanmıştır. Gözlem verilerinin analizinde betimsel
analiz kullanılmıştır. Görüşme verileri ise içerik analizi ile analiz
edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda, veritabanı dersinde sınıfın
fiziki ortam ve düzenlemelerinden, öğretme-öğrenme etkinliklerinden, öğretim
elemanı-öğrenci, öğrenci-öğrenci etkileşiminden ve değerlendirme sürecinin
örtük programı etkilediğine yönelik sonuçlar betimlenmiştir.
ORTAÖĞRETİM ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN ELEŞTİREL DÜŞÜNME BECERİLERİ DÜZEYLERİNİN ÇEŞİTLİ DEĞİŞKENLER AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: DOGRU ORAL Seray 
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışmanın amacı, ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin eleştirel
düşünme düzeylerinin çeşitli değişkenlere göre farklılık gösterip
göstermediğini tespit etmeye çalışmaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda öğrencilerin
eleştirel düşünmelerinin ne düzeyde olduğu; cinsiyete, anne-baba eğitim
durumuna, akademik başarıya göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı gibi sorulara
yanıt aranmıştır. Araştırma “tarama”
modelindedir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, 2016-2017 eğitim öğretim yılında
random seçki yoluyla seçilen bir lisede eğitim gören yine random yolla seçilen
lise hazırlık, birinci ve üçüncü sınıf 345 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada,
verileri toplamak amacıyla Özdemir (2005) tarafından geliştirilen 30 maddelik
“Eleştirel Düşünme Ölçeği” ile birlikte araştırmacı tarafından oluşturulan
“Kişisel Bilgi Formu” kullanılmıştır. Uygulama sonucunda elde edilen veriler
bilgisayar ortamına aktarılarak SPSS 22 paket programında analiz edilmiştir.
Verilerin analizinde Bağımsız Gruplar T testi ve Tek Yönlü ANOVA
kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonunda
ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin eleştirel düşünme düzeylerinin orta seviyede olduğu
ve eleştirel düşünme düzeyleri arasında sınıf düzeyi, anne eğitim durumu, baba
eğitim durumu değişkenleri açısından anlamlı bir farklılık oluşmadığı,
puanların cinsiyet, not ortalamasına göre farklılaştığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
ANALISA FAKTOR-FAKTOR KENDALA KETERCAPAIAN SMART MOBILITY DALAM UPAYA MENUJU KONSEP SMART CITY (STUDI PADA KOTA TANGERANG SELATAN)
Authors: Gunartin Gunartin 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRAKANALISA FAKTOR-FAKTOR KENDALA KETERCAPAIAN SMART MOBILITY DALAM UPAYA MENUJU KONSEP SMART CITY (STUDI PADA KOTA TANGERANG SELATAN) Fokus permasalahan penelitian ini yaitu faktor apa saja yang menjadi kendala ketercapaian smart mobility dalam upaya menuju konsep smart city di Kota Tangerang Selatan. Adapun tujuan penelitian untuk menganalisa faktor-faktor yang menjadi kendala ketercapaian smart mobility dalam upaya menuju konsep smart city Kota Tangerang Selatan. Metode analisis data adalah mendeskripsikan teknik analisis apa yang digunakan oleh peneliti untuk menganalisa data yang telah dikumpulkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisa statistik deskriptif. Sumber data penelitian adalah studi literatur, observasi dan wawancara dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Lokasi penelitian di Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten. Hasil penelitian diperoleh informasi bahwa faktor-faktor kendala ketercapaian smart mobility dalam upaya menuju konsep smart city di Kota Tangerang Selatan antara lain aspek: 1) Peraturan Pemerintah Daerah, belum keluarnya Peraturan Pemerintah yang menjadi payung induk program smart city sehingga pelaksanaannya belum optimal; 2) Sumber Daya Manusia, yaitu minimnya jumlah sumber daya manusia yang latar belakang pendidikannya berbasis IT yang siap menjalankan program smart city; 3) Anggaran, hal ini karena sifatnya sentralisasi dan terkait birokrasi sehingga membutuhkan waktu untuk merealisasikan anggaran sementara permasalahan di lapangan membutuhkan penanganan yang cepat; dan 4) Kesadaran Masyarakat, bahwasanya kesadaran masyarakat mempunyai peran yang sangat besar dalam mewujudkan ketercapaian smart mobility menuju konsep smart city, karena program ini diperuntukkan masyarakat sehingga masyarakat harus mendukung ketercapaian program smart city secara optimal. Kata kunci: smart city, smart mobility
PENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI, GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DAN PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASI Studi Kausal pada PT SUCOFINDO (Persero)
Authors: Sudaryana Yayan 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRAKPENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI, GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DAN PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASI, STUDI KAUSAL PADA PT. SUCOFINDO (Persero). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh budaya organisasi, gaya kepemimpinan, dan pengambilan keputusan terhadap komitmen organisasi pada PT. Sucofindo (Persero). Survei dilakukan dengan sampel yang dipilih secara acak dari 100 karyawan. Dengan semua variabel dimasukkan ke dalam matriks korelasi, data kemudian dianalisis dengan teknik jalur. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa. (1) budaya organisasi memiliki efek langsung pada pengambilan keputusan: (2) budaya organisasi memiliki efek langsung pada komitmen organisasi; (3) gaya kepemimpinan memiliki efek langsung pada pengambilan keputusan, (4) gaya kepemimpinan memiliki efek langsung pada komitmen organisasi; (5) pengambilan keputusan memiliki efek langsung pada komitmen organisasi; (6) budaya organisasi memiliki efek tidak langsung pada komitmen organisasi melalui pengambilan keputusan; dan (7) gaya kepemimpinan memiliki pengaruh tidak langsung terhadap komitmen organisasi melalui pengambilan keputusan. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa budaya organisasi, gaya kepemimpinan, dan pengambilan keputusan adalah penentu penting komitmen organisasi.Kata Kunci : Budaya Organisasi, Gaya Kepemimpinan, Pengambilan Keputusan, Komitmen Organisasi