MakalelerMakale, olgu sunumu, editöre mektup vb.https://hdl.handle.net/11630/69342024-03-28T10:17:13Z2024-03-28T10:17:13ZIt was found that…: Introductory it patterns by native and non-native authorsGüngör, Fatihhttps://hdl.handle.net/11630/79082021-06-12T08:36:09Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZIt was found that…: Introductory it patterns by native and non-native authors
Güngör, Fatih
Introductory it pattern, as in it was found that, is of significance in academic writing but the use of
introductory it might be challenging especially for native- and non-native students and non-native
academic writers. However, few studies have been conducted to compare the use of introductory it
pattern by native and non-native scholars. This study investigates the frequencies, variability and
functions of the introductory it patterns in the research articles of native and non-native academic
professionals. The study uses data from the MCRA-L1 and MCRA-L2 corpora of MCRA (Multilingual
Corpus of Research Articles) corpus. The size of each corpus was one million words. In order to extract
introductory it patterns, four-word lexical bundles were searched for through WordSmith Tools with a
cut-off point of 5 times per million words for 4-, 5- and 6-word bundles. The results revealed that there
were 38 different introductory it patterns in the MCRA-L1 and 66 in the MCRA-L2, and the frequency
and percentages showed the tendency of the Turkish authors to overuse the introductory it-structures in
their research articles.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZSociocultural adjustment of international students at Turkish UniversitiesGüngör, Fatihhttps://hdl.handle.net/11630/79012021-06-12T08:35:54Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZSociocultural adjustment of international students at Turkish Universities
Güngör, Fatih
In recent years, countries especially well-developed ones have been striving in order to fascinate international students to study in their countries. However, in Turkey, the majority of studies have focused on raising awareness about international students thanks to the incoming and outgoing Erasmus students. Considering the dearth of the studies on international students, the primary focus of this paper is to understand (I) how proficient they are in languages, (II) the social support given to the international students, (III) the actual contact of international students with Turks, and, in turn, to conve their suggestions through clarifying the similarities and differences between Turkish culture and their own cultures. Regarding the difficulties international students faced in Turkey due to cultural distance, the main conclusion is that universities should invest in international students by focusing on their needs such as accommodation, social activities, and language courses. Universities should also raise intercultural awareness, and student offices at universities should show great effort and care for international students. To sum up the study, Turkey should shoulder all responsibility of international students in terms of their standard of living. If Turkey achieves its role on international students, Turkey, with its increasingly important role in the world, can develop in international and academic areas.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZA comparative analysis of lexical bundles used by native and non-native scholarsGüngör, FatihUysal, Hacer Handehttps://hdl.handle.net/11630/79002021-06-12T08:36:09Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZA comparative analysis of lexical bundles used by native and non-native scholars
Güngör, Fatih; Uysal, Hacer Hande
In the recent years, globalization prepared a ground for English to be the lingua franca of the academia. Thus, most highly prestigious international journals have defined their medium of publications as English. However, even advanced language learners have difficulties in writing their research articles due to the lack of appropriate lexical knowledge and discourse conventions of academia. Considering the fact that the underuse, overuse and misuse of formulaic sequences or lexical bundles are often characterized with non-native writers of English, lexical bundle studies have recently been on the top of the agenda of corpus studies. Although the related literature has represented specific genres or disciplines, no study has scrutinized lexical bundles in the research articles that are written in the educational sciences. Therefore, the current study compared the structural and functional characteristics of the lexical-bundle use in L1 and L2 research articles in English. The results revealed the deviation of the usages of lexical bundles by the non-native speakers of English from the native speaker norms. Furthermore, the results indicated the overuse of clausal or verb-phrase based lexical bundles in the research articles of Turkish scholars while their native counterparts used noun and prepositional phrase-based lexical bundles more than clausal bundles.
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZThe interplay between text-based vocabulary size and reading comprehension of Turkish EFL learnersGüngör, FatihYaylı, Demethttps://hdl.handle.net/11630/78992021-06-12T08:36:09Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZThe interplay between text-based vocabulary size and reading comprehension of Turkish EFL learners
Güngör, Fatih; Yaylı, Demet
Reading is an indispensable skill for learners who desire success throughout their academic lives, and vocabulary knowledge is a sine qua non companion of reading comprehension. Despite being inextricably related entities, very little has been written about the necessary vocabulary coverage to understand an expository text and its equivalent in terms of vocabulary size in Turkish EFL context. Therefore, with this study, we focused on the relationship between the vocabulary coverage and reading comprehension of a group of foreign language learners. For this study, 178 university students completed a vocabulary checklist based on the vocabulary items of two different expository texts, and their reading comprehension levels were measured through two piloted reading comprehension tests for each text. The descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation value and regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. The results revealed that the text-based vocabulary knowledge moderately correlated with reading comprehension, and there was a relatively linear relationship between them. It was also concluded that the 98% vocabulary coverage is needed for foreign language learners to comprehend academic texts, and this coverage, in fact, refers to approximately the most frequent 8000 word-families based on the related studies.
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