Drafts by MERVENUR COBAN
Mervenur Coban, 2018
As English has spread worldwide, it has produced a large number of non-native speakers (NNSs) of ... more As English has spread worldwide, it has produced a large number of non-native speakers (NNSs) of English and even some assumptions concerning native speakers (NSs) of English. This NS/NNS dichotomy has made a number of issues in foreign language education. To address the complex relationships between learners and their NS/ NNS teachers, I administered questionnaires with 51 students within 3 different language schools. The research objective was to gather opinions about having native English speaking teachers in starter levels of EFL classrooms. The results show that students favor having native English speaking teachers alongside the non-native English speaking teacher as they think that both of them have different qualities that complement each other.
Conference Presentations by MERVENUR COBAN
Global Conference on Education and Research, 2021
Teaching speaking in foreign language education has been a controversial issue because of the anx... more Teaching speaking in foreign language education has been a controversial issue because of the anxiety and motivation. Although the issue has been investigated by many researchers, it remains unclear how to decrease the speaking anxiety, and there is no study on the impact of the Plotagon, which is an interactive digital storytelling application that allows its users to create avatars, choose among scenes and shoot a film by recording their voices, on student motivation and speaking anxiety. The present article examines whether implementing Plotagon affects speaking anxiety and student motivation. 103 high school students studying in a large school in Turkey were chosen via purposive sampling, and concurrent mixed-methods research was conducted to achieve a better understanding of the target phenomenon. The quantitative data were analyzed via SPSS, and the content analysis
of the qualitative data was realized via MAXQDA. Results show that implementing Plotagon in speaking classes decreased the level of speaking anxiety and motivated the students in the speaking activities by providing avatars and preparation time, contextualizing speaking, making students content creators, and allowing self-correction. The study has significant pedagogical implications for teachers who aspire to decrease speaking anxiety and motivate their students in speaking classes.
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Conference Presentations by MERVENUR COBAN
of the qualitative data was realized via MAXQDA. Results show that implementing Plotagon in speaking classes decreased the level of speaking anxiety and motivated the students in the speaking activities by providing avatars and preparation time, contextualizing speaking, making students content creators, and allowing self-correction. The study has significant pedagogical implications for teachers who aspire to decrease speaking anxiety and motivate their students in speaking classes.
of the qualitative data was realized via MAXQDA. Results show that implementing Plotagon in speaking classes decreased the level of speaking anxiety and motivated the students in the speaking activities by providing avatars and preparation time, contextualizing speaking, making students content creators, and allowing self-correction. The study has significant pedagogical implications for teachers who aspire to decrease speaking anxiety and motivate their students in speaking classes.