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Öğe Acculturation of Syrian Refugees in Turkey as a Condition for Successful SLA(IGI Global, 2019) Gürsoy, Esim; Ertaşoğlu Deniz, LeylaThe literature is dominated by the studies on refugee studies since it is a current issue with great importance. In addition, this group of people leaving their homes due to serious human rights violations need to occupy a great space in the policy agendas and to be studied to enlighten policymakers and authorities in this fragile process of handling the issue of immigration. This necessitates higher education institutions involvement for a healthier and more systematic process of adaptation. Among the large group of refugees, Syrians-upon the break of the civil war in 2011-are the most visible group in Turkey. Witnessing the swiftly changing socioeconomic dynamics in the world, Turkey is now home to a considerable number of Syrians. Furthermore, the intersection of Syrian refugees and the Turkish society has generated an intercultural space impacting on their SLA experiences, which is complicated by the process of adjustment concerning the two groups-those “uprooted” from their homes and the host society.Öğe English Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Their Profession(2019) Ertaşoğlu, Leyla Deniz; Gürsoy, EsimIn successful education systems, teachers’ professional performance plays a great role. Moreover, the quality of teaching is closely related to teachers’ perceptions of their profession. In this respect, this study aims to present a comprehensive picture of English teachers’ perceptions of their profession, their perceived self-value, their perceived value by others and teachers’ career motivations and (dis)contentment factors. Accordingly, 123 English teachers working in state or private schools in Bursa participated in this study, and both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through a scale designed by the researchers. The results displayed that English teachers have positive perceptions of their professional status even though the majority feel unhappy with their working conditions. Nearly half of the participants chose to be an English teacher because of social utility values, and they seem content with their career choice. However, they seem to suffer from a status deficit owing to the undervaluing of their profession by society. In this case, the present study may have implications for policy makers who aim to improve the quality of education by considering the teachers’ undeniable role in learning processes.Öğe The representation of culture into ELT materials(Peter Lang AG, 2020) Özcan, Eda Nur; Gürsoy, EsimThe representation of culture into ELT materialsÖğe Using six thinking hats to raise intercultural awareness: A pre-experimental study(UNIV GRANADA, 2021) Gürsoy, Esim; Özcan, Eda NurDue to the increased mobility of the world population driven by technology, people in today's world are interacting more than ever. Globalization reveals the need for intercultural awareness. Therefore, this study aims to raise the intercultural awareness of EFL learners, aged between 12 and 13 through the use of Six Thinking Hats model with several modifications and presents an alternative way for the original model proposed by Edward De Bono. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants assumed to have less intercultural awareness as a result of the pretest. For close and in-depth observation, one group pretest-posttest design was preferred. To track the differences and similarities that occurred in the behaviors of participants during the treatment; qualitative data were collected and analyzed with the use of the constant comparison method. The findings suggested that the modified version of Six Thinking Hats model showed effects on participants' attitudes. Participants' approach to culture-based issues switches from personal judgments to questioning and understanding.
