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The evaluation of instructors’ views on the use of semiotics in English classrooms

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dc.contributor.author Altay, İsmail Fırat
dc.contributor.author Karaazmak, Fulda
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-02T12:03:18Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-02T12:03:18Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation Altay, İsmail Fırat; Karaazmak, F. (2018). "The evaluation of instructors’ views on the use of semiotics in English classrooms", Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, Vol.14, No.4, pp.63-73. tr_TR
dc.identifier.issn 1305-578X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/8130
dc.description.abstract Semiotics is the scientific field dealing with the meaning making process via signs and symbols. This study primarily aims at investigating the opinions and preferences of English instructors about the usage of semiotic elements such as mimics, gestures, body movements, posture, eye contact, and clothing in language teaching classrooms. Instructors’ awareness of the unspoken interaction in the class, to what extent they are using the semiotic elements in their teaching style, whether they find these elements useful or not are among the aims of this study. Further aims include determining whether or not language instructors need training about the effective use of non-verbal communication and which semiotic elements they may need special training in. In the data collection process, a questionnaire involving 20 items in a Likert scale format is completed by 40 English instructors, who are currently working in a university preparatory school. The results of the study reveal English instructors’ positive beliefs about the effective use of semiotic elements in their teaching and the powerful effect of successful non-verbal communication to boost student achievement and motivation. Additionally, having previous training on non-verbal communication use is found to be influential on instructors’ belief, which is interpreted as a need for training about the conscious use of semiotic elements in language teaching. Based on these findings, some pedagogical recommendations are proposed for further research. tr_TR
dc.language.iso eng tr_TR
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess tr_TR
dc.subject Semiotics tr_TR
dc.subject Non-verbal Communication tr_TR
dc.subject English Instructors tr_TR
dc.title The evaluation of instructors’ views on the use of semiotics in English classrooms tr_TR
dc.type article tr_TR
dc.relation.journal Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies tr_TR
dc.contributor.authorID 32516 tr_TR
dc.identifier.volume 14 tr_TR
dc.identifier.issue 4 tr_TR
dc.identifier.startpage 63 tr_TR
dc.identifier.endpage 73 tr_TR
dc.contributor.department Çankaya Üniversitesi, Yabancı Diller Bölümü, Hazırlık Okulu tr_TR


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