English As A Langua Franca: Practices Of Academics in A Turkish University

Ali KARAKAŞ

Makale detayları

English As A Langua Franca: Practices Of Academics in A Turkish University

Yazarlar:

Ali KARAKAŞ

Yayıncı:

Usak University

Dergi:

Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2012 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.160-179

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2012

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000674864

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-4672

pISSN:

1308-738X

Özet:

 

This study aims to identify the problems/difficulties that academics  in a Turkish university encounter while using English as a lingua franca. The  data were garnered through survey questionnaires filled out by 27  academics based in a Turkish university in the southwest of Turkey. The  findings demonstrated that academics dramatically needed and used  English in non-native contexts and mainly with non-native speakers of  English for various reasons and purposes. Moreover, it was found that  participants experienced a large number of misunderstandings and  difficulties in the use of English for work-related purposes, and they  resented the fact that they had to take English proficiency exams for  academic promotion. The results are discussed in relation to those of  previous studies of similar scope. The study concludes with suggestions  posed for the improvement of academics’ verbal and academic writing skills  and the issue of language proficiency examination policies.

 

This study aims to identify the problems/difficulties that academics  in a Turkish university encounter while using English as a lingua franca. The  data were garnered through survey questionnaires filled out by 27  academics based in a Turkish university in the southwest of Turkey. The  findings demonstrated that academics dramatically needed and used  English in non-native contexts and mainly with non-native speakers of  English for various reasons and purposes. Moreover, it was found that  participants experienced a large number of misunderstandings and  difficulties in the use of English for work-related purposes, and they  resented the fact that they had to take English proficiency exams for  academic promotion. The results are discussed in relation to those of  previous studies of similar scope. The study concludes with suggestions  posed for the improvement of academics’ verbal and academic writing skills  and the issue of language proficiency examination policies.

Makale detayları

English As A Langua Franca: Practices Of Academics in A Turkish University

Yazarlar: Ali KARAKAŞ

Yayıncı: Usak University

Dergi: Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2012 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.160-179

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2012

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000674864

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2651-4672

pISSN: 1308-738X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ali KARAKAŞ

Yayıncı:

Usak University

Dergi:

Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2012 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.160-179

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2012

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000674864

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-4672

pISSN:

1308-738X