Completed MA Theses

Thesis TitleStudent nameThesis Supervisor(s)Year
The acquisition of -s morphemes in English as a Second LanguageBurcu ÖzgülAyşe Gürel2026
Examining the Interplay of Psychological Factors Across L2 and L3 Learning Among Multilingual LearnersEsra KoçYasser Teimouri2026
Degrees of Explicitness in Teacher Talk in Communicative EFL Classrooms in Türkiye: A Conversation AnalysisGözde ŞahinŞebnem Yalçın2026
Exploring the Adult Language Diversity in an EFL Setting: A Profiling StudyÇağla DemirelŞebnem Yalçın2026
Cognitions of Full and Partial EMI Instructors and Students in an English Preparatory ProgramMehmet ÇakmakSumru Akcan2026
Practicum as a Litmus Test: Takeaways From Reality ShockEfe Janberk BaykanSumru Akcan2026
Examining the interplay of EFL teachers' emotional experiences, personality, and their use of motivational strategiesNeslihan Karadeniz ÇildanYasser Teimouri2025
Syntactic complexity in academic writing: A comparative analysis of L1 Turkish and L1 English writersSibel ÖzkayaLeyla Martı & Selahattin Yılmaz2025
EFL teachers' and students' perceptions of the impact of ChatGPT in L2 writing instructionAtilla Onuralp KocabalcıoğluSumru Akcan2025
Investigating subject-specific literacy in a nutrition course in a Turkish vocational high schoolFehime KoyuncuYasemin Bayyurt2024
Exploring linguistic landscapes in immigration and tourism hubs: A case study of Fatih, Istanbulİsmail Furkan DikYasemin Bayyurt2024
Predictors of reading comprehension in Turkish: Evidence from 4th and 5th gradersMerve Filiz ÖztürkBelma Haznedar2024
University instructors' and students' perspectives on multilingual questioning practices in an EMI settingSelin Aleyna GülYasemin Bayyurt2024
Evaluating the impact of English medium instruction (EMI) policies on Turkish higher education: Challenges and opportunitiesEfe GültanYasemin Bayyurt2024
The role of reading strategy instruction and individual learner differences on L2 reading comprehension and strategy useHacer KırŞebnem Yalçın2024
Language matters: Micro aggression in online classroom discourseErdem AydemirIşıl Erduyan2024
The effects of a digital simulation game on vocabulary development of EFL studentsGökcan AydınSenem Yıldız2024
Identity in flux beyond the conflict zone: Multilingual Dynamics in Ukranians' Lives in İstanbulÖzge HavancıIşıl Erduyan2024
Discursive construction of the hegemonic power: The Turkish President on televised panel interviewsSelman EcevitIşıl Erduyan2024
Exploring the role of task modality and task complexity in L2 performance in EFL classesTuğçe Betül Aktaş SmithŞebnem Yalçın2023
Exploring the role of writing approaches training in teacher education in non-English dominant contextsDilara AvcıŞebnem Yalçın2023
The effects of individual and collaborative gamification on EFL learners' vocabulary learningMustafa ErtürkSenem Yıldız2023
Visual thinking strategy use in pre-writing stage: Effects on L2 writing and thinking skillsFatma Banu ÖzbekSenem Yıldız2023
Effects of seductive details on reading comprehension in a second languageOylum SavlakGülcan Erçetin2023
The comparative effects of direct DDL and indirect DDL on constructing vocabulary knowledgeDilay Nur CandanSenem Yıldız2022
Heritage language ideologies : speakers’ perspectivesUğur ÇakıroğluIşıl Erduyan2022
Turkish digital linguaculture : intertextual practices of a facebook communityMervenur ÇetinIşıl Erduyan2022
Linguistic complexity in EFL teaching materials : a grade level comparison of EFL textbooks in TurkeyEmine TaşpınarŞebnem Yalçın2022
Enhancing ELT pre-service teachers’ reflective thinking skills : going beyond descriptive writingİzel YenisoySibel Tatar2022
Task complexity and working memory in performing listen-to-speak integrated tasks in a second languageAyşe Gül YücelGülcan Erçetin2022
A case study on the development of Turkish pre-service EFL teachers’ digital competenceGizem CanbulatSenem Yıldız2022
Rater Effects and Foci in the Oral Assessment Process of English Test for Aviation PersonnelElif BedirGülcan Erçetin2021
Linguistic Construction of Oral Narratives in Turkish: Women's Stories of Survival and PowerMerve ÖzçelikIşıl Erduyan2021
Linguistic Construction of Translocal Identities: Multilingual Ugandans in İstanbulÖzge DenizIşıl Erduyan2021
Investigating Agency in Discourse: Multilingual Iranian Immigrants in IstanbulElanur SönmezIşıl Erduyan2021
Linguistic Ethnography of a Multilingual Workplace: The Japanese Language Office at an English-Medium UniversityEmre Murat BozerIşıl Erduyan2021
Fluctuations in Epistemic (A)symmetry in Video-Mediated Post-Observation Feedback ConversationsPınar TopalNur Yiğitoğlu-Aptoula2021
Graduate-Level Thesis Writing in a Second Language: Perspectives of Students and AdvisorsSelin YıldırımNur Yigitoglu Aptoula2020
The Role of Narrow TV Viewing with Captions and Pre-taught Target Vocabulary Items: A Study of L2 Vocabulary Learning by Young LearnersYağmur KaykaçŞebnem Yalçın2020
Processing Focus in Turkish and English: A Study on Monolingual and Bilingual Language ProcessingDidem Bayrak KurtNazik Dinçtopal-Deniz2020
Processing Turkish Center-Embeddings: An Investigation of Case Interference and Prosodic Phrase LengthsÖzge BakayNazik Dinçtopal-Deniz2020
The Effects of Writing Activities on L2 Vocabulary LearningTuba Kıvanç ContukBelma Haznedar2019
An Evaluation of a University-based Intensive English Program: Insights from Students and TeachersYusuf CengizYasemin Bayyurt2019
Predictors of Emerging Reading Skills in Turkish: Evidence from Kurdish-Turkish Bilingual Early ReadersMahsume ÖzBelma Haznedar2019
The Effects of Planning Time on English Language Learners` Written Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluencyİrem Tümer GörgülüŞebnem Yalçın2019
Native-English-speaking teachers’ self-perceptions and experiences in an EFL context: Perspectives from TurkeySevgi YamanSibel Tatar2019
Organization of the Mental Lexicon in Late Second Language LearnersHanife Emel Yüksel AytarAyşe Gürel2019
Strategy Training and Individual Differences in L2 Listening Comprehension: Evidence from EFL Classroom-Based StudySaime Kara DumanŞebnem Yalçın2019
The Comparative Effects of Meaning-Focused and Form-Focused Instruction on L2 Collocation LearningGülşah SobucalıŞebnem Yalçın2019
The Role of L1 Use in the Learning of Ser-Estar Structure in L3 Spanish ClassesFazilet SönmezŞebnem Yalçın2019
The Effects of a Practicum on Pre-Service English Teachers’ L2 Grammar TeachingEda ÜzümSumru Akcan2019
EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in Grammar Teaching and Corrective Feedback: A Case StudySerhat BaşarSumru Akcan2019
Processing of Number Agreement by Turkish Speakers of English: An Eye Tracking StudyHilal Serin DemirlerNazik Dinçtopal Deniz2019
Spelling development in Turkish: Phonological Encoding and Rapid Naming Skills in First and Second GradersYeliz KorkmazBelma Haznedar2019
Determining Linguistic Demands of Texts for EAP Proficiency Tests Using Automated Analyses and Expert JudgmentBekir AteşAylin Ünaldı2018
A Qualitative Exploration of Reading and Test-taking Strategy Use Depending on Test-format: Multiple-choice and Open-ended QuestionsHatice Akgün EvcilAylin Ünaldı2018
Validating Multiple-Text Reading Tasks in Foreign Language Proficiency Tests Through Verbal Protocols and Eye TrackingHatice Yurtman KaçarAylin Ünaldı2018
The Second Language Acquisition of Inflectional Morphology in TurkishAylin CoşkunAyşe Gürel2018
The Role of Individual Differences on Second Language Development in a Study Abroad ContextCoşkun İşlekŞebnem Yalçın2018
Task type and online planning as mediating factors in the oral performance of L2 learnersAyşen TuzcuŞebnem Yalçın2018
Processing Reflexives in the Second Language: Evidence From Eye TrackingMünir ÖzturhanNazik Dinçtopal Deniz2018
Exploring ELF Awareness in Teacher Cognition: A Case Study in TurkeyGürkan TemizYasemin Bayyurt2018
Assessment of Textual Level EFL Comprehension: A Cognitive and Contextual InvestigationBurcu KayarkayaAylin Ünaldı2018
Cognitive and Linguistic Components of Reading Acquisition in Turkish: Evidence from Second and Fourth Graders in Primary SchoolsSezen BektaşBelma Haznedar & Nalan Babür2017
English language teacher recruitment practices in higher education institutions: A case study in TurkeyBüşra Ayça KaramanYasemin Bayyurt2017
A corpus-based investigation of the effect of nativeness and expertise on reporting practices in academic writingSelahattin YılmazYasemin Bayyurt & Leyla Martı2016
Task orientation and vocabulary knowledge types: How do they relate to collocational knowledge?Sinem AydoğanSenem Yıldız2016
Program evaluation of an English language teacher education practicum: Insights from supervisors, student teachers, and graduatesMerve CelenSumru Akcan2016
Assessing academic writing skills in Turkish as a foreign languageFatma KüçükAylin Ünaldı2016
Development of a listening test for learners of Turkish as a foreign languageEmel TozluAylin Ünaldı2016
Metacognitive awareness of listening strategies in L2 English and L3 ItalianElifcan ÖztekinGülcan Erçetin2016
Decomposability and transparency: A corpus-based analysis of the use of phrasal verbs in ELF interactionsZeynep Sena AbaylıYasemin Bayyurt & Leyla Martı2016
The effects of priming in the production of L2 morphologyHande KarakaplanAyşe Gürel2015
An investigation of spelling skills in Turkish: The role phonological encoding and rapid naming in the literacy skills of third and fourth gradersEcehan SönmezBelma Haznedar2015
Development of a speaking test for second language learners of TurkishTalip GülleGülcan Erçetin2015
Development of a reading test for second language learners of TurkishYavuz KurtGülcan Erçetin2015
Comparing L2 learners’ strategy use in literal vs. inferential reading: A cognitive validity study through eye-trackingDidem Tuğçe ErdemGülcan Erçetin2015
An exploratory study of the progressive ‘-ing’ in a Turkish academic context from an ELF perspectiveÇağla NikbaySumru Akcan2014
Scene Setting and Modality Introduction in Sign and Spoken LanguagesBeyza Karadallı SümerBelma Haznedar2014
The effects of captioning on text recall and cognitive load in audio- vs. video-based L2 listening: Offline and online evidence from a mobile-assisted language learning studyNur Başak KarataşGülcan Erçetin & Yasemin Bayyurt2013
Hedging in academic writing: The use of “can” in university students’ argumentative essays at an English medium university in TurkeySaadet TıkaçYasemin Bayyurt2013
Writer visibility and reader engagement in university students’ argumentative essaysDuygu ÇandarlıYasemin Bayyurt & Leyla Martı2013
Reading acquisition in early bilingualism: Reading skills of Turkish child L2 learners of EnglishHatice ÖzataBelma Haznedar2013
Refusing invitations via email: Strategy use in Turkish and American-English refusalsEmine MerdinYasemin Bayyurt2013
English article use in Turkish-English bilingual children and adultsFundagül İnceAyşe Gürel2012
Interlanguage pragmatics:The complaint strategies used by Turkish EFL learnersAhmet BikmenLeyla Martı2011
The strategies in requests and apologies of Turkish ELT students :A comparison of electronic mails and DCT dataCanan ElçinLeyla Martı2011
Enhanced collaboration in foreign language education: Use of wikis in collaborative learning projectsZeliha AydınSenem Yıldız2011
An exploratory study of two EFL teachers’ perceptions and application of curriculum principlesAkif ÇalSibel Tatar2010
The role of first language (Kurdish) development in acquisition of a second language (Turkish) and a third language (English)Mehmet Şerif DerinceAyşe Gürel2010
Exploring the effects of a learning content management system (LCMS) on the achievement and perceptions of Turkish EFL prep-students in a technical state universityHatice BilginSenem Yıldız2010
EFL teachers’ beliefs and practices on reading strategy instruction in university level reading classesBurcu VarolSumru Akcan2010
Exploring learner autonomy through the European language portfolio (ELP) in Turkish contextSinem YılmazSumru Akcan2010
Effectiveness of corpus consultancy in teaching Verb+Noun collocations to first-year ELT studentsMehmet AkıncıSenem Yıldız2009
Gender and classroom interaction: An analysis of how a female and a male teacher in two EFL classrooms in Turkey give their attention to studentsEbru BağYasemin Bayyurt2009
High school 9th grade students’ awareness and preferences of the cultural content of the EFL textbooks: A case in TurkeySeda DanacıYasemin Bayyurt2009
The effects of isolated versus integrated form focused instruction (FFI) on foreign language learning at the primary level in an EFL contextZennure ElgünYasemin Bayyurt & Sumru Akcan2009
Effects of multimedia modality and L2 working memory capacity on L2 comprehensionKadir KozanGülcan Erçetin2009
Computer-mediated communication acts in non-native English speakers’ electronic mail exchangesEray SevingilYasemin Bayyurt2009
The development of reading in early bilingualism: Evidence from Turkish-child L2 learners of EnglishFeride ÖzdemirBelma Haznedar2008
Possible effects of in-service education on EFL teachers’ professional development in terms of teacher efficacy and reflective teachingSema ÖzçallıAyşe Akyel2007
The processing of subject-verb number agreement in L2 English by native Turkish speakersGülay Öztürk TaşsevenAyşe Gürel2007
The end-state L2 acquisition of binding properties of English reflexives by adult Turkish learners of EnglishFatma TanışAyşe Gürel2007
The effect of written and oral teacher feedback on pre-intermediate student revisions in a process-oriented EFL writing classHürmüz TelçekerSumru Akcan2007
Effects of the presentation mode of multimedia annotations on L2 reading comprehension and incidental vocabulary learningEmine TürkGülcan Erçetin2007
Exploring the effects of content-based instruction on skill development, domain-specific knowledge and metacognition in the L2Şebnem YalçınGülcan Erçetin2007
Syntactic processing in second language acquisition of EnglishNazik DinçtopalAyşe Gürel2007
Effects of different types of tasks on junior ELT students’ use of communication strategies in computer-mediated communicationNur Eser AltunSenem Yıldız2006
Effectiveness of corpus-consultation through concordancing on the formulaic academic language use of freshman ELT studentsFatma AnğGülcan Erçetin2006
The relative contributions to foreign language reading comprehension of the selected individual differences variablesNeslihan AslanAyşe Akyel2006
An analysis of freshman year university students’ argumentative essaysHüseyin CanYasemin Bayyurt2006
The acquisition of morphosyntax in child L2 English: Evidence from Turkish learnersVasfiye GeçkinBelma Haznedar2006
Exploring burnout and participation in professional learning activities among university prep Turkish EFL instructorsDerya Kılavuz ÖnalSibel Tatar2006
Raising the language awareness of pre-service language teachers during their practice teaching experience: A case study in an EFL settingAyşe Eser Başyurt TüzelSumru Akcan2006
Students’ opinions of the role of “culture” in learning English as a foreign languageDevrim YılmazYasemin Bayyurt & Gülcan Erçetin2006
The acquisition of the English article system by Turkish learners of EnglishGülsen YılmazAyşe Gürel2006
Portfolio assessment versus traditional assessment techniques: A case study on the proficiency development and classroom practices of EFL students in a Turkish Military high schoolMustafa SağlamYasemin Bayyurt2005
Effects of multimedia annotations on L2 incidental vocabulary learning and reading comprehension of freshman ELT studentsYavuz AkbulutGülcan Erçetin2005
Expectations for the roles of cooperating teachers and university supervisors during the practice teaching period as perceived by university supervisorsİlkay DemirkolAyşe Akyel2004
Development of topical structure in college level students’ essays: The case of monolingual Turks, monolingual Americans, and bilingual TurksIşıl ErduyanCem Alptekin2004
Exploring the relationships among learning styles, annotations use and reading comprehension for foreign language reading in a hypermedia environmentAsım ŞakarGülcan Erçetin2003
The influence of storytelling on the development and retention of L2 vocabulary in child L2 learnersEsra YeniciBelma Haznedar2003
Incidental and intentional vocabulary learning of 3rd grade EFL learners: A case in TurkeyAslı DerinYasemin Bayyurt2002
Possible effects of practicum on EFL teachers’ beliefsSibel ErgünAyşe Akyel2002
A comparative study of student participation: A case study comparing classroom discussions with WebCT bulletin board discussionEvrim UysalYasemin Bayyurt2002
Comparison of communication strategies used by Turkish monolingual and bilingual EFL learnersAyşe Seza DoğruözYasemin Bayyurt2001
Immediate and long-term effects of form-focused instruction in the learning of English relative clauses by Turkish EFL learners: Implications for the levels of embeddedness in RRCsIdylle FridmanBelma Haznedar2001
Learning strategies used in the development of two different aspects of foreign language proficiency: ‘CALP’ in English and ‘BICS’ in TurkishMeral KaraCem Alptekin2001
Trait anxiety or foreign language anxiety and their effects on learners’ foreign language proficiency or achievementHatice SarıgülCem Alptekin2000
Development of attitude scale to investigate Turkish EFL teachers’ attitudes towards communicative language teachingEvrim Eveyik AydınZeynep Kızıltepe1999
Evaluation of the Boğaziçi University English proficiency testÇiler HatipoğluYasemin Bayyurt1999
The effects of teachers’ beliefs on their instructional practices and decisions in the classroomHarika SağlıcakAyşe Akyel1999
Telephone conversation opening patterns of Turks in Turkey vs. Turks in the USAHakan SanYasemin Bayyurt1999
EFL teachers’ opinions on teaching the target language culture: A survey study in TurkeyZeynep Cumhur ÇamlıbelSeran Doğançay-Aktuna1998
Possible influences on teachers’ instructional thoughts and actions: a case study of two EFL teachersJohn George DenstaedtAyşe Akyel1998
Teacher and student preferences on written feedbackPınar DenstaedtSibel Kamışlı1998
The use of referential questions in the EFL classroomZeynep OnatSeran Doğançay-Aktuna1997
Reading strategies in Turkish and English: A case study of eight Turkish EFL studentsReyhan SalatacıAyşe Akyel1997
Sex-based differences in the conversational behaviors of Turkish EFL students: An analysis of communication strategiesZeynep Sunkar KoçoğluSibel Kamışlı1997
The teaching of complex speech act behavior: The case of requestsDerin AtaySeran Doğançay-Aktuna1996
Writing processes in Turkish and English: A case study of nine Turkish EFL studentsZeynep Şişman BingölSibel Kamışlı1996
Different memory systems in brain-damaged patients: Implications for the role of implicit and explicit knowledge in second language acquisitionAyşe GürelCem Alptekin1996
Variations in the motivation of successful and unsuccessful Turkish learners of EnglishJohn Richard KennedyCem Alptekin1996
Pragmatic transfer in the realization of apologies: The case of Turkish EFL learnersGülcan ErçetinSeran Doğançay-Aktuna1995
The role of input in second language acquisition: More comprehensible input supported by grammar instruction or more grammar instruction?Ali IşıkAyşe Akyel1995
Written corrective feedback in the learning of English by Turks and its implications for ‘Universal Grammar’ as a theory of second language acquisitionAsım YalnızCem Alptekin1995
Parameter setting in second language syntax: The case of Turkish learners of EnglishHasanbey EllidokuzoğluCem Alptekin1994
The relationship between language learning strategies and EFL proficiencyİnci ÇavuşoğluCem Alptekin1992
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