Exploring the Oral Communication Strategies Used by Turkish EFL Learners: A Mixed Methods Study

dc.contributor.authorDemir, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorMutlu, Gulcin
dc.contributor.authorSisman, Yavuz Selim
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:29:17Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:29:17Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study set out with a threefold purpose: to examine (1) the oral communication strategies (CSs) employed by tertiary-level Turkish EFL learners, (2) the use of CSs based on exposure to English through audio-visual tools, university subject domain and gender differences, (3) the correlation between use of CSs and oral proficiency scores. To these ends, a quantitative dominant mixed methods triangulation design was put to use. Yaman and Kavasoglu's (2013) Turkish adaptation of Oral Communication Strategy Inventory was the main data collection instrument, accompanied by follow-up interviews to corroborate the quantitative findings Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA and Pearson product moment correlations were conducted for statistical analyses while the qualitative data were deductively analysed through a priori theoretical guiding scheme. As a result, the participants were perceived to use oral CSs to some extent, with negotiation for meaning having the top priority. In parallel, as the interview data has shown, the students mentioned using CSs mainly for communication-bound reasons. Moreover, significant differences for CS use appeared only in terms of exposure to English through audio-visual tools in favor of those who reported more frequent exposure. Finally, a positive but weak correlation was calculated between students' overall CS use and oral proficiency scores.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.12973/iji.2018.11237a
dc.identifier.endpage554en_US
dc.identifier.issn1694-609X
dc.identifier.issn1308-1470
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85044739409en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage539en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.12973/iji.2018.11237a
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/14644
dc.identifier.volume11en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000434153400037en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGate Assoc Teaching & Education-Gate, Switzerlanden_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal Of Instructionen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectOral Communication Strategiesen_US
dc.subjectEnglish As A Foreign Language (Efl) Learnersen_US
dc.subjectStrategy Trainingen_US
dc.subjectNegotiation For Meaningen_US
dc.subjectMixed Methods Researchen_US
dc.titleExploring the Oral Communication Strategies Used by Turkish EFL Learners: A Mixed Methods Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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