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Raising multilingual learners’ awareness of social justice through translanguaging pedagogy

This paper outlines a small-scale intervention plan designed to assess the awareness levels of multilingual learners in an English for Academic Purposes class concerning social justice issues and to examine the potential for increasing their awareness of injustices through pedagogical translanguaging for social change. This mixed-method study involved 59 participants who were initially assessed using a pretest comprising open-ended questions and a Likert scale questionnaire. Subsequently, an intervention plan was implemented over seven weeks, involving the use of news, videos, and in-class and out-of-class forum discussions conducted in both English and the learners’ native languages. A posttest, with minor modifications from the pretest, was administered to 40 of the participants to assess changes in their perspectives. The findings indicate that more than half of the learners already possessed some awareness of the term; however, engaging in classroom discussions on social issues improved their conceptual understanding and heightened their awareness of diversity, equity, and injustices. Furthermore, translanguaging was found to be an effective tool in facilitating their comprehension and discussions of these topics

Evaluation of The Effect of Abscissa Part on Seismic Response of Historical Masonry Church

Church buildings, which are the worship buildings of the Christian faith, were built in different plan typologies in different regions. There are many church structures built in Anatolia during the Ottoman Period. During the population exchange period in 1924, Muslims settled in the settlement areas instead of the non-Muslim community in Anatolia. In this period, church buildings were converted into mosque structures due to the change in the religious belief of the people. These structures, which are used by cultures belonging to and which are components of urban identity, have gained a place in the memory of the citizens. For this reason, it is necessary to ensure sustainability by protecting it. Churches have been destroyed either completely or locally due to earthquakes that have occurred over time. In this study, it is aimed to examine the earthquake behavior of the structure used as the Maden Mosque in Amasya. The effects and causes of this structural element on the dynamic behavior of the church, whose apse was destroyed, were investigated and reinforcement suggestions were presented accordingly. The 3D finite element model of the church has been developed, and structural responses were investigated under linear and nonlinear dynamic loads. As a result of the analyses, it has been determined that the most critical parts of the structure are the nave and wall at the west facade

‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’:A Reflection on Engaged Just Transformations Research under Turkey’s Authoritarian Populist Regime

Sustainability transformations call for self-reflection and repositioning researchers’roles in knowledge co-production. While we were investigating the transformationsand resistance to fossil fuel rush in Yeni Foça, Turkey, between 2016 and 2019, ourlives as engaged and situated researchers, our institutions as leading public researchuniversities, and our country – where we conduct research, co-produce knowledgeand put it to use for environmental and social justice – transformed drastically. Wehave witnessed ‘the dark side of transformation’ that took its toll on the environ-mental justice movements we cooperate with, on the public universities we work inand the academics we ally with, and finally, on the political landscape of the countryin which we live, work and play (and which more and more frequently – unfortunately– we leave). In this chapter, we want to turn the tables and reflect on transformationsbased on our experiences and take-homes from Yeni Foça and Boğaziçi Universityin Turkey, both under intense attack from the authoritarian neoliberalism of theErdoğan regime. This reflection, hopefully, will provide some food for thought forother researchers in other places also struggling against the clenched fists of populist,conservative authoritarianism unleashed onto their socio-natures while they try toco-produce knowledge with EJ resistance movements

Structural Assessment of the Historical Yozgat Clock Tower

Many methods and tools have been used to measure time throughout history. People started using mechanical watches instead of sundials and hourglasses because of technological advances. After that, they built clock towers, which have become a symbol of cities. Although clock towers were first constructed in Europe, they soon spread to the Ottoman Empire. Now these structures are considered an important component of a country’s cultural heritage, and therefore must be preserved for future generations. The clock tower in Yozgat, Turkey is one such structure. For this study, a three-dimensional model of the Yozgat clock tower was constructed in a digital environment and subjected to static and dynamic analyses. The static analyses demonstrated that the structure is safe in terms of stress and displacement. However, the dynamic analyses demonstrated that damage would be formed in the lower regions of the tower base and extend all the way to the balcony in the event of an earthquake. Both the linear and nonlinear analyses yielded similar results in terms of where the damage would occur. This study could be used as a guide for future restoration studies or endeavors

Structural Assessment of the Historical Yozgat Clock Tower

Many methods and tools have been used to measure time throughout history. People started using mechanical watches instead of sundials and hourglasses because of technological advances. After that, they built clock towers, which have become a symbol of cities. Although clock towers were first constructed in Europe, they soon spread to the Ottoman Empire. Now these structures are considered an important component of a country’s cultural heritage, and therefore must be preserved for future generations. The clock tower in Yozgat, Turkey is one such structure. For this study, a three-dimensional model of the Yozgat clock tower was constructed in a digital environment and subjected to static and dynamic analyses. The static analyses demonstrated that the structure is safe in terms of stress and displacement. However, the dynamic analyses demonstrated that damage would be formed in the lower regions of the tower base and extend all the way to the balcony in the event of an earthquake. Both the linear and nonlinear analyses yielded similar results in terms of where the damage would occur. This study could be used as a guide for future restoration studies or endeavors

‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’:A Reflection on Engaged Just Transformations Research under Turkey’s Authoritarian Populist Regime

Sustainability transformations call for self-reflection and repositioning researchers’roles in knowledge co-production. While we were investigating the transformationsand resistance to fossil fuel rush in Yeni Foça, Turkey, between 2016 and 2019, ourlives as engaged and situated researchers, our institutions as leading public researchuniversities, and our country – where we conduct research, co-produce knowledgeand put it to use for environmental and social justice – transformed drastically. Wehave witnessed ‘the dark side of transformation’ that took its toll on the environ-mental justice movements we cooperate with, on the public universities we work inand the academics we ally with, and finally, on the political landscape of the countryin which we live, work and play (and which more and more frequently – unfortunately– we leave). In this chapter, we want to turn the tables and reflect on transformationsbased on our experiences and take-homes from Yeni Foça and Boğaziçi Universityin Turkey, both under intense attack from the authoritarian neoliberalism of theErdoğan regime. This reflection, hopefully, will provide some food for thought forother researchers in other places also struggling against the clenched fists of populist,conservative authoritarianism unleashed onto their socio-natures while they try toco-produce knowledge with EJ resistance movements

‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’:A Reflection on Engaged Just Transformations Research under Turkey’s Authoritarian Populist Regime

Sustainability transformations call for self-reflection and repositioning researchers’roles in knowledge co-production. While we were investigating the transformationsand resistance to fossil fuel rush in Yeni Foça, Turkey, between 2016 and 2019, ourlives as engaged and situated researchers, our institutions as leading public researchuniversities, and our country – where we conduct research, co-produce knowledgeand put it to use for environmental and social justice – transformed drastically. Wehave witnessed ‘the dark side of transformation’ that took its toll on the environ-mental justice movements we cooperate with, on the public universities we work inand the academics we ally with, and finally, on the political landscape of the countryin which we live, work and play (and which more and more frequently – unfortunately– we leave). In this chapter, we want to turn the tables and reflect on transformationsbased on our experiences and take-homes from Yeni Foça and Boğaziçi Universityin Turkey, both under intense attack from the authoritarian neoliberalism of theErdoğan regime. This reflection, hopefully, will provide some food for thought forother researchers in other places also struggling against the clenched fists of populist,conservative authoritarianism unleashed onto their socio-natures while they try toco-produce knowledge with EJ resistance movements

‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’:A Reflection on Engaged Just Transformations Research under Turkey’s Authoritarian Populist Regime

Sustainability transformations call for self-reflection and repositioning researchers’roles in knowledge co-production. While we were investigating the transformationsand resistance to fossil fuel rush in Yeni Foça, Turkey, between 2016 and 2019, ourlives as engaged and situated researchers, our institutions as leading public researchuniversities, and our country – where we conduct research, co-produce knowledgeand put it to use for environmental and social justice – transformed drastically. Wehave witnessed ‘the dark side of transformation’ that took its toll on the environ-mental justice movements we cooperate with, on the public universities we work inand the academics we ally with, and finally, on the political landscape of the countryin which we live, work and play (and which more and more frequently – unfortunately– we leave). In this chapter, we want to turn the tables and reflect on transformationsbased on our experiences and take-homes from Yeni Foça and Boğaziçi Universityin Turkey, both under intense attack from the authoritarian neoliberalism of theErdoğan regime. This reflection, hopefully, will provide some food for thought forother researchers in other places also struggling against the clenched fists of populist,conservative authoritarianism unleashed onto their socio-natures while they try toco-produce knowledge with EJ resistance movements