İngilizcenin yabancı dil olduğu iki farklı bağlamda öğretmenlerin inançları ve uygulamaları: Türkiye ve Makdeonya

The aim of this study is to investigate the perceived beliefs and reported practices of the fifth grade English teachers at two distinct EFL contexts: Turkey and Macedonia. The theoretical framework is based on the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) policy statement for developmentally appropriate and inappropriate reported practices (Johnson and Ivrendi, 2002). One hundred and thirty two (n=132) Turkish and one hundred and thirty four (n=134) Macedonian fifth grade English teachers working in public schools participated in the study. The data came from a Teacher Belief Scale (TBS) and a focus group interview. The results revealed important implications in relation to the process of foreign language learning, which should be closely considered by the Ministry of Education while designing the fifth grade English curricula across different EFL contexts.Bu çalışmanın amacı beşinci sınıf İngilizce öğretmenlerinin algılanan inançlarını ve belirtilen uygulamalarını yabancı dil olarak İngilizce olan Türkiye ve Makedonya gibi iki ayrı ortamda incelemektir. Kuramsal çerçeve Ulusal Genç Çocukları Eğitim Derneği’nin (NAEYC) gelişimsel olarak uygun olan ve olmayan uygulamalar ile ilgili politika beyanına dayanmaktadır (Johnson ve Ivrendi, 2002). Çalışmaya devlet okullarında çalışan yüz otuz iki (n=132) Türk ve yüz otuz dört (n=134) Makedon beşinci sınıf İngilizce öğretmeni katılmıştır. Veriler Öğretmen İnanç Ölçeği (TBS) ile bir odak grup görüşmesinden elde edilmiştir. Çalışma yabancı dil öğrenme sürecine dair farklı dil öğrenme ortamlarında beşinci sınıf İngilizce müfredat tasarlarken Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından dikkate alınması gereken önemli sonuçlar ortaya çıkarmıştır

Komunikimi i integruar i marketingut i ndërmarrjes Inox, Gjakovë

Integrated Marketing Communication presents all the forms, strategies of a business which communicates with client including direct communication and the use of different channels and forms of communication. This includes the choice of different channels and multiple activities, not only advertisments but communication too, like social media, but participation as well and sponsorships in humanitarian, cultural, sport events etc. to be an active enterprise and with public and social responsibility. This study handled exactly those activities at INOX enterprise in Gjakova adding main hypothesis if marketing activities are self-sufficient, or Integrated marketing coommunication is more useful for a business. Findings testify that clients appreciate more an active and contribution enterprise on developments in society and Integrated Marketing Communication affects more than only marketing in enhancing the brand's empowerment of that business

The ERASMUS Teaching Staff Mobility: The Perspectives and Experiences of Turkish ELT Academics

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perspectives and experiences of the Turkish ELT academics about joining ERASMUS Teaching Staff Mobility Program. Under the light of former studies and literature, this study attempts to investigate the preferences of the ELT academics for participating in the ERASMUS Teaching Staff Mobility, to examine the contribution of the enrollment in this program to their professional development and home institution, and finally, to learn about the problems they faced during the mobility period(s). Purposive sample method was used to select seventeen Turkish ELT academics to participate in this study. The data were obtained through a triangulated approach, in which questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and reflective essays were administered to the participants. The findings revealed that apart from some problems experienced before and during the program, the Turkish ELT academics preferred to participate in the ERASMUS Teaching Staff Mobility due to its positive impact on their professional development and their home institution

The Place of learner autonomy in language preparatory programs: a case study

Conference: International Conference on Education and Social Sciences (INTCESS) -- Location: Istanbul, TURKEY -- Date: FEB 03-05, 2014The concept of autonomy is not new in the field of foreign language teaching but recently there has been an increasing interest in learner autonomy in particular, as new trends in foreign language teaching support a learning environment which enables learners to take control of their own learning. In other words, language classrooms have become more learner-centered than they used to be. The purpose of this study is to find out how language teachers perceive learner autonomy based on their classroom practice. The study was conducted at an English Preparatory Program of a foundation university located in Istanbul. Data were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study revealed significant implications in terms of learner autonomy in language classrooms.Int Org Ctr Acad Re

Quality of life as a predictor of work ability of employees of Sarajevo Tobacco Factory

Introduction: Our aim was to evaluate quality of life (QOL) as a predictor of work abilities of employees in a tobacco factory.Methods: The study was performed in the period between 2011 and 2012. The sample comprised of 270 workers, males and females, aged from 20-65, with different educational backgrounds. The study was performed as cross-sectional research, on a voluntary basis, using two standardized and anonymous questionnaires: The World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Version questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Work Ability Index questionnaire (WAI).Results: The participants subjectively perceived high values of QOL in general, with the highest values in the area of living environment. The lowest value was in the area of social interactions. Statistically significant differences were observed in the subjective assessments of QOL, especially in three defined areas (physical health, mental health, and social interactions).  Workers age 50-65 years and workers with basic (primary) level of education exhibited a suboptimal (<70%) values in total value and the values of individually defined areas of QOL.Conclusions: Strong predictors of exemplary work ability of employees are good physical and mental health, younger age, and higher level of education. A link was observed between suboptimal work ability and dissatisfaction with profession and working environment, frequent illness, absenteeism, and exposure to health risks at the workplace.

Solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method optimization for characterization of surface adsorption forces of nanoparticles

A complete characterization of the different physical chemical properties of nanoparticles (NPs) is necessary for the evaluation of their impact on health and environment. Among these properties, the surface characterization of the nanomaterial is the least developed and in many cases limited to the measurement of surface composition and Zeta potential. The biological surface adsorption index approach (BSAI) for characterization of surface adsorption properties of nanoparticles (NPs) has been recently introduced [1,2]. BSAI approach offers in principle the possibility to characterize the different interaction forces exerted between a nanomaterial surface and an organic –and by extension biological- entity. The present work develops further the BSAI approach of and optimizes a solid-phase microextraction – gas chromatography mass spectrometry (SPME/GC-MS) method, which is applied to measure the adsorption properties of different nanomaterials taking into account their specific surface area. This approach gives thus a better defined quantification of the adsorption properties on NPs. To optimize the SPME/GC-MS method, we investigated the various aspects of the process including: kinetics of adsorption of probe compounds on SPME fiber, kinetic of adsorption of probe compounds on NPs surface, and optimization of NPs concentration. The optimized conditions were then tested on 33 probe compounds and on Au NPs (15 nm) and SiO2 NPs (50 nm). The results demonstrated that this detailed optimization of the SPME/GC-MS method under various conditions is a critical factor and pre-requisite to the application of BSAI approach as a tool to characterize surface adsorption properties of NPs and therefore to any further conclusions on their potential impact on health.JRC.I.4-Nanobioscience

Teachers’ Perceived Beliefs and Reported Practices in Two Distinct EFL Contexts: Turkey and Macedonia

Bu çalışmanın amacı beşinci sınıf İngilizce öğretmenlerinin algılanan inançlarını ve belirtilen uygulamalarını yabancı dil olarak İngilizce olan Türkiye ve Makedonya gibi iki ayrı ortamda incelemektir. Kuramsal çerçeve Ulusal Genç Çocukları Eğitim Derneği’nin (NAEYC) gelişimsel olarak uygun olan ve olmayan uygulamalar ile ilgili politika beyanına dayanmaktadır (Johnson ve Ivrendi, 2002). Çalışmaya devlet okullarında çalışan yüz otuz iki (n=132) Türk ve yüz otuz dört (n=134) Makedon beşinci sınıf İngilizce öğretmeni katılmıştır. Veriler Öğretmen İnanç Ölçeği (TBS) ile bir odak grup görüşmesinden elde edilmiştir. Çalışma yabancı dil öğrenme sürecine dair farklı dil öğrenme ortamlarında beşinci sınıf İngilizce müfredat tasarlarken Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından dikkate alınması gereken önemli sonuçlar ortaya çıkarmıştırThe aim of this study is to investigate the perceived beliefs and reported practices of the fifth grade English teachers at two distinct EFL contexts: Turkey and Macedonia. The theoretical framework is based on the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) policy statement for developmentally appropriate and inappropriate reported practices (Johnson and Ivrendi, 2002). One hundred and thirty two (n=132) Turkish and one hundred and thirty four (n=134) Macedonian fifth grade English teachers working in public schools participated in the study. The data came from a Teacher Belief Scale (TBS) and a focus group interview. The results revealed important implications in relation to the process of foreign language learning, which should be closely considered by the Ministry of Education while designing the fifth grade English curricula across different EFL contexts

Cerebralna mikrodijaliza: perioperacijsko praćenje i liječenje teškog neurokirurškog bolesnika

The early signs of brain ischemia are key indicators of secondary brain injury and their recognition on time can ultimately save life. Direct recording of cerebral ischemia is possible using the method of cerebral microdialysis (CM). This paper presents results of the five-year experience in applying this method at University Department of Neurosurgery, Sarajevo University Clinical Center in Sarajevo. In this observational prospective clinical study, the treatment and outcome of 51 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH) undergoing neurosurgery and consequently treated conservatively at Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NICU) were analyzed. All patients were followed up by unified monitoring at NICU and additionally by the CM method. Between December 2006 and September 2010, CM monitoring was performed in 51 patients: 18 patients with SAH and 33 patients with tICH. In all patients, samples were obtained on 367 occasions, yielding a total of 3314 samples for biochemical parameters (mean 64.98 per patient, range 42-114 samples). Positive correlation was found between glucose level and outcome at one-year follow up (when glucose level was lower, the patient Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) score was worse). The correlation coefficient for glycerol was negative (r=-0.81), and so was for the lactate/pyruvate ratio. There was a significant difference in patient outcome in favor of the group of patients monitored by use of CM in terms of poor and good outcome graded according to GOS score 12 months after the injury compared with the group of patients not monitored with CM (P<0.028). According to our experience, we believe that CM enables early initiation of appropriate therapeutic strategies to overcome cerebral ischemia and secondary brain damage, eventually leading to better patient outcome.Rani znaci ishemije mozga su ključni pokazatelji sekundarnih moždanih oštećenja i njihovo prepoznavanje na vrijeme može u konačnici spasiti život. Izravna registracija moždane ishemije moguća je metodom cerebralne mikrodijalize (CM). U radu su prikazani rezultati petogodišnjeg iskustva u primjeni ove metode na Klinici za neurokirurgiju Kliničkog centra Univerziteta u Sarajevu. U prospektivnoj opservacijskoj kliničkoj studiji pratilo se liječenje i ishod u 51 bolesnika sa subarahnoidnim krvarenjem (SAH) i traumatskim intrakranijskim krvarenjem (tICH) koji su bili podvrgnuti neurokirurškoj operaciji, a potom konzervativno liječeni u Neurokirurškoj jedinici intenzivnog liječenja (NICU). Kod svih bolesnika je provedeno standardno praćenje u NICU i dodatno su praćeni metodom CM. U razdoblju od prosinca 2006. do rujna 2010. praćenje pomoću CM provedeno je u 51 bolesnika: 18 bolesnika sa SAH i 33 bolesnika s tICH. U svih bolesnika uzorci su uzeti 367 puta, ukupno 3314 uzoraka biokemijskih parametara (prosječno 64,98 po bolesniku, raspon 42-114). Nađena je pozitivna korelacija između razine glukoze i ishoda u bolesnika nakon godinu dana praćenja; kada je razina glukoze bila niža, zbir GOS (Glasgow Outcome Scale) bolesnika bio je lošiji. Za glicerol je koeficijent korelacije bio negativan (r = – 0,81). Negativna korelacija zabilježena je također za omjer laktat/piruvat. Postojala je značajna razlika u ishodu bolesnika u korist skupine bolesnika koji su praćeni pomoću CM u smislu lošeg i dobrog ishoda, prema zbiru GOS, 12 mjeseci nakon ozljede, u usporedbi s rezultatima bolesnika koji nisu praćeni pomoću CM (P<0,028). Prema dosadašnjem iskustvu, vjerujemo da CM omogućava rano pokretanje odgovarajućih terapijskih strategija za prevladavanje cerebralne ishemije i sekundarnih oštećenja mozga, što konačno vodi boljem ishodu bolesnika

KERAGAMAN GEN PROLAKTIN (PRL) SEBAGIAN INTRON 3 SAMPAI AWAL INTRON 4 PADA ITIK BAYANG MENGGUNAKAN METODE SEKUENSING

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keragaman genetik gen prolaktin (PRL) sebagian intron 3 sampai awal intron 4 pada itik Bayang dengan menggunakan metode sekuensing. Penelitian ini menggunakan 118 sampel darah itik Bayang. Sampel darah diisolasi dengan menggunakan Genomic DNA Purification Kit (Promega). DNA diampilifkasi menggunakan sepasang primer L: 5’- GCA CAG TTG TTC TTA CTA GTT CG -3’ dan R: 5’- TCT GAG AAC TTT GCA GCT ATC T -3’ yang menghasilkan fragmen sepanjang 586 bp. Produk amplifikasi disekuensing menggunakan jasa dari 1st Base Singapore. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 16 polimorfisme di sebagian intron 3 sampai awal intron 4 yaitu pada posisi -223C>del, -218A>del, -136G>A, 157G>A, +9T>G, +11G>A, +16T>C, +20A>C, +25T>C, +29A>C, +35T>A, +38A>G, +43C>A, +71G>A, +84G>A dan +91T>A. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa keragaman gen prolaktin (PRL) sebagian intron 3 sampai awal intron 4 pada itik Bayang ditemukan adanya polimorfisme dan hasil frekuensi genotipe dari populasi itik Bayang ini tidak dalam keseimbangan Hardy-Weinberg. Kata kunci : Keragaman Genetik, Gen PRL, itik Bayang, Sekuensin

The relationship between wellbeing and job satisfaction of instructors in English Programs

This study investigated the relationship between the wellbeing and job satisfaction of English instructors working at language preparatory programs offered by Turkish universities. The study also attempted to explore if any difference between these two variables existed in relation to the teachers’ characteristics, i.e. years of experience, the proficiency level taught and educational degree. Finally, the reflections of the participants about the influential factors on their wellbeing and job satisfaction were further explored in this study. The quantitative data were obtained from 168 participants though teacher wellbeing survey and teacher job satisfaction survey, whereas the qualitative data came from semi-structured interviews carried out with 10 volunteers. The results revealed that there was a statistically significant, positive and moderate relationship between the participants’ job satisfaction and their wellbeing. Besides, no difference was found between the participants’ wellbeing and their teacher characteristics. Similarly, there was no difference between teachers’ predefined characteristics and their job satisfaction. As for the results of the qualitative data, personal, organizational, student-related and pandemic-related factors were found to be influential on the wellbeing and job satisfaction of the participants. The obtained findings provide pedagogical implications and suggestions for further research in language education and teacher development