An Analysis of Writing Activities in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language Textbooks (Yedi Iklim Turkce Sample)

The purpose of this study was to analyze the writing activities in Yedi Iklim Turkce textbook series, that was published to teach Turkish as a foreign language, according to different writing approaches. With this purpose in mind, we analyzed the writing activities in both textbooks and workbooks of this series in terms of the principles of (1) focus on language structures, (2) focus on text functions, (3) focus on creative expression, (4) focus on the writing process, (5) focus on content and (6) focus on reader. We also aimed at discovering how compatible these activities are with the recent writing instruction approaches. As a result of the analysis, many of the writing activities were observed to follow the principles of the traditional writing instruction approaches such as focus on form and focus on text functions. Some of the few writing activities exemplified focus on creative writing. Although students are asked to write on several genres, these writing activities are not done within the principles of focus on reader approach but mostly within the principles of focus on text functions that emphasize language structures and their functions in use

eWOM: the effects of online consumer reviews on purchasing decision of electronic goods

Internet has become the primary source of information for a large number of consumers and it has dramatically changed the consumer behaviour. One of the main changes in modern consumer behaviour has been the transition from a passive to an active and informed consumer. Internet enables customers to share their opinions on, and experiences with, goods and services with a multitude of other consumers. Online consumer reviews are used by prospective buyers of related products who are interested in obtaining more information from people who have purchased and used a product of interest. Word-of-mouth (WOM) is one of the most important information sources when a consumer is making a purchase decision. The arrival and expansion of the Internet has extended consumers' options for gathering product information by including other consumers' comments, posted on the Internet, and has provided consumers opportunities to offer their own consumption-related advice by engaging in electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM). eWOM can be defined as all informal communications directed at consumers through Internet-based technology related to the usage or characteristics of particular goods and services, or their sellers. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of, one type of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM), the online consumer review, on purchasing decision of electronic products. This empirical study also focuses on the relationship between reviews and purchasing behaviour. An instrument was prepared to measure the proposed constructs, with questionnaire items taken from prior studies but adapted to fit the context of e-commerce. The survey was applied to academicians in Turkey through internet. The data was analyzed using the SPSS package. The results show that consumer reviews have a causal impact on consumer purchasing behaviour and they have an effect on choosing the products by consumer. Finally, the results and their implications are discussed

eWOM: The Effects of Online Consumer Reviews On Purchasing Decision

Internet has become the primary source of information for a large number of consumers and it has dramatically changed the consumer behaviour. The arrival and expansion of the internet has extended consumers’ options for gathering product information by including other consumers’ comments, posted on the internet, and has provided consumers opportunities to offer their own consumption-related advice by engaging in electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM). The aim of this study is to assess the impact of, one type of e-WOM, the online consumer review, on purchasing decision. This empirical study also focuses on the relationship between reviews and purchasing behaviour. The results show that consumer reviews have a causal impact on consumer purchasing behaviour and they have an effect on choosing the products by consumer. Finally, the results and their implications are discussed

General Rotational Surfaces with Pointwise 1-Type Gauss Map in Pseudo- Euclidean Space E42

In this paper, we study general rotational surfaces in the 4- dimensional pseudo-Euclidean space E4-2 and obtain a characterization of flat general rotation surfaces with pointwise 1-type Gauss map in E4-2 and give an example of such surfaces.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1302.280

A new approach on helices in pseudo-Riemannian manifolds

In this paper, we give a definition of harmonic curvature functions in terms of V_{n} and define a new kind of slant helix which is called V_{n}-slant helix in n-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian manifold. Also, we give important characterizations about the helix.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1305.704

Comments of Prospective Turkish Teachers on Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language

AbstractThis study aims to investigate the views of prospective teachers of Turkish on different aspects of learning Turkish as a foreign language. 120 third-year student teachers at the faculty of education of a Turkish public university participated in the study. They were asked to answer a list of open ended questions and 15 of them were interviewed. The qualitative data were analysed with the content analysis method at the end of which some themes were obtained. The findings could be discussed under the following headings: (1) motives for learning Turkish, (2) challenges of learning Turkish, and (3) identity issues in learning Turkish