May 2012

Usage of mother tongue in learning English

  In Turkey, where English is a foreign language and where learners share the same native language, teachers are often reluctant to use small group speaking activities because the learners do the ranking, bridge the information gap, or find an answer activities using their first (native) language. This article studies the problem and suggests a range of solutions. On a more general level, the article suggests...

Author(s): Irfan TOSUNCUOGLU

May 2012

Mathematics teachers’ engaging in a lesson study at virtual settings

  This study investigated how involving in a lesson study process at virtual settings impacted participating teachers’ knowledge.  The two elementary mathematics teachers, teaching in two public elementary schools at distant cities and meeting occasionally face to face and regularly at virtual settings formed the sample of this study. Neither of the teachers had any math teacher collegue they can...

Author(s): Ayfer Budak