Seran Doğançay-Aktuna

Doğançay-Aktuna, Seran 2003 Improving EFL learners' pragmatic awareness: why and how ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 141/142, pp. 199–223 | Article

This paper overviews the ways in which EFL learners' pragmatic awareness can be developed in language classrooms through focused instruction and practice. It argues that effective communication requires awareness of the conventions governing language use and attention to the characteristics of the… read more

Doğançay-Aktuna, Seran 2001 Review of Lewis (1999): The Turkish Language Reform: A Catastrophic Success Language Problems and Language Planning 25:1, pp. 114–116 | Review

Doğançay-Aktuna, Seran and Sibel Kamışlı 2001 Linguistics of power and politeness in Turkish: Revelations from speech acts Linguistic Politeness Across Boundaries: The case of Greek and Turkish, Bayraktaroğlu, Arın and Maria Sifianou (eds.), pp. 75 ff. | Article

Doğançay-Aktuna, Seran and Sibel Kamışlı 1997 Pragmatic transfer in interlanguage development: A case study of advanced EFL Learners ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 117/118, pp. 151–173 | Article

Doğançay-Aktuna, Seran 1995 An Evaluation of the Turkish Language Reform After 60 Years Language Problems and Language Planning 19:3, pp. 221–249 | Article

ÖZET 60 Yil sonra Turk Dil Devrimi'nin bir Degerlendirmesi Bu makalenin amaci baslangicindan 60 yil sonra Turk Dil Devrimini incelemek ve Türk dilini ônemli olçüde gegi§tirip daha sonraki gelisimini etkileyen bu dil planlamasi olayinin guniimuzdeki etkilerini degerlendirmektir. Bu konuya yönelik… read more

Doğançay-Aktuna, Seran 1993 Review of Herman (1991): Language Planning and National Development: The Uzbek Experience Language Problems and Language Planning 17:3, pp. 288–290 | Review

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