This study aims to analyse the views of elementary school students on active learning integrated with art branches in core courses (Turkish, mathematics, science and social studies). The research was conducted in the province of Bursa during the academic year 2015-2016, and the study sample comprised of 22 students, including 15 male and 7 female students. The core courses of elementary school were taught using active learning techniques, and the subjects taught during the lessons were evaluated through art branches. The research data obtained through observation and by means of an interview form were analysed and interpreted by descriptive analysis method. The frequencies and percentages of the data obtained using qualitative analysis were calculated. Through active learning approaches, the students learnt better and in a more enjoyable way, their self-esteem also increased. Thus, the elementary school students had positive views on active learning integrated with art branches in core courses.

Vocabulary learning is one of the major challenges for many learners as it is an essential part of foreign language learning. Words are important linguistic parts to convey meanings and even to eliminate misunderstandings in communication. Currently, a new attitude on vocabulary learning is that it is not memorizing words in the contexts of serial lists (Fallahchai, 2011) and vocabulary instruction must be redefined to include more than just memorizing the meanings of words; therefore, some suggestion about learning vocabulary is utilizing dictionaries since they play a vital role to empower users to find appropriate usage of words and to continue communication as well. The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent dictionaries satisfy needs of foreign learners of Turkish, what type of dictionary is more beneficial, the role of dictionary type in the retention of meaning, whether the type of dictionary used will influence learners' Turkish learning attitudes and improve their learning outcomes, and finally to evaluate the effects of implementing dictionary skills instruction. The participants are 42 Erasmus students majoring at different faculties at Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey and also learning Turkish as a foreign language. The results indicated learning new Turkish word is complicated but it can be overcome by using appropriate dictionaries (bilingual, multilingual and electronic dictionaries etc.). Anahtar Kelimeler: Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language, dictionary usage and skills, types of dictionaries, Erasmus students. YABANCI DİL TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİNDE SÖZLÜK TÜRLERİ VE KULLANIMLARININ TÜRKÇE SÖZVARLIĞINI GELİŞTİRMEYE ETKİSİ ÖZET Sözvarlığı öğrenimi dil öğrenmenin en önemli parçası ve aynı zamanda da birçok öğrenci için en temel zorluklardan birisidir. Sözcükler manaları aktaran hatta iletişimde yanlış anlaşılmaları ortadan kaldıran canlı ve önemli dil parçalarıdır. Sözvarlığı ile ilgili yapılmış olan birçok çalışma olmasına rağmen son zamanlarda sözvarlığının öğrenilmesi ve iletişimde kullanılmasıyla ilgili yeni bir eğilim ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu eğilim, dil öğretiminde sözcüklerin listeler halinde metindeki şekliyle ezberletilmesi değil ama sözcük öğretiminin ezberlenmeden öğrenilmesini sağlayacak şekilde yeniden tanımlanmasıdır (Fallahchai, 2011). Bu yüzden, mesajı iletmede sözvarlığının uygun kullanımını bulmak, sözcüklerin biçimbirimlerini ayırt edebilmek ya da uygulayabilmek ve iletişimi devam ettirebilmek için kullanıcıların dilsel gücünü artırmada önemli rol oynayan sözlük kullanımı önerilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı da sözlüklerin ne dereceye kadar öğrencilerin ihtiyaçlarını karşıladıklarını, yabancı dil öğrenenler için ne tür sözlüklerin daha yararlı olduğunu, sözlük türlerinin sözcüklerin manasını hatırlamadaki rolünü, kullanılan sözlüğün Türkçe öğrenen öğrencileri etkileyip etkilemediğini ve sonuç olarak da sözlük kullanımı becerilerinin öğrencilerin dil edinimlerine ne tür etki yaptığını değerlendirmektir. Bu çalışmanın katılımcıları farklı fakültelerde eğitimlerine belirli bir süre Çukurova Üniversitesi’nde devam eden ve bu sürede Türkçeyi de yabancı dil olarak öğrenen 42 Erasmus öğrencisidir. Çalışmanın sonucunda, Türkçe sözcük öğrenmenin öğrenciler için zor olduğu ancak amaca uygun sözlük (ikidilli, çokdilli ve elektronik sözlük vb.) kullanımıyla bu zorluğun üstesinden gelinebileceği bulunmuştur. Key Words: Türkçenin yabancı dil olarak öğretimi, sözcük kullanımı ve becerileri, sözlük türleri, Erasmus öğrencileri.

The present study is designed to investigate Omani Cycle II EFL teachers' perceptions of active learning and their impact on classroom practices, drawing conclusions on the correlative link between them. The population of the study covers Cycle II EFL teachers from Batinah-North Governorate for the academic year 2017/2018. The questionnaire population consists of 30% of the actual total EFL teachers in the region. The observation tool population consists of 18 teachers. The analysis of the research data indicates a mismatch between teachers' perceptions of fundamental aspects, such as teacher role, student role, and active learning cycle. This mismatch influences the actual efficiency of classroom practices and is the core element in the recommendations the study suggests. The study highlights the need for further awareness, training, and knowledge among teachers. It brings all educational environment stakeholders into the scene, suggesting role distribution in a spirit of partnership and collaboration.

Yalnızlık olgusu, ait olma ile yakından ilişkilidir. Ekonomik, sosyal ve psikolojik açılardan ait olma hissini yaşayamayan ergenler, yalnızlıkla karşı karşıya gelmektedir. Pek çok farklı etken yalnızlığa neden olmaktadır. Fakat anne baba tutumlarının baskın etkisi göz ardı edilemez niteliktedir. Anne-baba desteğinden yoksun olan ergen kaygı, korku ve yalnızlık duygusu yaşayabilmektedir Anne ve babaların çocuklarına karşı tutumları; bireyler üzerinde uzun veya kısa süreli, olumlu veya olumsuz etkiler oluşturmaktadır. Bu araştırmada, lise öğrencilerinin anne baba tutum algılarına göre yalnızlık düzeylerinin farklı değişkenlerle incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma, İzmir ili Karşıyaka ilçesindeki devlet liseler arasından tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak belirlenen okullarda ve çalışmanın amacı açıklanan 585 ergen üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Veri toplama araçlarını; öğrencilere çevresi ve ebeveynleriyle ilgili soruların yer aldığı kişisel bilgi formu, öğrencilerin ebeveynlerinin tutumlarını nasıl algıladıklarını değerlendirmeye yönelik anne baba tutum ölçeği ve lise öğrencilerinin algılanan yalnızlık düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla kullanılan UCLA Yalnızlık Envanteri oluşturmaktadır. Öğrencilere ölçekler uygulandıktan sonra elde edilen veriler SPSS 23 Windows paket programı kullanılarak uygun istatiksel tekniklerle analiz edilmiş ve tablolar yardımıyla yorumlanmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarından lise öğrencilerinin yalnızlık düzeyleri ve yaş, cinsiyet, sosyoekonomik düzey gibi çevresel değişkenler ile algılanan anne baba tutumları arasında istatiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu belirlenmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Yalnızlık, ergenlik, anne baba tutumu. Abstract Th e sense of loneliness is related with the sense of belonging. Th e students without sense of belonging in terms of economical, social, and psychological factors are facing loneliness. Many diff erent factors may cause loneliness. But the dominant infl uences of parental attitudes is irreplaceable.. Th e adolecent, that is deprived of parent support, suff ers from anxiety, fear and loneliness. Parental attitudes toward the children may produce long-term or short-term positive or negative eff ects on the individuals. In this study, it was aimed to examine the loneliness levels of hıgh school students according to their parents’ attitude perceptions with diff erent variables. Th e study was carried out among 585 adolescents that was determined by random sampling in the high schools at the province of karşıyaka, izmir and explained the purpose of the study. Th e data collection tools include a personal information form in which students are asked to answer the questions about their environment and their parents as well as parental attitude scale to measure how students perceive their parents’ attitudes, and the UCLA loneliness ınventory used to determine the perceived loneliness levels of hıgh school students. Aft er the scales were applied to the students, the obtained results were evaluated. Th e data were analyzed with the appropriate statistical techniques using spss 23 windows package program and interpreted with the help of tables. Th e results of the analysis indicated that the loneliness levels of hıgh school students and the environmental variables such as age, sex, socioeconomic level and the perceived parental attitudes were statistically significant. Keywords: Loneliness, adolescents, parenting style.

The aim of the present study is to determine the influence of student-centered methods employed in Turkish language instruction on the academic success of students through meta-analysis. To this end, a literature review was conducted on the relevant studies conducted between 2000 and 2016 in order to determine the studies were suitable for the meta-analysis. The review revealed that there are 96 studies available on student-centered methods based on multiple intelligences, creative drama, collaboration and games. 22 studies, which qualified for the meta-analysis, were selected and analyses were conducted as necessary. Effect size calculations of the determined methods were made individually. Calculations of the addressed studies were made in accordance with random effects model due to the heterogeneity of effect size calculated in accordance with the fixed effects model. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis CMA software was used for the calculations. This study was deemed necessary due to the unavailability of a study addressed at the methods employed in Turkish language instruction in the literature. As a result of the study, it was determined that student-centered learning methods have an overall positive and high level effect on the academic success of students. The results of the studies combined with meta-analysis suggest that use of student-centered methods in Turkish language instruction is effective on the academic success of students.

Web-based-seminars, abbreviated as ‘Webinars’ are one of the most advanced Computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems. These supportive means provide round up meetings for Distance Education students within online classes with no walls. Webinars, designed onto Elluminate, Adobe Acrobat Connect, Live Meeting, let students learn collaboratively and interactively via licensed or open resources, textual information in the form of hyperlinks, audiovisual images, e-books, streaming videos, online chat opportunities and virtual debates on the target course. All these supportive on-screen-tools help learners to participate in course sessions more actively. To strengthen our understanding of Webinars, this paper focuses on learning and teaching dimensions of webinars in terms of online learning technologies and real-time interaction through Web. The specific webinar experiences of an online course students will also be explored and revealed by referring Anadolu University’s ongoing evolvement on Distance Education attempts. Key Words: Web-based-seminars, Webinars, Distance Education

Product differentiation is one of the key attributes for hotels to avoid direct competition with one another and thus obtain superior performance. Particularly, hotels compete to reflect what they offer to their multiple targeted markets with a price at a location. Within this context, this study aims to examine the effects of competition and differentiation on room prices in urban hotels, more specifically chain hotels in Istanbul, Turkey. More specifically, it investigates the effects of quality staring, types of chain hotels on room prices in Istanbul. The sample covers 87, regionally, nationally and internationally affiliated hotels operating in the1-5 star category in Istanbul. Data for room prices (a single room and double room including breakfast booked from a single day to three months) were collected through the hotels’ websites online room booking facilities and telephoning, for some hotels, over the period of March-June 2013. The results suggest that the hotel prices are positively affected by the differentiation of the hotels in Istanbul, especially more in week days than weekends upon room prices

International Conference on Social Sciences and Education Research, 29 - 31 October 2015, Antalya TURKEY Audience participation into artistic performances has been the main concern of contemporary art since the second half of the twentieth century. Especially after the improvisational performances of John Cage, e.g. 4’33’’, and Alan Kaprow’s “happenings” in the Fifties, experimental spectacles have revolutionized the idea of live performance. Similarly, in the Nineties, confrontational dramas of British authors left their mark on experimental theatre in which the spectators’ reaction and interaction with the players was pushed to its limits. Nonetheless, nothing was more shocking than Marina Abramovic’s long-durational performance called “Rhythm 0” in 1974. In this piece the fate of the artist and the results of the performance were totally dependent upon the will of the participants. Abramovic resolved the dichotomies between the play and the player as well as the viewer and the actor by turning her own body into a work of art. Indeed, borders between the spectacle and the viewers were blurred because the performance or the artwork, which is a temporary production, was doomed to perish immediately after the participants stopped acting in the event. This is the reason, later on, Abramovic labelled her performance as “immaterial art”—where the work of art is the aesthetic experience itself and the aim is to create a sensible nihil out of human interactions. It is possible to evaluate the significance of these performances in two respects. First, they manifest the conventional nature of dualistic conceptions such as mind/body and subject/object, and thus they have a philosophical significance. Second, these performances touch something very vital and very humane that we have forgotten in the rush of modern city life, i.e. realization of one’s own being in the encounter with the other. Consequently, it can be argued that these two aspects of Abramovic’s performances are interrelated, and, together, they form a critique of the anesthetization of the individual in consumerist society by mediation of art.

The T&L context of the 21st century is characterized by much emphasis on learner involvement and novice technology-enhanced learning platforms. Current approaches evolve around the development of active learning capacity and learner autonomy in and beyond classroom. The current paper builds on three research projects conducted in the Omani context, focusing mainly on the ’beyond-class’ learning given the fact that only 30% of students’ education time is taken for class contact hours. The first research explored learner autonomy, concluding that Omani learners have the readiness, willingness and capacity to develop autonomy but of a re-defined type with due consideration to their collaborative and collective orientation. The second investigated the role of extra-curricular activities in enhancing learners’ productive skills, and thus their degree of involvement through the development of control, identification and ownership. The research concludes that providing a favourable and challenging environment increases students’ interest in learning and enhances their involvement both in class and beyond class.The third research explored the link between active learning perceptions and practices, concluding that proper understanding and adequate provisions have a positive impact. It equally concludes that much can be achieved individually and collaboratively through students’ engagement in learning in class as an initiation stage, and later beyond class.