An investigation of students' attitudes towards brain-based applications English composition skills II course: a case study

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Bayındır, Hatice
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This thesis aims to examine students̕ attitudes towards brain-based applications in the English Composition II course. For this purpose, a case study was carried out with a group of 23 first year students at the Department of Foreign Language Education at Middle East Technical University in the second half of the 2002-2003 academic year. After receiving writing training with a brain-based methodology for ten weeks, the students were given an attitude questionnaire which aimed at identifying their attitudes towards brain-based applications in the course. One week later, the iv researcher also conducted interviews with 10 of the 23 students separately to investigate students̕ attitudes towards brain-based applications in the course further. The analysis of the data collected through the attitude questionnaire indicated that 93 % of the students showed significant positive attitudes towards the brain-based applications, while only 1 % of the students had negative attitudes towards the brain-based applications. The analysis of the results of the interviews also revealed that all students had positive feelings about the brain-based applications. Accordingly, the results indicated taking this composition course resulted in highly positive feelings such as confidence, relaxation, or being valued in the students. All students found writing meaningful and relevant to themselves. They stated to have acquired various skills during the course such as writing skills, computer skills, teaching skills, emotional intelligence, and an awareness of needs. They found these useful and meaningful for their lives in general, as students, and as teachers as part of their future profession.
English language, Brain-based language teaching, Course design, Teaching writing, Attitude
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12604909/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/14121
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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H. Bayındır, “An investigation of students’ attitudes towards brain-based applications English composition skills II course: a case study,” M.A. - Master of Arts, Middle East Technical University, 2003.
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