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Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students
Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students

Mehmet Veysi BABAYİĞİT [1]

Abstract

This study aims to raise awareness among teenage learners of the difference between direct and indirect “speech acts” in pragmatics through multimedia technology. In a case study with 35 participants between the ages of 13 and 15, the data-collection process consisted of pre-tests, multimedia technology, and post-tests. Pre- and post-tests comprised the same ten questions about speech acts. The participants engaged in explicit learning with a smart board and projector in order to understand the distinction between the direct and indirect speech act. The results indicate that the participants were able to grasp pragmatics awareness and that they were greatly motivated to learn through multimedia technology.

This study aims to raise awareness among teenage learners of the difference between direct and indirect “speech acts” in pragmatics through multimedia technology. In a case study with 35 participants between the ages of 13 and 15, the data-collection process consisted of pre-tests, multimedia technology, and post-tests. Pre- and post-tests comprised the same ten questions about speech acts. The participants engaged in explicit learning with a smart board and projector in order to understand the distinction between the direct and indirect speech act. The results indicate that the participants were able to grasp pragmatics awareness and that they were greatly motivated to learn through multimedia technology.

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Primary Language en
Subjects Social
Journal Section Makaleler
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Orcid: 0000-0003-4136-7434
Author: Mehmet Veysi BABAYİĞİT (Primary Author)
Institution: BATMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Country: Turkey
Dates

Application Date : April 20, 2020
Acceptance Date : June 11, 2020
Publication Date : August 25, 2020

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Bibtex @research article { ijoks724142, journal = {International Journal of Kurdish Studies}, issn = {2149-2751}, eissn = {2149-2751}, address = {}, publisher = {Hasan KARACAN}, year = {2020}, volume = {6}, pages = {164 - 174}, doi = {10.21600/ijoks.724142}, title = {Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students}, key = {cite}, author = {Babayi̇ği̇t, Mehmet Veysi} }
APA Babayi̇ği̇t, M . (2020). Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students . International Journal of Kurdish Studies , 6 (2) , 164-174 . DOI: 10.21600/ijoks.724142
MLA Babayi̇ği̇t, M . "Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students" . International Journal of Kurdish Studies 6 (2020 ): 164-174 <http://ijoks.com/en/pub/issue/56281/724142>
Chicago Babayi̇ği̇t, M . "Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students". International Journal of Kurdish Studies 6 (2020 ): 164-174
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ISNAD Babayi̇ği̇t, Mehmet Veysi . "Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students". International Journal of Kurdish Studies 6 / 2 (August 2020): 164-174 . https://doi.org/10.21600/ijoks.724142
AMA Babayi̇ği̇t M . Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students. Kurdish Studies. 2020; 6(2): 164-174.
Vancouver Babayi̇ği̇t M . Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students. International Journal of Kurdish Studies. 2020; 6(2): 164-174.
IEEE M. Babayi̇ği̇t , "Does Multimedia Technology Facilitate Pragmatics Awareness among Teenage Learners? A Case of Secondary-School Students", International Journal of Kurdish Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 164-174, Aug. 2020, doi:10.21600/ijoks.724142
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