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    Contextual factors in guessing word meaning from context in a foreign language
    (Elsevier, 2014) Laborda, J. C.; Özdamlı, F.; Maaşoğlu, Y.; Manga Çetinavcı, Berrin; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu.
    Guessing word meaning from context is one of the most favored vocabulary learning strategies among second language learners (Paribakht & Wesche, 1999). While inferring the meaning of an unfamiliar word, language learners use different types of clues including contextual ones (Paribakht & Wesche, 1999). The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Turkish EFL learners use contextual clues in guessing process or not. A vocabulary guessing test was administered to the subjects who were the students attending prep classes at the School of Foreign Languages of Uludag University. The results showed that unknown words in a rich context were guessed more successfully than unknown words presented in a poor context. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Education and Research Center.
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    Utilising technology for intercultural communication in virtual environments and the role of English
    (Elsevier, 2014) Laborda, J. C.; Özdamlı, F.; Maaşoğlu, Y.; Uzun, Levent; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Eğitim Fakültesi.; 0000-0002-2321-391X; I-6741-2019
    The present paper provides a review related to online communication, cultural dimensions, and the role of English in intercultural communication that takes place in virtual environments facilitated by technological artefacts. The study aims at displaying a picture of the virtual environments and engagements that trigger intercultural communication. The study explores the differences in the pragmatic systems and linguistic tendencies of Eastern and Western cultures within the scope of the `high-context' and `low-context' framework proposed by Hall (1976), and the impact of online communication on these cultures. The study also discusses the pedagogical possibilities that the digital world offers in support of foreign language learning and teaching, in the light of innovative educational philosophies and approaches to foreign language education. The paper concludes that there is a basic need for societies to adopt a postmodern view in order to improve global tolerance and communication. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.