How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers

Ahmet Can Uyar; İsmail Yaman

doi:10.18492/dad.1372683

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How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers

Abstract

This paper explores the linguistic forms preferred by Turkish speakers of English to address instructors in academic settings. Far from the norm-referenced approach which focuses on labeling non-native-like practices as failures, this study casts light on the underlying mechanisms of the identified address preferences from a variationist point of view. To this end, 140 Turkish speakers of English as a foreign language reported the address forms they preferred on a discourse completion task. Next, ten participants were semi-structurally interviewed to reveal the motives behind their preferences. The results yielded that Turkish language and culture were mirrored on L2 English address practices through code-switching and translating. Along with the finding that the participants repudiated the address norms of the Inner Circle varieties of English, it was discussed that this can be a sign of a developing system of addressing in Turkish English as a variety in the Expanding Circle.

Keywords

Genişleyen Daire’de Öğretim Elemanlarına Hitap Biçimleri Üzerine: Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce Konuşan Türk Bireylerin Görüşleri

Abstract

Bu çalışma, İngilizce konuşan Türk bireylerin İngilizce sözlü ve yazılı etkileşim sırasında öğretim elemanlarına yönelik kullandıkları hitap biçimlerini araştırmaktadır. İç Daire’de kullanılan İngilizceden farklı olan kullanımları hata olarak nitelendiren ölçün temelli yaklaşımdan uzak bir biçimde, bu çalışma aynı zamanda belirlenen hitap tercihlerinin altında yatan sebepleri değişkeci bir bakış açısıyla ele almaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, Türkiye’de bir devlet üniversitesinde öğrenim gören 140 İngilizce hazırlık sınıfı öğrencisi, bir Söylem Tamamlama Testi (STT) aracılığıyla verilen sözlü ve yazılı senaryolarda tercih ettikleri hitap ifadelerini bildirmişlerdir. Bu tercihlerin arkasındaki savları açığa çıkarmak amacıyla 10 katılımcı ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, katılımcıların hitap biçimlerini çoğunlukla dil değiştirme ve doğrudan çeviri yöntemleriyle Türkçe ve Türk kültürü etkisi altında kullandıkları ortaya çıkmıştır. Katılımcıların hitap biçimlerini İç Daire’deki İngilizce konuşanlarla aynı düzlemde kullanmayı tercih etmedikleri bulgusu ışığında, bu tercihlerin Genişleyen Daire’nin bir değişkesi olan Türk İngilizcesinde gelişen hitap sisteminin bir işaretçisi olabileceği tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

Ethical Statement

Çalışmanın katılımcıları tamamen gönüllülük esasına dayalı olarak çalışmaya katılmışlardır. Çalışma öncesinde kendilerine çalışma hakkında bilgi verilmiş, gönüllülük esası gözetilmiş ve işleyişte etik ilkelere riayet edilmiştir.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistic Performance Science, Linguistic Structures (Incl. Phonology, Morphology and Syntax), Sociolinguistics, Linguistics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ahmet Can Uyar ^*
0000-0003-2438-9877
Türkiye

İsmail Yaman
0000-0003-1323-4909
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2024

Submission Date

October 7, 2023

Acceptance Date

May 20, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 35 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1372683

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA48WT84RM

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Uyar, A. C., & Yaman, İ. (2024). How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 35(1), 115-132. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1372683

AMA

1.Uyar AC, Yaman İ. How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers. JLR. 2024;35(1):115-132. doi:10.18492/dad.1372683

Chicago

Uyar, Ahmet Can, and İsmail Yaman. 2024. “How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers”. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi 35 (1): 115-32. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1372683.

EndNote

Uyar AC, Yaman İ (June 1, 2024) How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi 35 1 115–132.

IEEE

[1]A. C. Uyar and İ. Yaman, “How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers”, JLR, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 115–132, June 2024, doi: 10.18492/dad.1372683.

ISNAD

Uyar, Ahmet Can - Yaman, İsmail. “How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers”. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi 35/1 (June 1, 2024): 115-132. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1372683.

JAMA

1.Uyar AC, Yaman İ. How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers. JLR. 2024;35:115–132.

MLA

Uyar, Ahmet Can, and İsmail Yaman. “How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers”. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 35, no. 1, June 2024, pp. 115-32, doi:10.18492/dad.1372683.

Vancouver

1.Ahmet Can Uyar, İsmail Yaman. How Do WE Address the Instructors in the Expanding Circle? Perspectives from Turkish EFL Speakers. JLR. 2024 Jun. 1;35(1):115-32. doi:10.18492/dad.1372683