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The study conducted as the action research model aimed to identify the effect of use of new story form, digital storytelling (DST) as a product input in listening lessons on listening lessons. Working group of the research consists of higher education undergraduate foreign students mostly financed by UN (N:49). The two-step procedure covers a twelve-week-process of six weeks each. The first step was applied on students studying at C1 level and the second step was applied on students studying at B1 level. During the procedure, 40 texts in DST format were used for listening lesson. Researcher diary, student diary and focus group discussions were used as data collection tools. The data obtained were analyzed with Nvivo 11 qualitative data analysis program. Themes were created by coding and categorizing the data. As a result of the research, it is seen that digital storytelling has a positive effect on the development of listening skills, positively affects learning and is more effective compared to listening lessons taught with voice recordings and increases student motivation.

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This research focuses on identifying the issues that Turkish teachers face in the use of digital environment and content in the distance education process. The study employs a case study design as a qualitative research methodology. The participants of the study consisted of Turkish teachers with various years of professional experience in different provinces. The data of the research were gathered using a semi-structured interview form created on Google Forms. The content analysis method was used to analyze the data collected. Turkish teachers had issues with connection and infrastructure-based access, the inadequacy of digital environment and contents, communication and interaction, motivation, giving and receiving feedback, inadequate length of class hours, the problem of using online environment and contents, problems emerging from the EBA environment and its contents, teaching basic language skills, measurement, and evaluation, according to the study's findings.

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