English for Young Learners in Turkey

Extramural English and Adult Efl Learners’ Phonological Awareness

“…The result of the current study supported some other studies which proved that EE through entertaining media such as listening to songs, surfing the Internet, and using social media showed a positive correlation with learners' oral proficiency and vocabulary (De Wilde et al, 2020;Lefever, 2010;Lindgren & Muñoz, 2013;Frances et al, 2017;Olsson, 2012;Puimège & Peters, 2019;Storch & Hill, 2008;Sundqvist et al, 2009). The amount of time adult EFL learners spend on EE activities strongly correlates with their PA achievement.…”

“…Considering those aspects, this study proposes EE as a new variable to replace HLE. Based on the review of previous studies examined (De Wilde et al, 2020;Lefever, 2010;Lindgren & Muñoz, 2013;Frances et al, 2017;Olsson, 2012;Puimège & Peters, 2019;Storch & Hill, 2008;Sundqvist et al, 2009;Schmitt et al, 2011;Torppa et al, 2007;Levy et al, 2006;Burgess et al, 2002;Senechal & Le Fevre, 2002;Frijters et al, 2000), this study is going to investigate whether EE activities have any correlation with adult EFL learners' PA.…”

“…Some studies have found evidence of the effectiveness of EE language learning, such as reading books, surfing the Internet, reading magazines, watching films or videos in English, playing digital games, listening to audio, having technology-enhanced socialization, having face-to-face socialization, and writing compositions (Zhang et al, 2021;Sundqvist & Sylvén, 2016). These activities are critical in this context because they have a positive relationship with learners' oral proficiency and vocabulary (De Wilde et al, 2020;Puimège & Peters, 2019;Frances et al, 2017;Lindgren & Muñoz, 2013;Olsson, 2012;Lefever, 2010;Sundqvist et al, 2009;Storch & Hill, 2008), writing abilities (De Wilde et al, 2020), translation skills, and help overcome language difficulties, understanding, and learning from English lectures (Hellekjaer, 2010). This finding supports Gee's (2008) argument that the entertainment and pleasure learners experience while playing games provide a good foundation for learning.…”

“…Furthermore, the impact of games on L2 English proficiency depends on the frequency with which the game is played and the type of game played, as it is considered a typical activity among teenagers. Besides, some other studies have proved that EE through entertaining media such as listening to songs, surfing the Internet, and using social media showed a positive correlation with learners' oral proficiency and vocabulary (De Wilde et al, 2020;Puimège & Peters, 2019;Frances et al, 2017;Lindgren & Muñoz, 2013;Olsson, 2012;Lefever, 2010;Sa'adah et al(2023) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sundqvist et al, 2009;Storch & Hill, 2008) writing abilities (De Wilde et al, 2020), translation skills (Koolstra & Beentjes, 1999), and help overcome language difficulties, understanding, and learning from English lectures (Hellekjaer, 2010).…”

“…Olsson (2012) discovered that reading, writing, and watching TV or film were English extramural activities important for increasing vocabulary size and writing skills. EE activities may be done through an interaction between learners (De Wilde et al, 2020;Lefever, 2010;Sundqvist & Sylvén, 2016;Sylvén & Sundqvist, 2012). It was proved that the interaction contributes positively to the learners' performance (Palermo & Mikulski, 2014).…”