Welcome to Novitas-ROYAL

A peer-reviewed journal of Children's Research Center-Turkey

Apeer-reviewed journal of Children's Research Center-Turkey, Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language) is an open access, international, and fully refereed (peer-reviewed) journal devoted to research and critical discussion about all aspects of language, linguistics and learning and teaching of foreign languages. Our journal publishes new content biannually, one issue in April and one in October. The language of the journal is English and access to the journal’s published content is free of charge. We welcome research using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods as long as the methods employed are described in a sound manner. The primary aim of the journal is to help accumulate knowledge of how foreign languages, cultures, and literatures have the potential to change the lives of students. [...] Read More

EDITORIAL WELCOME FOR VOLUME 5 ISSUE 2 (OCTOBER 2011)

Welcome to the 5th volume and 2nd issue of Novitas - ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language). From this issue on, the journal is indexed by the Educational Research Abstracts database as well. With the acceptance into more than eighteen indexes and the international submissions, Novitas-ROYAL has become an asset to academic research and publication in six years. The present issue also hosts rigorously designed and analyzed publications with theoretical and practical importance.

In this issue, Yeşilbursa (Abant Izzet Baysal University) and Gursoy (Uludag University) contribute with different research articles on the development of prospective English language teachers. The motivational and linguistic factors affecting foreign language learners are the area of focus in the studies conducted by Reinders (Middlesex University) and Balçıkanlı (Gazi University), Çelik (Kirikkale University), and Kurum (Hacettepe University). Ghonsooly (Ferdowsi University of Mashad) and Shirvan (Ferdowsi University of Mashad), and Heaney (University of Tor Vergata) share their research articles on translation and interpretation through a case study methodology. The foreign language learners in Turkey are the focus of research concern in publications on the washback effects of a language exam by Ozmen (Gazi University) and acquisition sequence of the English definite article by Dikilitas (Gediz University) and Altay (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University). Finally, Leyland (Newcastle University) discusses if marketing strategies of British universities reduce international students to economic resources using a critical discourse analytic methodology. [...] Read More