61 research outputs found
İngilizce'nin yabancı dil olarak öğretildiği bir hazırlık okulunda kullanılan 'Captaın 3' ders kitabının kültürel içerik açısından değerlendirilmesi
No full textFactors such as the understanding of the importance of contextual language use, the increase in global communication and in cultural studies have recently brought intercultural approach in foreign language teaching to the fore. In addition, the need for materials to be designed or revised according to this perspective has emerged. This study was initiated with this motive and aims to analyse the cultural content of Captain 3 coursebook taught in the preparatory school of a private university in Türkiye. In this study, a mixed method research design was followed by collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. Firstly, quantitative data was collected from 73 students and 10 teachers through a checklist developed according to Yuen's (2011) categorization of cultural items; products, practices, perspectives, and persons, to analyse cultural content together with three cultural categories; source culture, target culture, and international culture, suggested by Cortazzi and Jin (1999). Furthermore, the researcher obtained another part of the quantitative data by analysing the coursebook via content analysis method. Secondly, qualitative data were collected from interviews carried out with 7 volunteer teachers to obtain their opinions regarding the cultural content of the coursebook and all data were combined and evaluated in the discussion section. The checklist results and the researcher's analysis results reveal that the content of Captain 3 book shows an uneven distribution and is mostly focused on international culture. Almost half of the teachers expressed opinions supporting this data during the interviews. According to the statistics, the order of cultural groups from most to least common is products, persons, practices, and perspectives. It is also concluded that almost half of the teachers think the coursebook needs to be revised and enriched in terms of cultural content.Bağlamsal dil kullanımının öneminin anlaşılması, küresel iletişimin ve kültürel çalışmaların artması gibi faktörler, son zamanlarda yabancı dil öğretiminde kültürlerarası yaklaşımın ön plana çıkmasına neden olmuştur. Buna ek olarak, materyallerin bu bakış açısına göre tasarlanması veya revize edilmesi ihtiyacı ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışma bu nedenle başlatılmış olup, Türkiye'de özel bir üniversitenin hazırlık okulunda okutulan Captain 3 ders kitabının kültürel içeriğini analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu araştırmada hem nicel hem de nitel veriler toplanarak karma yöntem araştırma deseni kullanılmıştır. İlk olarak, nicel veriler, 73 öğrenci ve 10 öğretmenden Yuen' in (2011) ürünler, uygulamalar, bakış açıları ve kişiler olarak sınıflandırdığı kültürel öğeler ile Cortazzi ve Jin (1999) tarafından kaynak kültür, hedef kültür ve uluslararası kültür olarak önerilen üç kültürel kategoriye göre geliştirilen bir kontrol listesi aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Ayrıca, araştırmacı ders kitabını içerik analizi yöntemiyle inceleyerek nicel veri elde etmiştir. İkinci olarak, ders kitabının kültürel içeriğine ilişkin görüşlerini öğrenmek amacıyla, 7 gönüllü öğretmenle görüşmeler yapılarak nitel veri elde edilmiş ve tüm veriler tartışma bölümünde birleştirilerek değerlendirilmiştir. Kontrol listesi sonuçları ve araştırmacının analiz sonuçları, Captain 3 ders kitabının içeriğinin dengesiz bir dağılım gösterdiğini ve çoğunlukla uluslararası kültür odaklı olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Öğretmenlerin neredeyse yarısının, görüşmelerde bu verileri destekleyen görüşler ifade ettiği de sonuçlar arasındadır. İstatistiklere göre, kültürel gruplardan kitapta en yaygın olanından en az gözlemlenenine doğru sıralaması; ürünler, kişiler, uygulamalar ve bakış açıları şeklindedir. Diğer bir sonuç ise öğretmenlerin neredeyse yarısı Captain 3 ders kitabının kültürel içerik açısından yenilenmesi ve zenginleştirilmesi gerektiğini düşünmektedir
Buket Uzuner’in Uyumsuz Defne Kaman’ın Maceraları (su-toprak-hava) serisinde Türk mitolojisi unsurları
No full text06.03.2018 tarihli ve 30352 sayılı Resmi Gazetede yayımlanan “Yükseköğretim Kanunu İle Bazı Kanun Ve Kanun Hükmünde Kararnamelerde Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Kanun” ile 18.06.2018 tarihli “Lisansüstü Tezlerin Elektronik Ortamda Toplanması, Düzenlenmesi ve Erişime Açılmasına İlişkin Yönerge” gereğince tam metin erişime açılmıştır.Buket Uzuner'in kaleme aldığı Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları serisine ait Su, Toprak, Hava romanları; Türk mitolojisini konu edinmeleri ve Türk mitolojisi ile ilgili birçok bilgiye yer vermeleri bakımından incelemeye değer görülmüştür. Bu çalışma ile amaçlanan, yapılacak inceleme sonucunda serinin romanlarında temas edilen Türk mitolojisine dair unsurları tespit etmektir. Çalışmanın kapsamı; Türk mitolojisi ve Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları serisine ait Su, Toprak, Hava romanları olarak belirlenmiştir. Çalışma yürütülürken mitoloji ve Türk mitolojisi hakkında akademik kaynaklardan okuma, araştırma ve inceleme yapılmıştır. Türk mitolojisine ait unsurların ayrıntılı dökümü çıkarılmıştır. Yapılan inceleme sonucunda yazarın Türk mitolojisi konulu kaynakları taradığı ve Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları serisini elde ettiği bilgiler üzerine kurguladığı tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmanın birinci bölümünde mit, mit-edebi eser ilişkisi, mitoloji, Türk mitolojisi ve Türk edebiyatında Türk mitolojisi gibi teze konu olan temel kavramlar hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. İkinci bölümünde romanların yazarı Buket Uzuner'in hayatı, edebi kişiliği ve eserleri ile ilgili açıklama yapılmıştır. Üçüncü bölüm incelenen romanların tanıtımına ayrılmış, romanların içeriğine ve özetine değinilmiştir. Dördüncü bölümde romanlarda yer alan Türk mitolojisine dair unsurların her biri müstakil olarak tespit edilmiştir. Tespit edilen unsurların Türk mitolojisine uygun olarak kullanılıp kullanılmadığı kaynaklardan yapılan alıntılarla belirlenmiştir. Sonuç bölümünde, çalışma boyunca yapılan tespitler hakkında değerlendirmeye yer verilmiştir. Kaynakça bölümünde ise tezin yazımında yararlanılan kaynaklar belirtilmiştir.Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları, which include Su-Toprak-Hava novels, written by Buket Uzuner, has been deemed worthy of study in terms of having given a lot of information about Turkish mythology. The aim of this study is to determine the elements of the Turkish mythology that were contacted in the novels of the series. The scope of the study was determined as the novels of Turkish mythology and Su-Toprak-Hava novels which belongs to Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları. While running the investigation research, analysing and reading were conducted from the academic sources about mythology and Turkish mythology. A detailed breakdown of the elements of Turkish mythology has been made. As a result of the study, it was found that the author scanned the sources on Turkish mythology and constructed the series on the information he gained. In the first part of the study, information has been given about the basic terms, which are the topics of the thesis, likemyth, myth-literary work, mythology, Turkish mythology and Turkish mythology in Turkish literature.In the second part, the life of the novelist Buket Uzuner and his literary personality and his works have been explained. The third part is devoted to the introduction of the novels reviewed and the content and summary of the novels are mentioned. In the fourth part, the elements of the Turkish mythology in the novels were identified as individual. Whether or not the identified elements were used in accordance with Turkish mythology is determined by quotations from sources.In the conclusion part, evaluations made during the study are evaluated. In the bibliography part, the sources used in writing the thesis are stated
COVİD-19 PANDEMİSİ DÖNEMİNDE DIŞA DÖNÜK VE İÇE DÖNÜK KİŞİLİK ÖZELLİKLERİNİN KARANTİNA DENEYİMİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ
No full textThe purpose of this research is to understand more closely the effect of an individual's extroversion and introversion personality traits on their experiences during the quarantine and social isolation period experienced during the Covid-19 period. The study, which plans to measure the experience of the individual in this process through factors such as difficulty in adapting to the quarantine period and compliance with the rules during the quarantine period, was developed by Benet-Martinez and John (1998) and adapted in Turkish by Sümer and Sümer (2005), in order to determine the personality traits of the individual. Inventory (BFI)” was used. A single-item scale was developed to measure adaptation difficulty, and for compliance with the rules, Van Rooij, B., de Bruijn, A. L., Reinders Folmer, C., Kooistra, E., Kuiper, M. E., Brownlee, M., & Fine, A. ( 2020) and the reliability and validity study of which was conducted by Oral, T. & Gunlu, A. (2021), the Social
Distance Scale (Compliance with Covid-19 mitigation measures in the United States) scale was used. coefficient was found as α = 0.70 (Age range is 18-70 years; mean age is 31.95). In addition, confirmatory factor analysis results for validity studies showed that the single-factor structure fit well (X2/sd=0.65, p>.001, RMSEA=0.00, SRMR=0.00, GFI=0.99, AGFI=0.99, CFI=1.00). No significant relationship was found between adaptation difficulty and compliance factors and personality traits of the individual, but these results are potentially of great significance for future research.Bu araştırmanın amacı, Covid-19 dönemi süresince yaşanan karantina ve sosyal izolasyon döneminde bireyin dışadönüklük ve içedönüklük kişilik özelliklerine sahip olmasının deneyimleri üzerindeki etkisini daha yakından anlamaktır. Karantina dönemine adapte olmada zorluk ve karantina döneminde kurallara uyum gibi faktörler üzerinden bireyin bu süreçteki deneyimini ölçmeyi planlayan çalışma, bireyin kişilik özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla Benet-Martinez ve John (1998) tarafından geliştirilen ve Türkçe uyarlaması Sümer ve Sümer (2005) tarafından yapılan “Beş
Faktör Envanteri (BFI)” kullanılmıştır. Adaptasyon zorluğu ölçümü için tek maddeli ölçek geliştirilmiş, kurallara uyum için ise Van Rooij, B., de Bruijn, A.L., Reinders Folmer, C., Kooistra, E., Kuiper, M. E., Brownlee, M., & Fine, A. (2020) tarafından geliştirilen ve güvenilirlik ve geçerlilik çalışması Oral, T. & Gunlu, A. (2021) tarafından yapılan Covid-19 Döneminde Sosyal Mesafe Ölçeği ( Compliance with Covid-19 mitigation measures in the United States) ölçeği kullanılmıştır.Ölçeğin Cronbach Alfa güvenirlik katsayısı α = 0.70 olarak bulunmuştur (Yaş aralığı 18-70 yaş; yaş ortalaması ise 31.95). Ayrıca geçerlik çalışmaları için yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları tek faktörlü yapının iyi uyum verdiğini göstermiştir (X2/sd=0.65, p>.001, RMSEA=0.00, SRMR=0.00, GFI=0.99, AGFI=0.99, CFI=1.00) Araştırmanın sonucunda adaptasyon zorluğu ve kurallara uyum faktörleri ile bireyin kişilik özellikleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır, fakat bu sonuçlar gelecek araştırmalar için potansiyel olarak büyük anlam taşımaktadır.M.S. - Master of Scienc
An Analysis of the Strenghts and Weaknesses of the Turkish Real Estate Market
No full textReal estate is one of the foremost and traditional investments for Turkish household. In addition to this traditional demand, it has also observed that Turkish real estate market becomes one of the popular investment destination for foreign investors. 2003-2007 period would be accepted as the boom period for Turkish economy in general and real estate sector in specific. Although there are considerable opportunities in the market, both Turkish economy and real estate sector suffer important structural problems. Hence, the objective assesment for the Turkish real estate market requires a costbenefit analysis. In this paper, the author is attempting to reach an objective approach presenting both strong and also weak sides of market. The critical point is current deficiencies of the market may result negative impacts on further development. As a solution, we suggest that Real Estate Regulation and Supervision Agency should be established as a new government agency. To our view, primary expectation of this agency is to issue regulations/standards for real estate brokerage/ marketing/appraisal,and also housing finance to enhance consumer protection, public interest and market efficiency.Turkish real estate market, consumer protection in real estate, real estate appraisal, Real Estate Regulation and Supervision Agency
Going global: The role of gatekeepers in the transnational reception of defne suman’s the silence of scheherazade
No full textGoing Global: The Role of Gatekeepers in the Transnational Reception of Defne Suman’s The Silence of ScheherazadeOn August 12, 2021, with hashtags, #historicalfiction, #translatedfiction, #greece, #turkey, #armenia, #levant #empire, #Scheherazade, Defne Suman announced the release of her English-language debut novel, The Silence of Scheherazade on social media. The novel centres on the tale of the burning of Smyrna in 1922, told through Levantine, Greek, Turkish and Armenian inhabitants of the city. Her gatekeepers, Head of Zeus Independent Publishing Company, the book’s translator Betsy Göksel and her literary agent Nermin Mollaoğlu were among the first ones to receive tribute for their hard work and support in the process. In the following months, Maureen Freely hosted the book’s launch in an online event, organized by Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. Succeeding interviews, book reading events and podcasts concentrated on the writer’s upbringing, other authors who influenced the style of the author, the translation process, the role of history in the book, as well as the motivation behind its title, which was different from its Turkish version, Emanet Zaman (2016).If World Literature is constituted by \"literary works that circulate beyond their culture of origin, either in translation or in their original language,\" as Damrosch (2003: 4) states, then, other actors who are involved in the work’s interaction with the world audience pave the way for its success in the global market, as William Marling claims in Gatekeepers: The Emergence of World Literature in the 1960s (2016:1). Taking its cue from the convergence of these insights, the paper focuses on the multi-layered gatekeeping process of Suman’s Scheherazade and explores the ways in which people and institutions have become integral components of its global dissemination.Works CitedDamrosch, David (2003) What is World Literature? Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.Marling, William (2016) Gatekeepers: The Emergence of World Literature and the 1960s. New York: Oxford University Press
THE NOVEL THE ADVENTURES OF MISFIT DEFNE KAMAN -WATER IS BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSES SURROUNDING SULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MARGINALIZATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF MAGICAL REALISM SU-UYUMSUZ DEFNE KAMAN’IN MACERALARI ADLI ROMANDA BÜYÜLÜ GERÇEKÇİLİK EKSENİNDE KÜLTÜREL ÇEŞİTLİLİK VE ÖTEKİLEŞTİRME SÖYLEMLERİ
No full textBuket Uzuner’s novel The Adventures of Misfit Defne Kaman -Water contains rich data that can be analyzed in terms of cultural diversity and marginalization in the light of folkloric and mythological discourses. In addition, in the study, an examination was made based on the magical realism narrative style, which originates from Novalis, one of the Romantic period writers of German literature, within the framework of the author’s extraordinary narrative style. It was determined that the traces of the magical realist narrative style were based on Shamanism and myths, and it was seen that realistic elements perceived as fantastic and strange were consciously placed in the novel in the context of dreams and mythological references. The author’s novels, which bear the title The Adventures of Misfit Defne Kaman and are a nature quadrilogy, draw attention to ecological awareness and bring environmental problems back to the agenda. In the novel, the author emphasizes the importance of the “Water” element in Shamanism, one of the ancient Turkish traditions where nature and life are sanctified, and the work “Kutadgu Bilig” in terms of Turkish history and culture by arguing that all living things are of equal value. Among the topics covered in the novel in terms of reflecting cultural differences, the cultural diversity offered by various worldviews such as the Shaman belief as well as sectarian differences are emphasized. In this context, the love between the young Alevi Ümit and the young Sunni girl Tasvir is one of the striking examples discussed in the work. The work also addresses the psychological, spiritual, and physical problems caused by intrafamily traumas transmitted from the experiences of past generations, family constellation, and the resulting unity of origin and family destiny in terms of the Shaman belief. In the study, an analysis focused on text analysis and interpretation was carried out in terms of examining the samples and quotations
Aerosol production via electro and plasma devices: In-vitro PlasmaJet and ERBE tissue effects and aerosol production affecting factors evaluation
No full textSurgical aerosols in other words plumes are produced during thermal tissue destruction in medical operations. The cellular debris in the form of particulate matter may contain viruses and harmful chemical compounds which can lead to an infectious transmission in case of inhalation. The goal of this study was to design and produce an experimental setup to simulate Plasmajet (PJ) and ERBE experiments with minimal airflow disturbances. Such setup can lead to defining the lowest aerosol production conditions, investigating the production-affecting factors, and evaluating tissue effects to promote a safer and healthier surgical environment for both healthcare workers and patients. A clear correlation between the aerosol production affecting factors and particle counts was established for particle sizes 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, and 10.0 µm. The results of the experiments showed that among all experimental conditions, the PJ coagulation mode with fast operation yielded the lowest aerosol counts. In cutting mode, the lowest aerosol counts were also produced by PJ with fast operation speed. However, between speed and aerosol counts, no statistically significant correlation was found. Upon analyzing the correlation between aerosol counts and tissue effects, it was determined that, for ERBE device, higher aerosol counts were associated with darker tissue effects. In the case of the PJ device, this relationship persisted in the cutting mode, whereas no connection between tissue effect and particle counts was observed in the coagulation mode. Further investigation on the toxicity of the produced particulate matter and establishment of a clear minimal aerosol intake is recommended. Until then, preventive measures such as implementing local exhaust ventilation and using surgical N95 masks are strongly advised to minimize aerosol inhalation.Biomedical Engineerin
Exploring Brand Identity: Storytelling Through the Use of Emotional Branding for The Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
No full textThis thesis project investigates branding strategies, such as “emotional branding” to tell the story of National Research Council's Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation. There are three aspects to the visual component: signage design, a process book and an animation. Each of these elements acts as the narrator of the story. The book includes a documentation of visual process and synthesizes this information into a section of brand guidelines. It showcases the brand identity and the evolution of visual process in the medium of print, while the animation illustrates the brand through motion graphics and provides an example of how the visual elements that form the identity work coherently as an animation piece. The signage design is the three-dimensional aspect of the project. It presents the branding applied in a tactile way and also reflects a relationship with the space in which it is showcased. With these visual and sensory tools, the Gateway will showcase the rich graphic language of the new brand identity. The written component of the thesis explores the ideas of Marc Gobé in relation to emotional branding and Peter Turchi and Tim Ingold in reference to storytelling. Linda Leung and Donald Norman's works and Ellen Lupton's theories on graphic design are also examined to further investigate theories of storytelling in branding and motion graphics.Graphic designTechnologyStorytellingBrandingCommunicationDesignHydrogenMarketin
Identifying salt marsh shorelines from remotely sensed elevation data and imagery
No full text© The Author(s), 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Farris, A. S., Defne, Z., & Ganju, N. K. Identifying salt marsh shorelines from remotely sensed elevation data and imagery. Remote Sensing, 11(15), (2019): 1795, doi: 10.3390/rs11151795.Salt marshes are valuable ecosystems that are vulnerable to lateral erosion, submergence, and internal disintegration due to sea level rise, storms, and sediment deficits. Because many salt marshes are losing area in response to these factors, it is important to monitor their lateral extent at high resolution over multiple timescales. In this study we describe two methods to calculate the location of the salt marsh shoreline. The marsh edge from elevation data (MEED) method uses remotely sensed elevation data to calculate an objective proxy for the shoreline of a salt marsh. This proxy is the abrupt change in elevation that usually characterizes the seaward edge of a salt marsh, designated the “marsh scarp.” It is detected as the maximum slope along a cross-shore transect between mean high water and mean tide level. The method was tested using lidar topobathymetric and photogrammetric elevation data from Massachusetts, USA. The other method to calculate the salt marsh shoreline is the marsh edge by image processing (MEIP) method which finds the unvegetated/vegetated line. This method applies image classification techniques to multispectral imagery and elevation datasets for edge detection. The method was tested using aerial imagery and coastal elevation data from the Plum Island Estuary in Massachusetts, USA. Both methods calculate a line that closely follows the edge of vegetation seen in imagery. The two methods were compared to each other using high resolution unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) data, and to a heads-up digitized shoreline. The root-mean-square deviation was 0.6 meters between the two methods, and less than 0.43 meters from the digitized shoreline. The MEIP method was also applied to a lower resolution dataset to investigate the effect of horizontal resolution on the results. Both methods provide an accurate, efficient, and objective way to track salt marsh shorelines with spatially intensive data over large spatial scales, which is necessary to evaluate geomorphic change and wetland vulnerability.This project was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal/Marine Natural Hazards and Resources Program as well as the Massachusetts O ce of Coastal Zone Management under interagency agreement 16ENMALQ006000
Rewriting the bildungsroman: A postcolonıal analysis of jhumpa lahiri's the namesake and the lowland
No full textThis study will analyze the cultural change and identity development in the novels
of the Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake (2003) and The Lowland
(2013), through exposure to an alien culture by immigration. The notion of dual identity,
cultural colonialism, postcolonialism and the form of the Bildungsroman will be discussed
and analyzed in detail. The aim of this study is to underline that the concept of identity is
not national or pre-given, and that it is an alterable and re-creatable notion through
cultural exchange and cultural differences. The cultural transformation and the identity
development of the first and second generation immigrants and the immigrant experience
will be discussed in the light of Homi K. Bhabha’s theories on identity, culture, cultural
colonialism, and in relation to the structure of the Bildunsgroman which contributes to the
notion of development as it depicts the life span of its protagonists. The final phases of the
characters’ identity development and self-maturation will be analyzed in detail in the
study.
Bu çalışma, Hint asıllı Amerikalı yazar Jhumpa Lahiri’nin 2003 tarihli romanı The
Namesake ve 2013 tarihli romanı The Lowland’de tasvir edilen göçmen karakterlerin
yaşadığı kültürel değişim ve kimlik değişimini incelemektir. Bu çalışma, kimlik
kavramının aktarılan ve milli bir kavram olmadığı, aksine kültürel değişim ve kültürel
farklılaşma aracılığı ile kazanıldığını ortaya koymaktadır. Bu süreç romanda tasvir edilen
birinci ve ikinci kuşak göçmen ailelerin Amerikan toplumunun içinde yaşayan Hintli
göçmenler olarak geçirdikleri değişim ve edindikleri yeri, Amerikanlaşmış kimlikler
aracılığı ile tartışılacaktır. Bu tartışma, Homi K. Bhabha’nın kimlik ve kültür üzerine olan
teorileri ışığında yürütülecektir. Romanların Bildungsroman formatına uygun yazılmış
olmaları ve bu formatın kullanıldığı eserlerdeki karakterlerin hayat çizgisini ve hem
fiziksel hem duygusal gelişim süreçlerini yansıttığı göz önünde bulundurularak,
karakterlerin gelişim süreçlerinin takibi daha da gözle görülebilir halde gelecektir. Bu iki
romandaki karakterlerin Amerikan toplumunda geldikleri son nokta, yaşadıkları
başkalaşım ve edindikleri yeni kimlikler detaylı olarak tartışılacaktır
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