ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all of those who have supported me during the process of designing this research. I am heartily thankful to my supervisor, Assist.
Prof. Dr. Doina Popescu, whose encouragement, guidance and support from the initial to the final level enabled me to develop an understanding of the subject. I have furthermore to thank the head of ELT department, Assist. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kurt, who offered me valuable information for the interpretation of data analyzed in this research.
I am deeply indebted to "Pearson Turkey" whose stimulating suggestions and encouragement helped me all through the process of researching for and writing of my thesis.
I wish to extend my genuine appreciation to all the teachers who participated in this study for their help in providing data for this thesis.
I would like to express special thanks to my dearest friends Süleyman Özharun and Pınar Özharun for all their inspiration, encouragement and support during the completion of this thesis.
Lastly, I offer my regards and blessings to all members of my family, specially my mother Hülya, my father Mustafa and my brother Anıl for their moral support. Without their love and encouragement none of this would have been accomplished.
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