Teachers’ Stimulated Recall Reflections on their Negotiation of Meaning Strategies

Authors : İrem Arıcan Yiğit, Nuray Alagözlü

Pages : 106-124

Doi:10.51726/jlr.1711897

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Publication Date : 2025-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Classroom interaction is a challenging yet crucial part of language teaching, where teachers play a critical role in successful learning. Teachers\\\' awareness of interaction strategies, such as negotiation of meaning strategies, including when and how to implement them, significantly affects learning outcomes, and reflective practices like stimulated recall interviews (SRIs) can effectively develop their awareness. Thus, the research aims to find out the EFL teachers\\\' negotiation of meaning strategy (NfM) use reflected in stimulated recall interviews (SRIs) and the effect of awareness-raising activity on the negotiation of meaning strategies on teacher\\\'s reflections. The research participants are two in-service EFL teachers working at a private university in Türkiye. This research uses a mixed-method explanatory sequential design in a quasi-experimental framework. Teachers completed two SRIs, and between the interviews, they participated in an awareness-raising activity where they were informed about NfM strategies. In the light of qualitative and quantitative analysis, it is revealed that after the awareness-raising activity, the number and the type of NfM strategies increased. Furthermore, it was found that teachers demonstrated initiation in starting reflections and took more deliberate actions in the strategy choices. It could be stressed that teachers\\\' reflections, as in SRIs, serve as a valuable tool for professional development opportunities to think, reflect, and improve their teaching, helping learners\\\' language learning. These findings suggest that such awareness-raising activities positively impact teachers\\\' professional development, classroom interaction, and, ultimately, student learning experiences.
Keywords : anlam söyleşmesi, uyarılmış hatırlama görüşmesi, sınıf içi etkileşim, farkındalık kazandırıcı etkinlik, öğretmen yansımaları

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