Projects

Development of the 3D “Volunteers” Game for Enhancing Reading Comprehension Skills of 6th Grade Students and Investigating the Effectiveness of the Game

Start Date

2024

Finish Date

Ongoing

Project Supporter

TÜBİTAK

Project Team

Teacher Tolga Demir (Coordinator), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sait Çüm (Researcher/Expert), Dr. Yasemin Kahyaoğlu Erdoğmuş (Researcher/Expert), Prof. Dr. Ercan Akpınar (Advisor), Prof. Dr. Nevin Akkaya (Advisor).

Project Aim

The general aim of the TÜBİTAK 1002 A 124K555 numbered project is to develop a 3D “Volunteers” game to improve 6th grade students’ reading comprehension skills and to examine the effects of the teaching process carried out with the game on variables such as students’ reading comprehension skills, attitudes towards the course, and self-efficacy in reading from the screen.

Integration of Educational Technologies into German Instruction: Original Podcast Applications with Artificial Intelligence and Web 2.0 Tools

Start Date

2024

Finish Date

Ongoing

Project Supporter

TÜBİTAK

Project Team

Dr. Aylin Nadine Kul (Coordinator), Dr. Elif Gamze Özcan (Researcher/Expert), Dr. Gülşah Kıran (Researcher/Expert), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sait Çüm (Researcher/Expert), Research Assistant Hatice Deniz Canoğlu (Researcher/Expert)

Project Aim

The main purpose of the project is to introduce podcast applications and innovative teaching technologies that can be used in German language classes to German teachers and to improve students’ listening and comprehension skills.