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An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye

Cilt: 40 Sayı: 4 31 Ekim 2025
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An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye

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It is well-established that suprasegmental pronunciation features are essential to effective communication. Given the assumed significance of primary stress as one suprasegmental aspect (Ghosh and Levis, 2021), the perceived difficulty of If-conditionals (Norris 2003), the professional requirement for language teachers to attain a good command of pronunciation (e.g., knowledge, skills, and competences) (Topal & Altay, 2022), and the causal connection between teacher cognition (e.g., knowledge), learning, and practice (Farrell and Tomenson-Filion, 2014), this study examined the perception and production levels of teacher trainees in relation to primary stress of If-conditionals. Employing a one-group pretest-posttest design (Cranmer, 2017), the study collected data from teacher trainees (n = 61) in a Turkish state-research university through tests of perception and production. Participants received suprasegmental pronunciation training between the pretest and posttest. Findings indicated moderate improvement in perceiving and producing the primary stress of If-conditionals. A linear relationship between the perceived difficulty of types of conditional sentences and degrees of improvement was also determined. The study is expected to contribute to our perceptions of language teacher cognition in language teacher education settings, notwithstanding the limitations.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Alan Eğitimleri (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Ekim 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

25 Mayıs 2025

Kabul Tarihi

25 Ağustos 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 40 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Topal, İ. H., & Demirezen, M. (2025). An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 40(4), 280-294. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1706073
AMA
1.Topal İH, Demirezen M. An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;40(4):280-294. doi:10.16986/hunefd.1706073
Chicago
Topal, İbrahim Halil, ve Mehmet Demirezen. 2025. “An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 40 (4): 280-94. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1706073.
EndNote
Topal İH, Demirezen M (01 Ekim 2025) An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 40 4 280–294.
IEEE
[1]İ. H. Topal ve M. Demirezen, “An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye”, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, c. 40, sy 4, ss. 280–294, Eki. 2025, doi: 10.16986/hunefd.1706073.
ISNAD
Topal, İbrahim Halil - Demirezen, Mehmet. “An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 40/4 (01 Ekim 2025): 280-294. https://doi.org/10.16986/hunefd.1706073.
JAMA
1.Topal İH, Demirezen M. An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;40:280–294.
MLA
Topal, İbrahim Halil, ve Mehmet Demirezen. “An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, c. 40, sy 4, Ekim 2025, ss. 280-94, doi:10.16986/hunefd.1706073.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Halil Topal, Mehmet Demirezen. An Exploration of Primary Stress in If-Conditionals in English Language Education Majors in Türkiye. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 01 Ekim 2025;40(4):280-94. doi:10.16986/hunefd.1706073