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Today, pronunciation is one of the least researched areas in the EFL context. The available studies focus on learner errors and aim to generalise the sound problems in differing contexts and L1 backgrounds. Studies reveal that some of the learner errors are caused by the input they receive at their learning environment. With the belief that the primary input in an EFL classroom is the teacher, this study analysed the sound problems of senior pre-service EFL teachers. The study was carried out in three universities in Turkey within the bounds of accessibility. A total of 66 pre-service English language teachers were randomly selected. “Please Call Stella” accent elicitation text was adapted to delineate the sound problems of the language segmentally. The analysis of the descriptive data revealed the major sound problems conforming to the previously mentioned literature in the field. Although the participants had completed their formal education in ELT, they committed errors with devoicing of word-final consonants, vowel insertion, vowel shortening, gemination and individual sounds /ɾ/, /ð/, /w/, /θ/, /ŋ/, /oʊ/, /ə/ and /æ/. It was assumed that mother tongue interference, fossilization of mistakes in language classrooms and non-existent sounds in L1 form the basis for errors in pronunciation.

Bu calismanin amaci, ogretmenlerin ozdesliklerin mantiksal cikariminin ogretilmesine iliskin goruslerini ve bu mantiksal cikarimlari kullanma becerilerini incelenmektir. Bu cercevede calismada veri toplama araci olarak dort sorudan olusan ogretmen gorusme formu kullanilmistir. Calismada gorusme ve gozlem teknikleri birlikte kullanilmis, yapilan gorusmeler ses kaydina alinmistir. Durum calismasinin yurutuldugu bu calismanin katilimcilarini devlet okullarinda gorev yapan farkli hizmet suresine sahip 10 matematik ogretmeni olusturmaktadir. Verilerin analizinde, icerik ve betimsel analiz teknikleri kullanilmistir. Calisma sonucunda, ogretmenlerin cogunun derslerinde ozdesliklerin altinda yatan mantiksal cikarimini ogrettigi ortaya cikmistir. Ozdesliklerin altinda yatan mantiksal cikariminin ogretilmesine iliskin gorusleri incelendiginde ise, hizmet suresi az olan ogretmenlerin, ozdesliklerin mantiksal cikariminin ogretilmesine iliskin dusuncelerinin olumsuz oldugu gorulmustur. Anahtar Kelimeler: Ozdeslikler, gorus, mantiksal cikarim, matematik ogretmeni.