Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek
Biographic Data
| ID | 1498631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Çiğdem Sağın |
| FAMILY NAME | Şimşek |
| SIGNATURE | ŞIMŞEK Ç S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middle East Technical University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“May our language not perish. Our language is our memory.”
This study explores the contemporary status of Laz, an endangered South Caucasian language, exploring factors shaping its vitality within the ethnolinguistic vitality framework. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research utilizes questionnaires and interviews within Laz-speaking communities. While the questionnaires (n=259) probed vitality-related aspects, the interviews (n=5) offered narrative data, essential for understanding lived experi…
A hearer-based analysis of Turkish–Azerbaijani receptive multilingual communication
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: Receptive multilingualism (RM), a mode of multilingual communication in which speakers of different languages use their own native language to communicate and still understand each other, is considered to be a relatively under-investigated area in multilingual research. This paper examines features of Turkish–Azerbaijani RM and, focusing on a hearer-based analysis, looks into strategies applied for …
Testing the impact of formal interpreting training on working memory capacity
The impact of a third language on executive control processes
This study aims to investigate whether the representation of a third language in the mind provides an advantage in executive control processes compared to bilinguals. To this end 10 high proficient bilingual Turkish–English and 10 high proficient trilingual Turkish–English–German speakers were given a language control demanding task and participants’ response times (RTs) and the accuracy of their responses were analyzed. The results showed that t…
The impact of a third language on executive control processes
This study aims to investigate whether the representation of a third language in the mind provides an advantage in executive control processes compared to bilinguals. To this end 10 high proficient bilingual Turkish–English and 10 high proficient trilingual Turkish–English–German speakers were given a language control demanding task and participants’ response times (RTs) and the accuracy of their responses were analyzed. The results showed that t…
Testing the impact of formal interpreting training on working memory capacity
A hearer-based analysis of Turkish–Azerbaijani receptive multilingual communication
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: Receptive multilingualism (RM), a mode of multilingual communication in which speakers of different languages use their own native language to communicate and still understand each other, is considered to be a relatively under-investigated area in multilingual research. This paper examines features of Turkish–Azerbaijani RM and, focusing on a hearer-based analysis, looks into strategies applied for …
“May our language not perish. Our language is our memory.”
This study explores the contemporary status of Laz, an endangered South Caucasian language, exploring factors shaping its vitality within the ethnolinguistic vitality framework. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research utilizes questionnaires and interviews within Laz-speaking communities. While the questionnaires (n=259) probed vitality-related aspects, the interviews (n=5) offered narrative data, essential for understanding lived experi…
Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Turkish (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (2 works) · Advanced Algebra and Logic (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work)