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ELT Theses and Dissertations

  ELT Theses and Dissertations 

Author Title Supervisor Year Degree
Yasemin Erdoğan Öztürk Contested Belongings: Identity Negotiations of Multilingual Turkish Return Migrant Women In A Digital Community Hale Işık Güler 2025 PhD
Özlem Özbakış Leadership in Interaction: Exploring Leadership Configurations in a Software Engineering Company Hale Işık Güler 2025 PhD
Meltem Turan Eroğlu Metadiscourse in EAP Classes: A Comparative Analysis of Teacher Discourse in Online and Face-to-Face Modes of Instruction Hale Işık Güler 2025 PhD
Betül Çimenli Olcars A Conversation Analytic Investigation of Resources  for Alignment and Affiliation in Topic Management During Video-Mediated Virtual Exchange Hale Işık Güler
 
2025 PhD
Aysan Şahintaş, Zeynep Habits of Minds and Hearts in Neoliberal Academia: A Qualitative Inquiry into English Language Teacher Educators’ Professional and Political Roles and Professional Identity Betil Eröz-Tuğa 2023 PhD
Mısır, Hulya Vlog as a Multimodal Translanguaging Space: Insights From A Turkish Social Media Influencer Corpus (SMIC) Hale Işık Güler 2023 PhD
Öztürk, Fatma Nur Moving Beyond Literal Motions: Transference Effects of Theory of Mind Intervention On Children's Processing of Metaphorical Expressions Duygu Sarısoy 2023 MA
Efeoğlu-Özcan, Esranur The Corpus of Turkish Youth Language (COTY): The compilation and interactional dynamics of a spoken corpus Hale Işık Güler 2022 PhD
Karabacak, Galip A Metapragmatic Account of Madilik, Madikoli and Gullüm in Turkish Queer Communication Hale Işık Güler 2022 MA
Eroğlu, Leyla Exploring the Family Language Policy of the Kurdish Families  Betil Eröz-Tuğa 2022 MA
Çiftçi, Emrullah Yasin Neoliberal common sense and short-term study abroad: A critical qualitative inquiry into prospective English language teachers' discourses and experiences A. Cendel Karaman 2022 PhD
Kemaloğlu, Nazlınur EFL instructors' emotions and emotional labor strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey Müge Gündüz 2022 MA
Kahraman, Hasibe Individual differences in the L1 and L2 processing of morphologically complex words Bilal Kırkıcı 2022 PhD
Dinç-Altun, Nilay “I need you to send me the homework please”: An analysis of adult ESL learners’ requestive emails to faculty  Hale Işık Güler 2021 MA
Aytaç-Demirçivi, Kadriye Backchannels in spoken Turkish Hale Işık Güler 2021 PhD
Bekereci-Şahin, Melike Professional Identity Development of EFL Teachers Working at Rural Schools in Turkey Perihan Savaş 2021 PhD
Çiçek Tümer, Cemre Data driven learning and the use of interactive metadiscourse markers (transitions, frame markers and code-glosses) in argumentative paragraphs written by freshmen pre-service English language teachers Çiler Hatipoğlu 2021 MA
Demir, Nur Yağmur An analysis of the speech act of complaint in English as a lingua franca (ELF): A discourse-pragmatic study of a corpus from TripAdvisor Çiler Hatipoğlu 2021 MA
Can, Hümeyra An interactional perspective to in-house syllabus-based language test construction: A micro-analytic investigation into item proofreading interactions between teachers and testers Çiler Hatipoğlu 2020 PhD
Demir, Orhan Investigations of the mind and brain: Assessing behavioral and neural priming in L2 morphology Bilal Kırkıcı 2020 PhD
Elmas, Tugay Temporary novice English language instructors' (re)negotiation of imagined and practiced teacher identities: a case study in Turkey A. Cendel Karaman 2020 MA
Yılmaz, Fahri An investigation of the psychometric properties of a language assessment literacy measure Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek 2020 MA
Ataman, Esra The processing of ambiguous morphemes in Turkish Bilal Kırkıcı 2019 MA
Önal, Sena A comparative study on the perceptions of instructors and students in the preparatory schools at a state and a private university regarding the integration of target culture into the teaching of the English language Müge Gündüz 2019 MA
Taşçı, Çağla A multivariable examination of the relationships between EFL instructors' self-efficacy beliefs and motivation in higher education Müge Gündüz 2019 PhD
Çağlar, Ozan Can The effects of cross-morphemic letter transpositions on morphological processing in Turkish: A psycholinguistic investigation Bilal Kırkıcı 2019 MA
Sancak, Didem The use of transitions, frame markers and code glosses in Turkish EFL learners’ opinion paragraphs Çiler Hatipoğlu 2019 MA
Kaçar, Mustafa The place of culture in the intercultural training of pre-service English language teachers: The Turkish case Çiler Hatipoğlu 2019 MA
Öztürk, Ceren Yağmur Accent as an attitudinal object: Turkish prospective English language teachers' perceptions and evaluations of different varieties of English. METU Northern Cyprus Campus (Co-Advisor with Prof. Dr. Ali Cevat Taşıran) Çiler Hatipoğlu 2019 MA
Çelikkol Berk, Nurten The second language processing of nominal compounds: A masked priming study Bilal Kırkıcı 2018 MA
Oğuz, Enis Morphological processing in developing readers: A psycholinguistic study on Turkish primary school children Bilal Kırkıcı 2018 MA
Şahin, Sevgi Analyses of the English language testing and evaluation course in English language teaching programs in Turkey: A language testing and assessment literacy study Çiler Hatipoğlu 2018 PhD
Akşit, Zeynep Validating aspects of a reading test Çiler Hatipoğlu 2018 PhD
Altınbaş, Mehmet Emre The Use of Multiplayer Online Computer Games in Developing EFL Skills Perihan Savaş 2018 MA
Karakuş, Esra. Types of questions posed by EFL teacher candidates and their potential role in fostering communication in language classrooms Perihan Savaş 2018 MA
Can Daşkın, Nilüfer. Past-reference as a form of spontaneous formative assessment in L2 classroom interaction: A conversation analytic perspective.  Çiler Hatipoğlu 2017 PhD
Yapıcı, Burçin.  Measuring re-exposure and long-term effects of processing instruction on the acquisition of English negative adverbials of ınversion. Çiler Hatipoğlu 2017 PhD
Dörtkulak, Funda.  Compliments and compliment responses in Turkish and American English: A contrastive pragmatics study of a Facebook corpus Hale Işık Güler 2017 PhD
Taner, Gülden. Investigating perceived competences of English language teachers in Turkey with regard to educational background and experience Gölge Seferoğlu 2017 PhD
Taşdemir, Hanife. The perceptions of pre-service EFL teachers on their professional identity formation throughout practice teaching Gölge Seferoğlu 2016 MA
Tomak, Burak. Self-regulation strategies that English language learners in a Turkish state university use to increase their proficiency and self-efficacy Gölge Seferoğlu 2016 PhD
Çınarbaş, Halil İbrahim.  The experiences of students with disabilities in an English language teacher education program: A case study on preservice teachers with visual impairments A. Cendel Karaman 2016 MA
Okur, Seda. Representation of European identity in multiparty incoming and outgoing Erasmus students’ discourses Hale Işık Güler 2016 MA
Küçükoğlu, Ece Selva. A corpus-based analysis of genre-specific discourse of research in the PhD theses and research articles in international relations Hüsnü Enginarlar 2016 PhD
Göktürk, Nazlınur. “Every student didn’t learn English”: The acquisition of scope by L2 learners of English Martina Gracanin Yüksek 2016 MA
Aslan, Reyhan. A narrative inquiry into the professional identity formation of second career EFL teachers Betil Eröz Tuğa 2016 MA
Bekereci, Melike. EFL student teachers' professional identity construction in a dual diploma program Deniz Şallı Çopur 2016 MA
Kibar, Merve. The views and reflections of Turkish graduate students on a pre-departure cross-cultural orientation module as a guide for their prospective social and academic experiences in the USA Betil Eröz Tuğa 2016 MA
Kurtoğlu, Pınar. Expectations, experiences, and suggestions of newly-hired EFL instructors: A mixed-methods study at a foundation university in Turkey Perihan Savaş 2016 MA
Çakmak, Ebru. The perceptions of EFL pre-service teachers about cooperative learning Perihan Savaş 2016 MA
Çiftçi, Emrullah Yasin. Preparation for an international exchange program: A phenomenological analysis of prospective English language teachers' lived and imagined experiences A. Cendel Karaman 2016 MA
Albağlar, Necmettin Anıl. An analysis of Turkish university level EFL learners’ pronunciation of the diphthongs and triphthongs in English Deniz Zeyrek  2015 MA
Taşer, Duygu. Predictors of university EFL instructors’ self efficacy beliefs in Turkey Hüsnü Enginarlar 2015 PhD
Korkmazgil, Sibel. An investigation into Turkish English language teachers’ perceived professional development needs, practices and challenges Gölge Seferoğlu 2015 PhD
Tekin, Mustafa Effect of a culturalist versus an interculturalist approach in ELT on Turkish EFL teacher candidates' proteophilic competence Gölge Seferoğlu 2015 PhD
Kaffash Khosh, Ahmad.  Multilingual communication in educational settings: The case of international students at Middle East Technical University Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek 2015 PhD
Utku Yurdakul, Ayşegül.  The Impact of medium of instruction on students’ foreign language learning beliefs Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek 2015 MA
Öztürk, Gökhan.  Language teacher cognition, classroom practices and institutional context: A qualitative case study on three EFL teachers Nurdan Gürbüz 2015 PhD
Şafak, Duygu Fatma. Morphological processing of inflected and derived words in L1 Turkish and L2 English Bilal Kırkıcı 2015 MA
Tezgiden Çakçak, Yasemin.  Preparing teacher candidates as passive technicians, reflective practitioners or transformative intellectuals? (Co-advisor: A. Cendel Karaman) Hüsnü Enginarlar 2015 PhD

Karataş, Pınar.

(METU NCC)

Challenges, professional development, and professional identity: A case study on novice language teachers A. Cendel Karaman 2015

MA

(METU NCC)

Tarhan, Hakan.  Social identity change among English language learners: A case study A. Cendel Karaman 2015 MA
Balban, Sena.  Reflections on teacher identity: A case study of novice language teachers A. Cendel Karaman 2015 MA
Eren Gezen, Emine. Interfaces in second language english Martina Gracanin Yüksek 2015 MA
Demir, Müslüme. An analysis of the needs and perceptions of English language teachers and students in an EAP course Betil Eröz Tuğa 2015 MA
Sözen, Neslihan. An investigation of EFL teachers’ perceptions on motivational factors Müge Gündüz 2015 MA
Bal Gezegin, Betül. Book Review Genre in Academic Writing: A Comparative Study of English and Turkish Across Ten Disciplines Hale Işık Güler 2015 PhD
Efeoğlu, Esranur. The metaphorical (re)construction of Turkey in political discourse: A corpus-driven critical metaphor analysis Hale Işık Güler 2015 MA
Demir, Melike. A case study on interactional co-construction of identities in an EFL classroom Hale Işık Güler 2015 MA
Özbakış, Özlem. The dynamic nature of positional identities in an EFL classroom: A conversation analysis-led case study Hale Işık Güler 2015 MA
Baştürk Karatepe, Çağla. Humor and impoliteness interaction in improvised TV discourse Hale Işık Güler 2015 MA
Ata Kıl, Elifcan. Qualities of effective EFL teachers at higher education level: Student and teacher perspectives Perihan Savaş 2015 MA
Aktuğ, Besime. Common pronunciation errors of seventh grade EFL learners: A case from Turkey Perihan Savaş 2015 MA
Gedik, Nur. Authenticity via instructional technology in EFL classes at a private university in Turkey Perihan Savaş 2015 MA
Karakaya, Nuriye. A qualitative case study of English language teachers’ views towards teacher research as a professional development tool Perihan Savaş 2015 MA
Tütüncü, Nurhan. An exploratory case study of English language teachers with study abroad experiences: Intercultural communicative competence related perceptions and implications Betil Eröz Tuğa 2015 MA
Bağcı, Nazife Duygu.  Turkish university level EFL learners’ collocational knowledge at receptive and productive levels Deniz Zeyrek 2014 MA
Toraman, Mediha. An investigation of directive speech acts in L2 learners’ e-mails Deniz Zeyrek 2014 MA
İşler, Zeynep Nur. EFL learners’ use of path elements in motion event expressions: A study on Turkish university students Deniz Zeyrek 2014 MA
Gümüşok, Fatma. Engaging pre-service EFL teachers in the evaluation process: Self-evaluation and peer evaluation as a reflective practice in the practicum Deniz Şallı Çopur 2014 MA
Songül, Behice Ceyda English language teachers' perceptions about an online basic call training (Co-advisor: Işıl Günseli Kaçar) Gölge Seferoğlu 2014 MA
Terzi, Canan.  An analysis of the pragmatic competence of pre-service English language teachers: Appropriateness of forms of address Gölge Seferoğlu 2014 PhD
Gacan, Pınar.  The morphological processing of derived words in L1 Turkish and L2 English Bilal Kırkıcı 2014 MA

Özbay, Esra.

(METU NCC)

Learning English in a community of practice: A case study A. Cendel Karaman 2014

MA

(METU NCC)

Uluçay, Çiğdem.

(METU NCC)

A rotten apple spoils the barrel: Cause markers employed by native speakers of Turkish when writing cause paragraphs in English and Turkish Çiler Hatipoğlu 2014

MA

(METU NCC)

Skliar, Olga Native and nonnative English-speaking teachers in Turkey: Teacher perceptions and student attitudes Betil Eröz Tuğa 2014 PhD
Aydan, Lütfiye Seda. Student and teacher perceptions on benefits and challenges of using blogs in English in foreign language reading classes Perihan Savaş 2014 MA
Cirit, Nazlı Ceren. Perceptions of ELT pre-service teachers toward alternative assessment via web 2.0 tools: A case study at a Turkish state university Perihan Savaş 2014 MA
Yaman, Mustafa. Exploration of English as a foreign language students' perceptions about online authentic readings Perihan Savaş 2014 MA
Yılmaz, Maide. English as a foreign language learners' perceptions of CALL and incidental vocabulary development via an online extensive reading program Perihan Savaş 2014 MA
Yurttaş, Abdullah. EFL teachers' perceptions on the effectiveness of components of an EFL in-service training program Perihan Savaş 2014 MA
Erdoğan, Yasemin. Discursive construction and linguistic representations of gender in political discourses: A critical discourse analysis of governmental public addresses in Turkey Hale Işık Güler 2014 MA
Aytaç, Kadriye. A corpus-based comparative study of Anyway in English and Her/Neyse in Turkish Hale Işık Güler 2014 MA
Başaran, Banu Çiçek. Webinars as instructional tools in English language teaching context Perihan Savaş 2014 MA
Çalışkanel, Gamze. The relationship between working memory, English (L2) and academic achievement in 12-14 year-old Turkish students: The effect of age and gender Gülay Cedden Edipoğlu 2013 MA
Ölçü, Zeynep. An investigation of career plans (career, professional and workplace intentions) and career choice satisfaction of senior year pre-service English teachers in Turkey Gölge Seferoğlu 2013 PhD
Horasan, Seçil.  Code-switching in EFL classrooms: A case study on discourse functions, switch types, initiation patterns, and perceptions Gölge Seferoğlu 2013 MA
Kaya, Seyithan.  The effect of English opinion essay writing instruction on Turkish essay writing: A case of university preparatory school students Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek 2013 MA
Kağıtçı, Burçin.  The relationship between students' preference for written feedback and improvement in writing: Is the preferred one the best one? Çiler Hatipoğlu 2013 MA
Kurumlu, Zehra. Single exponent in L1 multiple exponents in L2: Consequences for L2 Martina Gracanin Yüksek 2013 MA
Çağlar, Elif. A qualitative study of peer observation of teaching as a job-embedded professional development tool Hale Işık Güler 2013 MA
Vural, Seniye. A mixed methods intervention study on the relationship between self-regulatory training and university students’ strategy use and academic achievement Ayşegül Daloğlu 2013 PhD
Canbolat, Nilay.  Investigating ELT instructors' perceived competencies: Challenges and suggestions Ayşegül Daloğlu 2013 MA
Akkuş, Mehmet. Signals of understanding in multilingual communication: A cross-linguistic functional-pragmatic analysis of interjections Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek 2013 MA
Çokal, Derya.  The online and offline processing of this, that and it by native speakers of English and by Turkish non-native speakers of English (Co-advisor: Dr. Patrick Sturt) Wolf König 2012 PhD
Yılmaz, Elvan. Gender representations in ELT coursebooks: A comparative study Hüsnü Enginarlar 2012 MA
Barut, Kenan.  An evaluation of academic writing materials at the tertiary level: A case study of three universities Hüsnü Enginarlar 2012 PhD
Leblebicioğlu, Ayşegül.  An Investigation of the relationship between working memory capacity and verbal and mathematical achievement Gülay Cedden Edipoğlu 2012 MA
Vanlı, Gökçe.  Student and instructor perceptions on feedback to student writing Gölge Seferoğlu 2012 PhD
Başer, Zeynep. First year of English teaching in a rural context: A qualitative study at an elementary school in Turkey A. Cendel Karaman 2012 MA
Algı, Sedef.  Hedges and boosters in L1 and L2 argumentative paragraphs: Implications for teaching L2 academic writing Çiler Hatipoğlu 2012 MA
Çelebi, Hatice. Extracting and analyzing impoliteness in corpora: A study based on British National Corpus and Turkish Spoken Corpus (Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Şükriye Ruhi) Hale Işık Güler 2012 PhD
Rakıcıoğlu Söylemez, Anıl  An exploratory case study of pre-service EFL teachers' sense of efficacy beliefs and perceptions of mentoring practices during practice teaching Betil Eröz Tuğa 2012 PhD
Demir, Orhan. The nature of acquisition and processing of island constraints by Turkish learners of English (Co-advisor: Martina Gracanin Yüksek) Deniz Zeyrek 2012 MA
Ataş,  Ufuk. Discourse functions of students' and teachers' code-switching in EFL Classrooms: A case study in a Turkish university Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek 2012 MA
Tomak, Burak.                      Instructors' use of culture in foreign language classes at a state university in Turkey A. Cendel Karaman 2012 MA
Balıkçı, Gözde. Taking a critical step on the way to critical reading: Investigation into critical reading discourse of freshman FLE students in an advanced reading and writing course Ayşegül Daloğlu 2012 MA
Iriskulova, Alena The Investigation of the cultural presence in Spot on 8 ELT textbook published in Turkey: Teachers' and students' expectations versus real cultural load of the textbook Hale Işık Güler 2012 MA
Yılmaz, Beyza Nur.              Beliefs of members of an online community of practice on the effects of membership on teaching and professional development Gölge Seferoğlu 2012 MA
Öztürk, Gökhan.                   Foreign language speaking anxiety and learner motivation: A case study at a Turkish state university Nurdan Gürbüz 2012 MA
Ülker, Eser Meltem.              A comparative analysis of thesis guidelines and master thesis abstracts written in English at universities in Turkey and in the USA  Çiğdem Sağın Şimşek 2012 MA
Kızılcık Eren, Hale.           A constructivist approach to the integration of systematic reflection in EAP courses: An action research study Ayşegül Daloğlu 2012 PhD
Abdramanova, Saule                 Processing of English idioms with body part components by native speakers of Turkish learning English with intermediate level of proficiency Çiler Hatipoğlu 2012 PhD
Başaran, Oya.                            Evaluation of the writing component of an English language teaching program at a public university: A case study Ayşegül Daloğlu 2012 PhD
Özhan, Didem.                          A comparative analysis on the use of but, however and although in the university students’ argumentative essays: A corpus-based study on Turkish learners of English and American native speakers Deniz Zeyrek 2012 PhD 
Kılıçkaya, Ferit.  The impact of call instruction on English language teachers’ use of technology in language teaching Gölge Seferoğlu 2012  PhD  
Karakaya, Duygu.                  Non-native EFL teachers' foreign language listening and speaking anxiety and their perceived competencies in teaching these skills Deniz Şallı Çopur 2011 MA 
Şahin, Sevgi.                         American English, Turkish and interlanguage refusals: A cross-cultural communication and interlanguage pragmatics study Çiler Hatipoğlu 2011                MA
Ergün,  Ekin.                          An investigation into the relationship between emotional intelligence skills and foreign language anxiety of students at a private university Gölge Seferoğlu 2011 MA
Can, Hümeyra.                      A cross-cultural study of the speech act of congratulation in British English and Turkish using a corpus approach Çiler Hatipoğlu 2011 MA
Burnaz, Yeşim Erden.           Perceptions of EFL learners towards portfolios as a method of alternative assessment: A case study at a Turkish state university Perihan Savaş 2011 MA
Akayoğlu, Sedat.                       An analysis of text based CMC of advanced EFL learners in second life Gölge Seferoğlu 2011 PhD
Çetin, Lynn Marie Bethard.      An investigation into the implementation of alternative assessment in the young learner classroom  Nurdan Gürbüz 2011 PhD
Coşkun, Abdullah.             Evaluation of the writing component of an English language teaching program at a public university: A case study Hüsnü Enginarlar 2011 PhD
Bayraktar, Hasan.              The role of lexical cohesion in L2 reading comprehension Hüsnü Enginarlar 2011 PhD
Toplu, Ayşe Betül.            Linguistic expression and conceptual representation of motion events in Turkish, English and French: An experimental study Deniz Zeyrek 2011  PhD 
Can, Nilüfer.  A proverb learned is a proverb earned: Future English teachers' experiences of learning English proverbs in Anatolian Teacher Training High Schools in Turkey Çiler Hatipoğlu 2011  MA 
Taşkın, Ayşe.  Perceptions on using L1 in language classrooms: A case study in a Turkish private university  Nurdan Gürbüz 2011  MA
Muthanna, Abdulghani.  Exploring the beliefs of teacher educators, students, and administrators: A case study of the English language teacher education program in Yemen A.Cendel Karaman 2011  MA
Ekin, Ergün.  An investigation on the relationship between emotional intelligence skills and foreign language anxiety of students at a private university  Gölge Seferoğlu 2011 MA
Polyarush, Viktoriya.            The influence of English on Ukrainian, with a focus on the language of youth Joshua Bear 2010 MA
Tunçok, Bezen.                    A case study: students'attitudes towards computer assisted learning, computer assisted language learning and foreign language learning Ayşegül Daloğlu 2010 MA
Dokuzoğlu, Selcen.               L2 writing teachers' perceptions of mistakes in student writing and their preferences regarding feedback: The case of a Turkish private university Hüsnü Enginarlar 2010 MA
Saygı, Şükran Reading motivation in L1 and L2 and their relationship with L2 reading achievement Hüsnü Enginarlar 2010 MA
Romaniuk, Olena.                Mother tongue talk in three languages Jochen Rehbein 2010 MA
Karakaş, Özlem.                  A cross-cultural study on dissertation acknowledgments written in English by native speakers of Turkish and American English Çiler Hatipoğlu 2010 MA
Karakaya, Kadir.                 An investigation of English language teachers' attitudes toward computer technology and their use of technology in language teaching Gölge Seferoğlu 2010 MA
Tümer, Tuğçe Çankaya.       Using literature to enhance language and cultural awareness Nurdan Gürbüz 2010 MA
Akıncılar, Vildan.                 The effect of “please” strategy training through the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) model on fifth grade EFL students’ descriptive writing: Strategy training on planning Nurdan Gürbüz 2010 MA
Antonova Ünlü, Elena.         The acquisition of the copula be in present simple tense in English by native speakers of Russian Çiler Hatipoğlu 2010 MA
Atay, Zeynep.                       Second language acquisition of the English article system by Turkish learners: The role of semantic notions Deniz Zeyrek 2010 MA
Lozovska- Güneş, Anna Differences and challenges involved in the assessment of speaking skill: The case of three universities in Ankara Nurdan Gürbüz 2010 MA
Ayan, Didem. Promoting EFL pre-service teachers’ self-directed learning through electronic portfolios: A case study  Gölge Seferoğlu 2010 MA
Gülcü, Meriç. The place of the native culture in the English language classroom a case study of eng 101 classrooms at METU Joshua Bear 2010 MA
Özge, Duygu.                    Mechanisms and strategies in the processing and acquisition of relative clauses in Turkish monolingual and Turkish-English bilingual children (Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Theo Marinis) Deniz Zeyrek 2010  
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