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Students’ Approaches to Learning in an English-Medium Higher Education

Yasemin Kırkgöz
Pages
30–39
Publication Date
2016-07-14
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Suggestions are proposed to promote students’ achievement of more effective learning of their disciplinary knowledge.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This in-depth, qualitative study examines perceptions of the learning approach that students receiving their higher education in the medium of English language adopt, factors that influence students to adopt a particular learning approach, and which approach tends to be more effective in terms of learning outcome.
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Key Findings & Data:First and final-year students (n=151) responded to a survey questionnaire.
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Conclusion & Impact:Suggestions are proposed to promote students’ achievement of more effective learning of their disciplinary knowledge.
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⚙️Variables:English-medium higher education · acquisition of disciplinary knowledge · strategic learning

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This in-depth, qualitative study examines perceptions of the learning approach that students receiving their higher education in the medium of English language adopt, factors that influence students to adopt a particular learning approach, and which approach tends to be more effective in terms of learning outcome. First and final-year students (n=151) responded to a survey questionnaire. Furthermore, interviews were held with volunteering students (n=48). Students’ responses indicated a tendency towards surface learning during the first-year and a mixture of surface and meaningful learning during the final-year. Various factors were identified affecting the students’ adoption of an approach. Deeper learning was achieved through the use of a strategic learning approach by the students’ jointly constructing disciplinary knowledge. Suggestions are proposed to promote students’ achievement of more effective learning of their disciplinary knowledge.

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Kırkgöz, Y. (2016). Students’ Approaches to Learning in an English-Medium Higher Education. The Journal of Language Learning and Teaching, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 2, 30–39. https://ajindex.com/articles/133221

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