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An examination of psycholinguistic variables among learners of Turkish

Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğrenen öğrencilerin psikodilbilimsel değişkenler bakımından incelenmesi

Carol GRİFFİTHS
Adem SORUC
Pages
294–307
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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Possibilities for further research are also suggested to follow up some ofthe interesting questions raised by the study.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article describes a study into the multiple interacting factors which motivate learners of Turkish, the demandfor which has been steadily increasing given the geo-political realities of the region at this time.
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Key Findings & Data:A questionnairewas used which examined motivation, investment, beliefs and autonomy on a rating scale of 1 (strongly disagree)to 5 (strongly agree).
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This article describes a study into the multiple interacting factors which motivate learners of Turkish, the demandfor which has been steadily increasing given the geo-political realities of the region at this time. A questionnairewas used which examined motivation, investment, beliefs and autonomy on a rating scale of 1 (strongly disagree)to 5 (strongly agree). In addition, a qualitative dimension was added by asking respondents to comment on theirreasons for their ratings and to give examples where they could. The participants were 402 students of Turkish atthe TÖMER center at a Turkish university. The highest ratings were for motivation and the belief that Turkish isa good language to learn (median rating=5). All of the other items of the questionnaire were given a median ratingof 4 (agree). Reasons given for the ratings included personal, educational or economic advancement, conflictavoidance, and a wide range of examples was also provided. The findings are discussed and compared with existingliterature, and implications are proposed. Possibilities for further research are also suggested to follow up some ofthe interesting questions raised by the study.

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Bu çalışma yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğrenen öğrencileri Türkçe öğrenmeye güdüleyen psiko-dilbilimsel çoklu değişkenleri incelemektedir. Özellikle son yıllarda jeopolitik konumundan dolayı Türkiye’nin her yıl artan bir şekilde yabancı öğrenci çekmesi Türkçe üzerine yapılan bu tür çalışmalara ihtiyacı ve talebi arttırmaktadır. Öğrencilerin güdülenme, yatırım, inanç ve özerklik seviyeleri beşli Likert ölçeği kullanılarak incelenmiş olup nicel verinin yanı sıra katılımcıların cevaplandırdığı yapılandırılmış açık uçlu sorularla nitel veri de toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar göstermiştir ki öğrencilerin güdülenme ve Türkçenin öğrenilmeye değer bir dil olduğu inancı seviyesi nicel olarak en yüksek bulunurken, nitel sonuçlar da öğrencilerin Türkçe öğrenmeyi tercih etmelerinin sebeplerini kişisel, eğitimsel, ekonomik refah ve savaştan vs. kaçınma gibi faktörler olarak ortaya koymuştur. Makalenin sonunda, çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar ışığında bulgular tartışılmış, gelecekte yapılması ihtiyaç duyulan çalışmaların yanı sıra bir dizi önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

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GRİFFİTHS, C., SORUC, A. (2022). An examination of psycholinguistic variables among learners of Turkish. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 3, 294–307. https://ajindex.com/articles/564087

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