An investigation of attitude, motivation and anxiety levels of students studying at a faculty of tourism towards vocational English course

Selda ÖZER (Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, School of Foreign Languages, Nevşehir, Turkey)
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
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Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 560 - 577 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17263/jlls.586246 İndeks Tarihi: 09-01-2020

An investigation of attitude, motivation and anxiety levels of students studying at a faculty of tourism towards vocational English course

Öz:
The aim of the study is to analyse attitude, motivation and anxiety levels of students at a state university studyingat a faculty of tourism towards vocational English course. In the study, quantitative research and survey methodwere used. 325 students participated in the study voluntarily. Attitude Scale towards Vocational English Course,Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) were usedin the research to collect data. At the end of the study, the students' attitude and motivation levels towardsvocational English course were at “Agree” level, and their anxiety levels were at “Slightly agree” level. Attitude,motivation and anxiety levels of students did not differ in terms of age. There was a significant difference betweenattitude, motivation and anxiety levels in terms of department, achievement and additional study. There was asignificant difference in anxiety, while there was no significant difference in attitude and motivation levels in termsof gender. While attitude and anxiety did not differ, motivation differed in terms of tourism experience of thestudents.
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Turizm fakültesi öğrencilerinin mesleki İngilizce dersine yönelik tutum, motivasyon ve kaygı düzeylerinin incelenmesi

Öz:
Bu çalışmanın amacı, turizm fakültesi öğrencilerinin mesleki İngilizce dersine yönelik tutum, motivasyon ve kaygı düzeylerinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmada, nicel araştırma yöntemi ve tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya bir devlet üniversitesinin turizm fakültesinde öğrenim gören ve mesleki İngilizce dersini alan 325 öğrenci gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Araştırmada, Mesleki İngilizce Dersine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği, Motivasyon Ölçeği ve Yabancı Dil Kaygı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre, öğrencilerin mesleki İngilizce dersine yönelik tutumlarının ve motivasyonlarının “Katılıyorum” düzeyinde, kaygılarının ise “Kısmen Katılıyorum” düzeyinde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin mesleki İngilizce dersine yönelik tutum, motivasyon ve kaygı düzeylerinin yaş değişkenine göre farklılık göstermediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Öğrencilerin öğrenim gördüğü bölümleri, başarı notları ve ders dışı ders ile ilgilenme süresi açısından mesleki İngilizce dersine yönelik tutum, motivasyon ve kaygı düzeyleri arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Öğrencilerin mesleki İngilizce dersine yönelik tutum ve motivasyon düzeyleri arasında cinsiyet açısından anlamlı fark olmadığı ancak kaygı düzeyleri arasında kız öğrenciler lehine fark olduğu görülmüştür. Öğrencilerin turizm deneyimi açısından mesleki İngilizce dersine yönelik tutum ve kaygı düzeyleri arasında anlamlı fark olmadığı fakat motivasyon düzeyleri arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
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Konular: Dil ve Dil Bilim
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