A Study on Foreign Language Anxiety: The Case of a Gagauzian and Turkish University
Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 20 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 25 - 40 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 20.32449/egetdid.728615 İndeks Tarihi: 21-05-2021
A Study on Foreign Language Anxiety: The Case of a Gagauzian and Turkish University
Öz: Anxiety is a substantial factor in learning a foreign language. Sometimes it evencan block or affect the output that the student tries to produce. The findingsstate that students with anxiety demonstrate poor performance while studentswith no anxiety perform well and comprehend the material presented duringthe lesson. The aim of the current research is to detect anxiety-provokingfactors based on empirical results and to find the proper solution for situationimprovement. The participants of the study consisted of 506 students studyingat Balıkesir University in Turkey, Komrat University in Moldova, in the 2017-2019 academic year. An instrument foreign language classroom anxiety scale(FLCAS) by Horwitz (1986) has served as a tool for the research. In the analysis,the data obtained from the questionnaire were analysed quantitatively by usingby the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SSPS.17.0). Means, percentages,frequencies and standard deviations were calculated for the items. Thereliability of the scale was assessed using Cronbach’s Alpha Model, a model ofinternal consistency based on the average inter-item correlation. The results donot show any statistically significant difference compared to the universitywhere students are studying. However, the average scores of femaleparticipants are higher than male participants
Anahtar Kelime: Yabancı Dil Kaygısı Üzerine Bir Çalışma: Bir Gagavuz ve Türk Üniversitesi Örneği
Öz: Kaygı, yabancı bir dil öğrenmede önemli bir faktördür. Bazen öğrencinin üretmeye çalıştığı çıktıyı bile engelleyebilir veya etkileyebilir. Bulgular, kaygısı olan öğrencilerin düşük performans sergilediğini, kaygısı olmayan öğrencilerin iyi performans gösterdiğini ve ders sırasında sunulan konuyu kavradığını belirtmektedir. Mevcut araştırmanın amacı, ampirik sonuçlara dayanan kaygı uyandıran faktörleri tespit etmek ve durumun iyileştirilmesi için uygun çözümü bulmaktır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları; 2017-2019 öğretim yılında Türkiye Balıkesir Üniversitesi ile Moldova Komrat Üniversitesi'nde öğrenim gören 506 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Bu araştırma için Horwitz (1986) tarafından geliştirilen yabancı dil sınıf kaygısı ölçeği (FLCAS) araç olarak kullanılmıştır. Analizde, anketten elde edilen veriler Sosyal Bilimler İstatistik Paketi (SSPS.17.0) kullanılarak nicel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Maddeler için ortalamalar, yüzdeler, frekanslar ve standart sapmalar hesaplanmıştır. Ölçeğin güvenirliği, ortalama madde içi korelasyona dayanan bir iç tutarlılık modeli olan Cronbach’ın Alfa Modeli kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuçlar öğrencilerin eğitim gördüğü üniversiteye göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık göstermemektedir. Bununla birlikte, kadın katılımcıların ortalama puanları erkek katılımcılardan daha yüksektir
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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