Türkçeyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen öğrencilerin tutum ve motivasyonlarının değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes and motivation of international students learning Turkish as a foreign language. The study used a quantitative research design to investigate research questions. Quantitative data were gathered through a scale consisting of six constructs and developed by Gardner (2010). The study was conducted at a state university with the participation of 99 students. The results of the study showed that students have high motivation to learn Turkish, positive attitudes toward the target community and a relatively low level of anxiety toward learning Turkish. Furthermore, except for language anxiety, female students’ mean scores on five constructs were found to be higher than those of male students. However, the difference between their mean scores is only statistically significant in the motivation construct suggesting that female students are more motivated to learn Turkish than male students. Teachers of Turkish as a foreign language, curriculum developers, school managers and other stakeholders are expected to benefit from the results of the study that should be taken into account in the teaching and learning process.