Research Article

LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE

Volume: 6 Number: 1 June 25, 2024
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LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE

Abstract

Strategies are learning paths that make learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, more directed, more effective and more easily transferable to a new situation. Within this scope, the aim of this study is to determine the learning strategies used by foreign language learners. Therefore, case study design was preferred. The data collected form 15 foreign students through observation and interviews to reach detailed findings. Participants were determined by criterion sampling, which is a subtype of purposive sampling method. The data obtained from the observation form, researcher's notes and interview reports were evaluated by descriptive analysis and were categorized as memory, cognitive, compensatory, metacognitive, affective and social strategies. According to the results, each student's strategy preference and frequency varies regarding to the student's personality traits, comprehension level, language level, socio-cultural characteristics, gender, mother tongue, and the subject learned. Moreover, students prefer memory, cognitive, and compensation direct strategies more than metacognitive, social, and affective indirect strategies. This study theoretically extends the conceptual frameworks of previous measures of language learning strategies from English language learning to L2 Turkish language learning. Important pedagogical and educational implications are provided for L2 Turkish educators to encourage L2 Turkish learners to explore their own learning strategies.

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Ethical Statement

Malatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Araştırmaları Etik Kurul Başkanlığının 07.03.2022 tarihli 8-4 nolu kararınca çalışma etik kurallara uygundur.

Thanks

Müjgan Bektaş'a çalışma esnasındaki desteği ve Etik Kurul Raporunu alması hasabiyle müteşekkirim.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Specialist Studies in Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

January 17, 2024

Publication Date

June 25, 2024

Submission Date

December 21, 2023

Acceptance Date

January 16, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Baskın, S. (2024). LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE. Journal of Advanced Education Studies, 6(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.48166/ejaes.1407747
AMA
1.Baskın S. LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE. EJAES. 2024;6(1):1-26. doi:10.48166/ejaes.1407747
Chicago
Baskın, Sami. 2024. “LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 6 (1): 1-26. https://doi.org/10.48166/ejaes.1407747.
EndNote
Baskın S (June 1, 2024) LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 6 1 1–26.
IEEE
[1]S. Baskın, “LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE”, EJAES, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1–26, June 2024, doi: 10.48166/ejaes.1407747.
ISNAD
Baskın, Sami. “LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 6/1 (June 1, 2024): 1-26. https://doi.org/10.48166/ejaes.1407747.
JAMA
1.Baskın S. LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE. EJAES. 2024;6:1–26.
MLA
Baskın, Sami. “LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2024, pp. 1-26, doi:10.48166/ejaes.1407747.
Vancouver
1.Sami Baskın. LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TURKISH LANGUAGE CASE. EJAES. 2024 Jun. 1;6(1):1-26. doi:10.48166/ejaes.1407747