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Abstract

The purpose of this study can be listed as describing a Turkish version of the Oral Communication Strategy Inventory (OCSI) developed by Nakatani (2006), obtaining evidence of the internal consistency reliabilities of OCSI, and providing evidence for the validity of OCSI in Turkish culture through the use of the factor analysis. The participants in this study were 823 Turkish students learning English as a foreign language, studying at high schools and universities in Mersin, Adana, and Hatay in Turkey. The results of the study indicated that OCSI is not a valid and reliable tool in Turkish culture. These results suggested that a listening strategy inventory can be developed to understand listening strategy preferences of Turkish students considering cultural differences.

Keywords

• listening strategy, oral communication strategy, communication, validity, reliability

The Validity and Reliability Studies of the Oral Communication Strategy Inventory

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Nakatani (2006) tarafından geliştirilen Sözel İletişim Stratejileri Envanteri’nin (SİSE) Türkçeye adapte edilmesidir. Ayrıca, bu envanter için faktör analizi kullanılarak SİSE’nin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmalarının yapılması hedeflenmiştir. Çalışmaya, Türkiye’nin Mersin, Adana, ve Hatay illerindeki üniversite ve liselerden 823 öğrenci katılmıştır. Bulgular SİSE’nin Türk kültüründe geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olmadığını göstermektedir. Aynı zamanda bulgular, Türk öğrencilerinin kültürel farklılıklarını göz önünde bulundurarak dinleme strateji tercihlerini anlamak için dinleme strateji envanteri geliştirilebildiğini belirtmektedir.

Keywords

• dinleme stratejisi, sözel iletişim stratejisi, iletişim, geçerlik, güvenirlik

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