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Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students' Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study)
Abstract
"Attitude"
in foreign language teaching is a concept that defines the overall beliefs and
behaviour of students towards the language they learn. Students' eagerness for
learning the language increases in cases where the attitude is positive,
whereas this process is hindered in cases where the attitude is negative. Our
study aimed at constructing a scale for evaluation of foreign students'
attitudes towards Turkish language education, since the literature strived for
a scale that evaluated attitudes towards Turkish Education as a foreign
language. This scale, comprising of 73 items was applied to 206 students in Uzbekistan that were
learning Turkish, and corresponding validity and reliability studies were
conducted. As a result of relevant analyses, it was determined that the scale
consisted of 61 items belonging to 5 distinct factors, i.e; listening,
speaking, writing, reading and comprehension and attitude&motivation.
Calculation of Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficients having a valueover 0.70 suggested that the scales were
reliable. Moreover, having the fit indices obtained by confirmatory factor
analyses within the acceptable ranges proved that the constructional validities
of scales were attained. Results of EFA-CFA and item analyses revealed that the
scale was sufficiently applicable for students learning Turkish as a foreign
language.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
January 25, 2019
Submission Date
May 22, 2018
Acceptance Date
February 18, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Number: 15
APA
Akhmadjonov, K., & Altun, M. (2019). Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study). Journal of Education and Future, 15, 119-127. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.425319
AMA
1.Akhmadjonov K, Altun M. Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study). JEF. 2019;(15):119-127. doi:10.30786/jef.425319
Chicago
Akhmadjonov, Khabib, and Mustafa Altun. 2019. “Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study)”. Journal of Education and Future, nos. 15: 119-27. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.425319.
EndNote
Akhmadjonov K, Altun M (January 1, 2019) Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study). Journal of Education and Future 15 119–127.
IEEE
[1]K. Akhmadjonov and M. Altun, “Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study)”, JEF, no. 15, pp. 119–127, Jan. 2019, doi: 10.30786/jef.425319.
ISNAD
Akhmadjonov, Khabib - Altun, Mustafa. “Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study)”. Journal of Education and Future. 15 (January 1, 2019): 119-127. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.425319.
JAMA
1.Akhmadjonov K, Altun M. Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study). JEF. 2019;:119–127.
MLA
Akhmadjonov, Khabib, and Mustafa Altun. “Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study)”. Journal of Education and Future, no. 15, Jan. 2019, pp. 119-27, doi:10.30786/jef.425319.
Vancouver
1.Khabib Akhmadjonov, Mustafa Altun. Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students’ Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study). JEF. 2019 Jan. 1;(15):119-27. doi:10.30786/jef.425319