Research Article

Construction of a Scale for Evaluating Turkish Learning Students' Attitude towards Turkish Language (Tashkent Case Study)

Number: 15 January 25, 2019
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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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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Khabib Akhmadjonov * This is me
Türkiye

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

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