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Attitudes of the preparatory class students towards the writing course and their attitude-success relationship in writing

Year 2015, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 1 - 11, 01.12.2015

Abstract

This study aims to explore the attitudes of Turkish EFL students towards the writing course at university and to investigate the relationship between students’ attitudes and their overall proficiency in writing. The participants were 782 students from various departments in the pre-intermediate, intermediate and upper-intermediate levels in a preparatory program. The data were collected through questionnaires administered to the students before and after they took the writing course. The students were asked to reflect their attitudes towards the writing course as pre- and post-tests. In addition, their writing scores in the proficiency exam were assessed, and the relationship between students’ average attitude scores and their overall writing proficiency was compared and contrasted. Our results revealed that there was a slight decrease in their attitudes towards writing in the post test, which was not statistically significant. On the other hand, the overall writing proficiency results revealed that the students’ attitude towards writing skill had a positive effect on their proficiency in writing.

Hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerinin yazma dersine karşı tutumları ve yazma dersinde tutum-başarı ilişkisi

Year 2015, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 1 - 11, 01.12.2015

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Pamukkale Üniversitesi hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerinin yazma dersine karşı tutumları incelenmiş ve
öğrencilerin tutumları ile genel başarı oranları arasındaki ilişki ortaya koyulmuştur. Çalışmada hazırlık sınıfında
çeşitli yabancı dil seviyelerinde ve farklı bölümlerde okuyan 782 öğrenciden veri toplanmış ve veri toplama
çalışması anket yoluyla yapılmıştır. Veriler öğrencilerin yazma dersini almadan önce ve sonrasında olmak üzere
ön-test, son-test şeklinde toplanmıştır. Ayrıca, tutum-başarı ilişkisinin incelenebilmesi için, öğrencilerin
yeterlilik sınavında yazma bölümüne ait notlar çalışma bağlamında değerlendirilmiş ve tutum ortalamaları ile
kıyaslanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler ışığında, hem ön-test hem de son-test tutum ortalamalarına göre öğrencilerin
yazma dersine karşı pozitif tutuma sahip oldukları ancak son-test sonuçlarında dersi almadan önceki tutum
oranlarına göre anlamlı olmayan bir düşüş olduğu görülmüştür. Diğer taraftan, öğrencilerin genel başarı notları
göz önüne alındığında tutum ile başarı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.

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Other ID JA39BM69AD
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Turan Paker This is me

Ali Erarslan This is me

Publication Date December 1, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2015 Volume: 11 Issue: 2

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APA Paker, T., & Erarslan, A. (2015). Attitudes of the preparatory class students towards the writing course and their attitude-success relationship in writing. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 11(2), 1-11.
AMA Paker T, Erarslan A. Attitudes of the preparatory class students towards the writing course and their attitude-success relationship in writing. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. December 2015;11(2):1-11.
Chicago Paker, Turan, and Ali Erarslan. “Attitudes of the Preparatory Class Students towards the Writing Course and Their Attitude-Success Relationship in Writing”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 11, no. 2 (December 2015): 1-11.
EndNote Paker T, Erarslan A (December 1, 2015) Attitudes of the preparatory class students towards the writing course and their attitude-success relationship in writing. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 11 2 1–11.
IEEE T. Paker and A. Erarslan, “Attitudes of the preparatory class students towards the writing course and their attitude-success relationship in writing”, Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 1–11, 2015.
ISNAD Paker, Turan - Erarslan, Ali. “Attitudes of the Preparatory Class Students towards the Writing Course and Their Attitude-Success Relationship in Writing”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 11/2 (December 2015), 1-11.
JAMA Paker T, Erarslan A. Attitudes of the preparatory class students towards the writing course and their attitude-success relationship in writing. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2015;11:1–11.
MLA Paker, Turan and Ali Erarslan. “Attitudes of the Preparatory Class Students towards the Writing Course and Their Attitude-Success Relationship in Writing”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, 2015, pp. 1-11.
Vancouver Paker T, Erarslan A. Attitudes of the preparatory class students towards the writing course and their attitude-success relationship in writing. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2015;11(2):1-11.