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English Language Learning Self-Efficacy and Challenges of Sports Sciences Faculty Students

Year 2026, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 75 - 83, 30.03.2026
https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1838881
https://izlik.org/JA37FN55DP

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Objective(s): The research investigates the effects of the difficulties encountered in the process of learning English by students who enrolled in the Faculty of Sports Sciences.
Material and Method(s): In this study, data were collected by using the Foreign Language Self-Efficacy Scale. A sample group of 225 individuals was determined for this scale. Data are expected to be analyzed using SPSS software to investigate the relationship between language self-efficacy and anxiety levels. For statistical analyzes, SPSS version 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) program was used. Data were expressed as the mean, stan-darddeviation. Shapiro-Wilktest was used for assessing normality. Significance was defined as p≤0.05. In comparisons between groups, Independent Sample T-test was used for data sets which were normally distributed while Mann-Whitney U test was used for data sets which were not normally distributed. In the situation where significant diffe-rences were found among groups, Tukey HSD post-hoc test was conducted to determine the source of the differences.
Results: In the research, significant relationships were determined between the English language self-efficacy perceptions of Faculty of Sports Sciences students and demographic factors. Accordingly, participants engaged in individual sports perceived themselves to be significantly more self-efficacious in all sub-dimensions and total score compared with team athletes. Moreover, as age rose (in the oldest group born between 2000-1999), the perception of language self-efficacy was determined to be significantly higher, especially in the sub-dimensions of written/oral expression and reading/comprehension.
Conclusion: In this study, the challenges experienced by the Faculty of Sport Sciences students during their English learning processes were examined. Based on the statistical analysis of the data obtained using the Foreign Language Self-Efficacy Scale, it is seen that students' perceived language self-efficacy has relationships with demographic factors at a statistically significant level (p<0.05). In this respect, whereas students who engage in individual sports perceived themselves to possess a significantly higher proficiency level in all the sub-dimensions and the overall ones than the team sport athletes, with the increase in age, which refers to experience, the perception of language self-efficacy showed a significant increase, especially for the sub-dimensions of written/oral expression and reading/comprehension. Considering the results of this study, it is suggested that special teaching strategies should be prepared to improve the English language learning proficiency of students attending the Faculties of Sport Sciences. In designing these strategies, differences between individual and team athletes, the facilitating effect of age, and the experience factor on self-efficacy and language anxiety need to be taken into consideration.
Keywords: Foreign language, self-efficacy, university students, sports

Ethical Statement

This study, which involves a survey and scale application, was reviewed and granted ethical approval by the Ondokuz Mayıs University Social and Humanities Research Ethics Committee. The approval was granted on April 25, 2025, with Decision No. 2025-604.

Project Number

2025-604

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  • MacIntyre, P. D., & Gardner, R. C. (1994). The subtle effects of language anxiety on cognitive processing in the second language. Language Learning, 44(2), 283–305.
  • Omrčen, D. (2021). Perceptions of language skills importance among kinesiology students. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 21(1), 123–130.
  • Oruç, E., & Demirci, C. (2020). Investigating the underlying constructs of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. Language Teaching and Educational Research (LATER), 3(1), 76-93. https://doi.org/10.35207/later.729713
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Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin İngilizce Dil Öğreniminde Öz Yeterlilikleri ve Karşılaştıkları Zorluklar

Year 2026, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 75 - 83, 30.03.2026
https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1838881
https://izlik.org/JA37FN55DP

Abstract

ÖZET
Amaç:
Bu çalışma, spor bilimleri fakültesinde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin İngilizce öğrenme süreçlerinde karşılaştıkları zorlukları incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Materyal ve Metot:
Araştırmada, Yabancı Dil Öz Yeterlik Ölçeği kullanılarak veriler toplanmıştır. Ölçek için 250 kişilik örneklem grubu belirlenmiştir. Verilerin, SPSS yazılımı ile analiz edilerek dil yeterliliği ve kaygı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki incelenmesi beklenmektedir. Verilerin istatistiksel analizi SPSS 22,0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) istatistik programı kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Veriler ortalama, standart sapma, yüzdesel değişim şeklinde sunulmuştur. Verilerin normal dağılım gösterdikleri Shapiro-Wilk testi uygulanarak belirlenmiştir. Deney ve kontrol grubunun ön-son test sonuçları arasındaki farklılığın analizi için bağımlı t testi, gruplara göre değişimi belirlemek için ise bağımsız t testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel sonuçlar p<0,05 anlamlılık düzeyinde değerlendirilmiştir. Gruplar arasında anlamlı fark saptanan durumlarda farkın hangi gruplardan kaynaklandığını belirlemek amacıyla Tukey HSD testi uygulanmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmanın bulgularına göre, Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin İngilizce dil özyeterlik algıları ile demografik faktörler arasında anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Buna göre, bireysel sporlarla uğraşan katılımcılar, takım sporcularına kıyasla tüm alt boyutlarda ve toplamda kendilerini anlamlı düzeyde daha yeterli algılarken, yaş (deneyim) arttıkça (en yaşlı 2000–1999 doğumlu grupta), özellikle yazılı/sözlü ifade ve okuma/anlama alt boyutlarında dil özyeterlik algısının anlamlı biçimde yükseldiği tespit edilmiştir.
Sonuç: Bu çalışma, Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin İngilizce öğrenme süreçlerindeki zorlukları incelemiş ve Yabancı Dil Öz Yeterlik Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanan verilerin istatistiksel analizi sonucunda, öğrencilerin dil özyeterlik algılarının demografik faktörlerle anlamlı ilişkiler gösterdiği sonucuna varmıştır (p<0,05). Buna göre, bireysel sporlarla uğraşan öğrencilerin, takım sporcularına kıyasla tüm alt boyutlarda ve toplamda kendilerini anlamlı düzeyde daha yeterli algıladıkları; ayrıca yaş (deneyim) arttıkça, özellikle yazılı/sözlü ifade ve okuma/anlama alt boyutlarında dil özyeterlik algısının anlamlı biçimde yükseldiği tespit edilmiştir. Bu bulgular ışığında, Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin İngilizce öğrenme yeterliliklerini artırmak için, bireysel ve takım sporcuları arasındaki farkları dikkate alan, yaş ve deneyimin etkisinden yararlanan, öz yeterlik ve dil kaygısı odaklı, özelleştirilmiş öğretim stratejilerinin geliştirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Ethical Statement

Ölçek ve anket araştırmasını içeren bu araştırma, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Araştırmaları Etik Kurulu tarafından incelenmiş ve etik olarak uygun bulunmuştur. Araştırmanın etik onayı, 25 Nisan 2025 tarihinde, 2025-604 Karar Sayısı ile alınmıştır.

Project Number

2025-604

References

  • Adıyaman, Z. (2019). Yabancı dil öğrenmeye yönelik öz-yeterlik inancı ölçeği: Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 39(1), 253-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.18033/ijla.4136
  • Allen, M. S., Greenlees, I., & Jones, M. (2013). Personality in sport: a comprehensive review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6(1), 184-208. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2013.769614
  • Aydın, B. (2008). Foreign language anxiety. Pegem Akademi.
  • Aydoslu, U. (2005). The importance of foreign language in the process of globalization. Nobel Yayın.
  • Bekleyen, N. (2004). Foreign language anxiety. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 13(2), 27–40.
  • Cubillos, J. H., & Ilvento, T. (2012). The impact of study abroad on students' self-efficacy perceptions. Foreign Language Annals, 45(4), 494-511. 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2013.12002.x
  • Cura, S. (2023). The effects of recreational activities on psychological well-being. Akademisyen Yayınevi. Godbey, G. (2003). Leisure in your life: An exploration (6th ed.). Venture Publishing.
  • Horwitz, E. K., Horwitz, M. B., & Cope, J. (1986). Foreign language classroom anxiety. The Modern Language Journal, 70(2), 125–132. https://www.jstor.org/stable/327317
  • Huang, L., & Liu, M. (2025). The impact of technology on foreign language anxiety: A systematic review of empirical studies from 2004 to 2024. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12, 1665.
  • Iso-Ahola, S. E. (1980). The social psychology of leisure and recreation. Wm. C. Brown.
  • Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness. Delacorte.
  • Karasar, N. (2012). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
  • Kaya, F. (2021). Language proficiency development and study abroad experience: A study on EFL learners. GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, (23), 33-58. https://doi.org/10.26817/16925777.943
  • Liu, M., & Jackson, J. (2008). An exploration of Chinese EFL learners’ unwillingness to communicate and foreign language anxiety. The Modern Language Journal, 92(1), 71–86. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25172993
  • MacIntyre, P. D., & Charos, C. (1995). Personality, attitudes, and affect as predictors of second language communication. Language Learning, 45(1), 113–140.
  • MacIntyre, P. D., & Gardner, R. C. (1989). Anxiety and second-language learning: Toward a theoretical clarification. Language Learning, 39(2), 251–275.
  • MacIntyre, P. D., & Gardner, R. C. (1994). The subtle effects of language anxiety on cognitive processing in the second language. Language Learning, 44(2), 283–305.
  • Omrčen, D. (2021). Perceptions of language skills importance among kinesiology students. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 21(1), 123–130.
  • Oruç, E., & Demirci, C. (2020). Investigating the underlying constructs of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. Language Teaching and Educational Research (LATER), 3(1), 76-93. https://doi.org/10.35207/later.729713
  • Özkan, İ. (2003). Language and society. Multilingual Yayınları.
  • Wu, S. (2010). Leisure participation and self-perception. Peking University Press.
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Details

Primary Language English
Subjects Sports and Recreation
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Mısra Gül Akyüz 0009-0000-0833-2112

Yener Aksoy 0000-0002-1899-4096

Ahmet Aycan 0000-0003-1202-5654

Project Number 2025-604
Submission Date December 9, 2025
Acceptance Date March 14, 2026
Publication Date March 30, 2026
DOI https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1838881
IZ https://izlik.org/JA37FN55DP
Published in Issue Year 2026 Volume: 8 Issue: 1

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APA Akyüz, M. G., Aksoy, Y., & Aycan, A. (2026). English Language Learning Self-Efficacy and Challenges of Sports Sciences Faculty Students. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, 8(1), 75-83. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1838881

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