Research Article

An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables

Volume: 6 Number: 2 December 31, 2024
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An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables

Abstract

Since language learning is a multifaceted and complex process, individual differences in the learning process have become a significant interest to researchers in recent years. The importance of the emotional characteristics of foreign language learners is also pointed out in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The purpose of the current study is to determine the extent to which the values of students learning Turkish as a foreign language predict their emotional intelligence and to examine their emotional intelligence and values according to the language family to which their mother tongue belongs. The study group consists of 395 students who are learning Turkish at language teaching centers in higher education institutions in Türkiye (TÖMER, DİLMER) and at Yunus Emre Institute centers abroad. The students were selected by the simple random sampling method and 34.7% of them were male and 65.3% of them were female. In the study, correlational and causal-comparative designs were used within the scope of a quantitative design. The Values Scale developed by Dilmaç, Arıcak, and Cesur (2014) was used to measure the values of the students. The scale consists of 39 value statements and 9 sub-dimensions. The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) was used to determine their emotional intelligence. In addition, a personal information form was used to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants. The study results show a significant positive correlation between the emotional intelligence scores of the students and the scores from the sub-dimensions of Social Values, Career Values, Intellectual Values, Spiritual Values, Human Honour, Romantic Values, Freedom, and Futuwwa. The mean scores of emotional intelligence varied significantly depending on the language family of their mother tongue belongs to.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 10, 2024

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

April 16, 2024

Acceptance Date

September 5, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Gürler, H., Yilmaz, E., & Dilmaç, B. (2024). An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 6(2), 826-843. https://izlik.org/JA96TG98DM
AMA
1.Gürler H, Yilmaz E, Dilmaç B. An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables. NEEEF. 2024;6(2):826-843. https://izlik.org/JA96TG98DM
Chicago
Gürler, Hilal, Ercan Yilmaz, and Bülent Dilmaç. 2024. “An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish As a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 6 (2): 826-43. https://izlik.org/JA96TG98DM.
EndNote
Gürler H, Yilmaz E, Dilmaç B (December 1, 2024) An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 6 2 826–843.
IEEE
[1]H. Gürler, E. Yilmaz, and B. Dilmaç, “An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables”, NEEEF, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 826–843, Dec. 2024, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA96TG98DM
ISNAD
Gürler, Hilal - Yilmaz, Ercan - Dilmaç, Bülent. “An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish As a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 6/2 (December 1, 2024): 826-843. https://izlik.org/JA96TG98DM.
JAMA
1.Gürler H, Yilmaz E, Dilmaç B. An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables. NEEEF. 2024;6:826–843.
MLA
Gürler, Hilal, et al. “An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish As a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 826-43, https://izlik.org/JA96TG98DM.
Vancouver
1.Hilal Gürler, Ercan Yilmaz, Bülent Dilmaç. An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables. NEEEF [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 1;6(2):826-43. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA96TG98DM