@article{article_1033927, title={A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENJOYMENT OF LEARNERS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS}, journal={Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi}, pages={82–94}, year={2022}, DOI={10.29029/busbed.1033927}, author={Kaplan, Yaşar Üstün}, keywords={Yabancı Dil Öğreniminden Keyif Alma, Yabancı Dil Öğretimi, Tanımlama}, abstract={This current study was carried out to find out learners’ foreign language enjoyment levels (FLE). Participants chosen based on purposive sampling method were 150 EFL learners studying at a university in Turkey. The present study was designed as a mixed method research design. For quantitative part of the study, Foreign Language Enjoyment scale developed by Dewaele and MacIntyre (2014) was used to collect data. As for the qualitative part of the study, semi-structured interview was used. Data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics while qualitative data were analyzed based on inductive content analysis. As a result of analyses, it was found that learners experience moderate level of enjoyment in their English classes and there is not a significant difference among participants based on high school department from which they graduated. Inductive content analysis also showed that FLE personal, FLE environment, FLE instructional were found as main categories for explaining sources of learners’ foreign language enjoyment.}, number={23}, publisher={Bingöl Üniversitesi}