@article{article_984793, title={Language exposure by outside-of-class communication activity in English departments}, journal={RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi}, pages={336–344}, year={2021}, DOI={10.29000/rumelide.984793}, author={Küçükler, Sevdenur and Sulac, Sofia and Küçükler, Halil}, keywords={Sınıf dışı öğrenme teknikleri, Yabancı dil öğrenimi, Okul dışı öğrenme}, abstract={Outside-of-class communication activities are connected with giving learners a positive impact on outdoor activites, positive impact on physical activities, increased emonional variability. This, in turn, influences learning, mood, and behavioral benefits making learners more willing to learn foreign languages, which further guarantees progress. The main question under discussion in Gagauzian and Turkish educational institutions is to what extent and how language learning ought to be monitored. The purpose of the study is that exposure of language to students who study foreign languages in Komrat University of Gagauzia and students who study in English department at Balıkesir University is discussed. The study was carried out during 2020 academic year. There were 102 participants from Balıkesir University and 108 participants from Komrat University. The research instrument was outdoor activities survey questions to reveal the impact of language exposure in the university and outside of the university, as well. Research questions were directed to students to measure how much of their time outside of school were exposed to English. The participants were asked to choose the frequency at which they used some language exposure items. In the Questionnaire, the students from Komrat and Balikesir educational institutions were examined on the level of exposure to the English language daily. Similarly, it was evident from the responses that there were massive differences between the language exposures of participants in Komrat and Balikesir universities, which reveals that those from Balikesir in Turkey were more exposed to the English language compared to those students from Komrat university in Moldavia.}, number={Ö9}, publisher={Yakup YILMAZ}