Language Learning Strategies and the Sense-Making of Turkish as a Second Language: An Analysis across Ten Universities

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 4, 225 - 275, 15.12.2025

Murat Demirekin

Öz

The aim of this study is to ascertain how Turkish language learners make sense of the target language in connection to the strategies for language acquisition they employ. To ascertain this association, the interpretative processes of the participating students for the relevant dimensions of vocabulary, grammar, and pragmatics, together with the findings related to their demographic information, were investigated respectively. A comprehensive analysis was carried out regarding the preferred language strategies for learning Turkish as a second language by students at 10 different Turkish universities. The research employed the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) created by Oxford (1990). The gathered data were examined utilizing descriptive statistics, T-tests, one-way ANOVA, and post-hoc analyses. The study’s findings indicated that students had the greatest challenges in learning Turkish as a second language in contrast to the grammatical and pragmatic dimensions of language learning.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Comprehension , language learning strategies , Turkish as a second language.

Etik Beyan

Ethical permission was granted by Hacettepe University Ethics Commission with the decision dated 29.02.2016 and numbered 35853172/433-484. It is declared that scientific and ethical principles were followed during the preparation process of this study and all the studies utilized are indicated in the bibliography.

Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri ve İkinci Dil Olarak Türkçenin Anlamlandırılması: On Üniversitede Yapılan Bir İnceleme

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkçe öğrenenlerin kullandıkları dil öğrenme stratejileriyle ilintili olarak hedef dili nasıl anladıklarını belirlemektir. Bu ilişkiyi tespit etmek için, katılımcı öğrencilerin kelime bilgisi, dilbilgisi ve edim bilim ile ilgili boyutlara yönelik yorumlama süreçleri ile demografik bilgileriyle ilgili bulgular ayrı ayrı incelenmiştir. On farklı üniversitede Türkçeyi ikinci dil olarak öğrenen öğrencilerin tercih ettikleri dil stratejileri üzerine kapsamlı bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında Oxford (1990) tarafından oluşturulan Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri Envanteri (SILL) uygulanmıştır. Söz konusu veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler, tek yönlü ANOVA, T-testleri ve post-hoc analizler kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları, öğrencilerin dil öğreniminin gramer ve pragmatik boyutlarına kıyasla, ikinci dil olarak Türkçe öğrenmede en büyük zorlukları yaşadıklarını göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Anlamlandırma , dil öğrenme stratejileri , ikinci dil olarak Türkçe.

Etik Beyan

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Etik Kurulu tarafından 29.02.2016 tarihli ve 35853172/433-484 sayılı kararı ile etik izin alınmıştır. Bu çalışmanın hazırlanma sürecinde bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulduğu ve kullanılan tüm çalışmaların kaynakçada belirtildiği beyan edilir.

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