Research Article

Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course

Volume: 3 Number: 2 December 1, 2016
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Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine students’ attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course and if the their attitudes display significant differences in terms of gender, age, department, the place they live, passing marks, the type of high school they graduated from, their mothers’ and fathers’ graduation levels and being abroad. The study was carried out in descriptive survey method. The population of the study comprised of senior students at two vocational colleges of Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University in 2015-2016 spring semester. “Attitude Scale towards Vocational Foreign Language Course” was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA. The findings revealed that students, in general, have positive attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course and their attitudes differed in terms of gender, age, department and passing mark; however, their attitudes did not have a difference in terms of other variables.  

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Selda Ozer
NEVŞEHİR HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Ercan Yılmaz
Necmettin Erbakan University
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 1, 2016

Submission Date

June 12, 2017

Acceptance Date

June 29, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
Ozer, S., & Yılmaz, E. (2016). Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 3(2), 55-64. https://izlik.org/JA55MJ89CS
AMA
1.Ozer S, Yılmaz E. Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research. 2016;3(2):55-64. https://izlik.org/JA55MJ89CS
Chicago
Ozer, Selda, and Ercan Yılmaz. 2016. “Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course”. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 3 (2): 55-64. https://izlik.org/JA55MJ89CS.
EndNote
Ozer S, Yılmaz E (December 1, 2016) Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 3 2 55–64.
IEEE
[1]S. Ozer and E. Yılmaz, “Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course”, International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 55–64, Dec. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA55MJ89CS
ISNAD
Ozer, Selda - Yılmaz, Ercan. “Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course”. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 3/2 (December 1, 2016): 55-64. https://izlik.org/JA55MJ89CS.
JAMA
1.Ozer S, Yılmaz E. Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research. 2016;3:55–64.
MLA
Ozer, Selda, and Ercan Yılmaz. “Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course”. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2016, pp. 55-64, https://izlik.org/JA55MJ89CS.
Vancouver
1.Selda Ozer, Ercan Yılmaz. Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 1;3(2):55-64. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA55MJ89CS

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