Subjective vs. Objective Measures of English Proficieny in a Sample of Turkish Students

Autor/inn/en	Aydogan, Hakan; Akbarov, Azamat
Titel	Subjective vs. Objective Measures of English Proficieny in a Sample of Turkish Students
Quelle	In: Acta Didactica Napocensia, 11 (2018) 2, S.135-142 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2065-1430
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Vocabulary Development; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Language Proficiency; Grammar; Language Tests; College Students; Age Differences; Comparative Analysis; Objective Tests; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Wortschatzarbeit; Ausland; Korrelation; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Grammatik; Language test; Sprachtest; Collegestudent; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Objektiver Test; Türkei
Abstract	The study aims to determine the magnitude of the correlation between subjective estimates and objective measures of English competence among Turkish students in an Agean Region State university. The sample includes 210 participants (100 females and 110 males), whose average age was 20.99. Subjective estimates included overall levels of English proficiency and self-reported vocabulary and grammar knowledge. Objective measures encompassed participants' grades at the last English exam and their total scores on short English vocabulary and grammar tests. The main result included strong positive correlations between subjective and objective measures of English competence. Findings revealed greater English vocabulary knowledge compared to English grammar knowledge, greater grammar knowledge in females than in males, and negative correlations between participants' age and the subjective/objective measures of English proficiency. The directions and recommendations for future studies of the same topic can be summarized as follows. First, researchers should compare participants' results on subjective and objective measures of their English speaking and writing skills (pronunciation, spelling, etc.). Next, other researchers can compare subjective estimates of English proficiency with its objective measures in a sample of high school and university students (in order to investigate the impact of educational level on English competence). (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01