Attitudes and Perceptions of Gendarmerie Non-Commissioned Officers Vocational College Students towards English Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Aksoy, Afra Nur; Aksu, Meral
Titel	Attitudes and Perceptions of Gendarmerie Non-Commissioned Officers Vocational College Students towards English Instruction
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 15 (2019) 3, S.831-848 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aksoy, Afra Nur) ORCID (Aksu, Meral)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Vocational Education; Military Training; Anxiety; Factor Analysis; Learning Activities; Attitude Measures; Learning Processes; Teaching Methods; Preferences; Foreign Countries; Turkey (Ankara) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Militärausbildung; Angst; Faktorenanalyse; Lernaktivität; Learning process; Lernprozess; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland
Abstract	This study aimed at investigating attitudes and perceptions of second year students studying at Gendarmerie NonCommissioned Officers Vocational College towards English instruction. Attitudes of students were examined by focusing on the levels of attitudes as low, moderate, and high. The three dimensions of an attitude; importance, enjoyment, and anxiety which were extracted through factor analysis were also explored. The students' perceptions were studied in relation with the dimensions of General English courses namely; objectives, content, learning activities, materials and evaluation procedures. The study also explored whether the learners' perceptions differed according to their level of attitudes. The sample of this study was consisted of 308 second year students studying at Gendarmerie Non-Commissioned Officers Vocational College. The data were collected through an attitude scale and a perception questionnaire and were analyzed descriptively and through chi-square test by using IBM SPSS 22.0. The results of the study revealed that majority of the participants held moderately low attitudes towards English language learning and teaching process. The students also displayed moderately low attitudes regarding each of the three dimensions of attitude. The perceptions of the students revealed that General English courses need improvement. Furthermore, it was found out that some of the students' perceptions varied according to their level of attitudes. In conclusion, based on the students' preferences and perceptions, in alliance with their attitudes, suggestions and recommendations were made to improve the General English courses in Gendarmerie Non-Commissioned Officers Vocational College. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01