THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ PERCEIVED AUTONOMY SUPPORT AND MOTIVATIONAL PATTERNS IN ENGLISH WRITING COURSES: A SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY APPROACH

Öz In this study, it was aimed to identify the relationship between themotivational patterns of EFL students and their perceived autonomy support inwriting classes from a self-determination theory perspective.According to the analysis of the data obtained, it was found that there is asignificant relationship between participants’ perceived autonomy support anddifferent motivation types. Data analyses also showed that the relationshipbetween more autonomous motivation types and perceived autonomy supportlevels was stronger than the one between less autonomous motivation types andperceived autonomy support levels.As a result, considering that almost all of the studies on self-determination theoryshowed that more intrinsic motivation types were more effective on academicachievement than extrinsic ones, it can be claimed that facilitating autonomysupport in learning settings would enhance students’ intrinsic motivations andtheir achievement levels in English writing classes.Key Words: Self-determination theory, motivational patterns, EFL writing,perceived autonomy support, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation,amotivation Özet : Bu çalısmada, Đngilizce bölümü öğrencilerin Đngilizce yazma derslerindekigüdülenme türleri ile bu derslerdeki algılanan özerklik düzeyleri arasındakiiliskinin öz-belirleme kuramı bakıs açısına göre incelenmesi amaçlanmıstır.Elde edilen verilerin çözümlenmesi sonucunda, katılımcıların algılanan özerklikdesteği düzeyleri ile farklı güdülenme türleri arasında anlamlı bir iliski olduğutespit edilmistir. Veri çözümlemeleri, özerklik düzeyi daha yüksek güdülenmetürleri ile algılanan özerklik desteği arasındaki iliskinin özerklik düzeyi dahadüsük olan güdülenme türleri ile algılanan özerklik desteği arasındaki iliskidendaha güçlü olduğunu göstermistir.Öz-belirleme kuramı üzerine yapılmıs çalısmaların hemen hemen hepsinin içselgüdülenme türlerinin dıssal olanlara göre akademik basarı üzerinde daha etkiliolduğunu gösterdiğini düsünürsek, sonuç olarak, öğrenme ortamındaki özerklikdesteğinin artırılmasının öğrencilerin içsel güdülenmeleri ve dolayısıyla da onlarınyazma derslerindeki basarılarını artırmada etkili olacağını söyleyebiliriz.Anahtar sözcükler: Öz-belirleme kuramı, güdülenme türleri, yabancı dil olarakingilizce’de yazma, algılanan özerklik desteği, içsel güdülenme, dıssalgüdülenme, güdülenme yoksunluğu.

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Self-determination theory, motivational patterns, EFL writing, perceived autonomy support, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, amotivation

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