Self-Efficacy in EFL: Difference among Proficiency Groups and Relationship with Success

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Gaziantep Üniversitesi Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu (YDYO) öğrencilerinin Ġngilizce öğrenimine yönelik yetkinlik beklentilerinin belirlenmesidir. Daha ayrıntılı olarak, öğrencilerin kişisel yetkinlik beklenti düzeyleri ve bunların YDYO‟daki Ġngilizce öğrenimindeki başarıya etkisi araştırılmıştır. Buna ek olarak, yaş ve cinsiyet gibi demografik değişkenler Ġngilizce öğrenimi yetkinlik beklentisi ile ilişkili olarak incelenmiştir. Bu çalışma, 2007-2008 öğretim yılı sonunda Gaziantep Üniversitesi YDYO‟da Ġngilizce Hazırlık eğitimi alan; yaş ortalamaları 19.7 yıl olan toplam 175 öğrenci (60 kız, 115 erkek) ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplamak amacıyla Yabancı Dil Olarak Ġngilizce Yetkinik Beklentisi Ölçeği (Mills‟den uyarlanmıştır (2006)) ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin istatistiki analizi sonucunda GÜ YDYO öğrencilerinin Ġngilizce öğrenimine yönelik kişisel yetkinlik beklenti düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu ve öğrencilerin Ġngilizce seviye gurupları arasında farklılık gösterdiği ortaya çıkmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra, kişisel yetkinlik beklentisi ile sene sonu başarı arasında olumlu bir ilişki olduğundan dil öğreniminde önemli bir etken olduğu ortaya çıkartılmıştır.

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