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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2012, Vol. 3(1) 107-115

Investigating Turkish Efl Learners’ Beliefs About German, Italian and French as a Second Foreign Language

Ufuk ATAS

pp. 107 - 115

Publish Date: March 31, 2012  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

This paper reports on a study that investigated beliefs about second foreign language learning of Turkish EFL learners, compared their beliefs about learning German, Italian and French as a second foreign language and explored within-group variation in these learners’ beliefs. The primary purpose of this study is to identify Turkish learners’ beliefs about compulsory second foreign language courses in French, Italian and German at an English-medium university in Turkey. Another aim of the study is to identify the underlying reasons the students have for choosing and not choosing a particular second foreign language course among available options as well as to see whether beliefs varied according to the semester of the students. The results indicated that the participants had different beliefs about second foreign languages and that their beliefs are stable over time.

Keywords: learner beliefs, beliefs about language learning


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
ATAS, U. (2012). Investigating Turkish Efl Learners’ Beliefs About German, Italian and French as a Second Foreign Language. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(1), 107-115.

Harvard
ATAS, U. (2012). Investigating Turkish Efl Learners’ Beliefs About German, Italian and French as a Second Foreign Language. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(1), pp. 107-115.

Chicago 16th edition
ATAS, Ufuk (2012). "Investigating Turkish Efl Learners’ Beliefs About German, Italian and French as a Second Foreign Language". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 3 (1):107-115.