An Investigation into Turkish EFL Learners’ Ambiguity Tolerance

Year 2022, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 63 - 70, 30.06.2022

Gülşah Öz

https://doi.org/10.54970/turkuaz.1119010

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore Turkish EFL learners’ ambiguity tolerance at a state university, Turkey. In line with this main aim, to find out if there is any significant difference between Turkish male and female learners in their ambiguity tolerance of learning English is also another purpose of the study. Within this purpose, Ely’s (1995) Second Language Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale (SLTAS) was administered to 89 (52 female and 37 male) prep class students from Department of English Language Teaching and English Language Literature at a state university of Turkey. The data were collected during the academic year of 2018-2019. The findings of the study revealed that the participants’ ambiguity tolerance levels were low. There was not any statistically significant difference in students’ ambiguity tolerance of learning English regarding their gender. Based on the findings, implications and recommendations were also presented for teachers and researchers in the field of English language teaching.

Keywords

ambiguity tolerance, gender, foreign language learning, Turkish EFL learners

İngilizceyi Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğrenen Türk Öğrencilerin Belirsizlik Toleransına İlişkin Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Türkiye bağlamında İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen hazırlık okulu öğrencilerinin belirsizlik toleransını ölçmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca, İngilizce öğrenmeye ilişkin belirsizlik toleranslarında Türk erkek ve kız öğrenciler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olup olmadığını incelemek araştırmanın amaçları arasındadır. Bu amaçla, Türkiye’de bir devlet üniversitesinde İngiliz Dili Eğitimi ve İngiliz Dili Edebiyatı bölümlerinde okuyan 89 (52 kız ve 37 erkek) hazırlık sınıfı öğrencisine Ely'nin (1995) İkinci Dilde Belirsizlik Toleransı Ölçeği (SLTAS) uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın bulguları, katılımcıların düşük düzeyde belirsizlik toleransına sahip olduklarını ortaya koymuştur. Cinsiyet etkisine gelince, İngilizce öğrenmeye ilişkin belirsizlik toleranslarında erkek ve kız öğrenciler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark görülmemiştir. Elde edilen bulgular ışığında İngilizce öğretmenleri ve araştırmacılar için de bazı çıkarımlar ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

belirsizlik toleransı, cinsiyet, yabancı dil öğrenimi, İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türk öğrenciler

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