An Examination of the Emotional Intelligence of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language in Terms of Values and Certain Variables

Authors : Hilal Gürler, Ercan Yilmaz, Bülent Dilmaç

Pages : 826-843

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Publication Date : 2024-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Since language learning is a multifaceted and complex process, individual differences in the learning process have become a significant interest to researchers in recent years. The importance of the emotional characteristics of foreign language learners is also pointed out in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The purpose of the current study is to determine the extent to which the values of students learning Turkish as a foreign language predict their emotional intelligence and to examine their emotional intelligence and values according to the language family to which their mother tongue belongs. The study group consists of 395 students who are learning Turkish at language teaching centers in higher education institutions in Türkiye (TÖMER, DİLMER) and at Yunus Emre Institute centers abroad. The students were selected by the simple random sampling method and 34.7% of them were male and 65.3% of them were female. In the study, correlational and causal-comparative designs were used within the scope of a quantitative design. The Values Scale developed by Dilmaç, Arıcak, and Cesur (2014) was used to measure the values of the students. The scale consists of 39 value statements and 9 sub-dimensions. The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) was used to determine their emotional intelligence. In addition, a personal information form was used to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants. The study results show a significant positive correlation between the emotional intelligence scores of the students and the scores from the sub-dimensions of Social Values, Career Values, Intellectual Values, Spiritual Values, Human Honour, Romantic Values, Freedom, and Futuwwa. The mean scores of emotional intelligence varied significantly depending on the language family of their mother tongue belongs to.
Keywords : Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi, Duygusal zekâ, Değerler

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