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Derginin Adı:
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International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching
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Cilt:
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2017/5
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Sayı:
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4
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Makale Başlık:
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University Students’ Perceptions of Their Failures in Learning English as a Foreign Language
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Makale Eklenme Tarihi:
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16.01.2018
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Okunma Sayısı:
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1
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Makale Özeti:
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The main purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate university students' perceived failure attributions in learning English as a foreign language at a preparatory school. The participants were 118 undergraduate students who failed at the end of a preparatory year and had to attend the repeat program. Each participant was asked to write about their perceived causes of failure in learning English. Students' responses were analyzed based on Weiner's (1983, 1985) Attribution Theory, and the emerging themes were linked to the locus of control, stability and controllability dimensions. The qualitative nature of the study provided in-depth information about the content of each dimension. The results suggest that students mostly attributed their academic failure in learning English to external and uncontrollable factors, which are in line with the findings of similar studies conducted in other university settings.
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