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The aim of this study is to determine 9th and 10th graders' metaphorical perceptions about English as a foreign language. Additionally, it was examined if the perceptions of the students differ depending on gender and grade. The sampe of the study consists of 193 students who were getting education in Adapazarı, Sakarya in 2014-2015 educational year. These students were chosen by means of convenience sampling method. The study was carried out using phenomenology which is one of the qualitative research models. The data were collected through a semi structured metaphor form. 125 out of 193 forms were included in the study. 68 of the forms were not included in the study because some of them did not actually have a metaphor and some of whose reason were not consistent with the metaphors used. When these metaphors were analyzed using content analysis, 8 categories were obtained. These categories are English as an entertaining activity, a functional tool, the result of an accumulation, a boring and challenging process, a difficult and complex language, a valuable language, a necessity, an unnecessary and fruitless process. These categories were also grouped as positive, negative and neutral ones.
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