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Item Open Access A case study on primary school students' perceptions about their use of language learning and reading strategies and strategy training(Bilkent University, 2011) Wilkes, Jane CrawfordThis study looks at the language learning and reading comprehension strategies of students in 3rd – 8 th grades. The study takes place at Bilkent Laboratory and International School, which is a bilingual school in Ankara, Turkey that combines curricula from the Primary Years Program (PYP), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), the International Bachelorette (IB), and the Turkish Ministry of Education. The first part of the study consisted of administering two surveys- the Strategy Inventory of Language Learning (SILL) and the Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS). The surveys were administered to students in 3rd – 8 th grades, along with a short demographic survey to provide language profiles for the students. The second part of the study involves the implementation of a Strategy Training Program (STP) designed by the researcher. The STP was designed around a list of language learning and reading comprehension strategies compiled by the researcher based on research and teaching experience. There were seven participants selected from the fourth and fifth grades at BLIS. Data was collected from student notebooks, the researcher‟s journal, interviews, and the surveys administered before and after the training program.Item Open Access Teaching style and personality traits as predictors of socio-affective learning strategies: findings from translation studies students of a private Turkish university(Bilkent University, 2022-02) Gürbüz, Ezgi SenaThe present study aimed to investigate to what extent the personality traits and perceived teacher autonomy support of university students related to their preferred affective and social language learning strategies. The study was carried out at an English-speaking private university in Ankara. The participants of the study were 102 students (65% female, 33% male, 2% other) studying Translation and Interpretation in English and French. Bivariate correlation analysis revealed that among students’ personality traits only agreeableness was positively related to students’ affective and social learning strategies. Furthermore, perceived-autonomy support was correlated to both affective and social learning strategies. According to hierarchical regression analysis, only perceived-autonomy support predicted affective learning strategies when both personality traits and perceived-autonomy support were considered as predictors. However, agreeableness personality trait and perceived-autonomy support both positively predicted students’ social learning strategies. The importance of students’ autonomy support for enhancing affective and social learning strategies is highlighted in the implications of the study for curriculum and instruction.Item Open Access Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğrenen üniversite öğrencilerinin kullandıkları dil öğrenme stratejileri üzerine bir değerlendirme(Bilkent University, 2015) Barut, AysunThis study aims to investigate what strategies are employed by university students in Turkey learning Turkish as a foreign language, and also determine if these strategies differ depending on learner factors such as gender, proficiency level and importance attached to become proficient in Turkish language. The data for the study gathered from the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL, Version 5.1) and followup interviews conducted on 130 university students taking Turkish as a foregin language courses in a non-profit foundation university in Ankara. The results revealed that students use language learning strategies with medium levelof frequency (mean equals to 3.3 out of 5.0). Students preferred to use compensation and social strategies most. Affective strategies such as meditation and keeping a language diary, on the other hand, were the least preferred strategies by students. Moreover, the results showed that language learning strategy use differed depending on gender, proficiency level and importance attached to become proficient in Turkish language.