ANALYZING THE WRITING ANXIETY OF SYRIAN STUDENTS WHO LEARN TURKISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN TERMS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES

The aim of this study is to analyze the writing concerns of Syrian students who learn Turkish as a foreign language in the terms of several variables. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used together in the research. Scanning method was selected as quantitative research method and data was obtained with 13-item likert type "Writing Anxiety Scale for Those Who Learn Turkish as a Foreign Language" developed and analyzed for reliability by Şen and Boylu (2017) In the qualitative research method phenomenological method was selected. Qualitative data was obtained using a semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher. The quantitative section of the research was applied to 123 Syrian students who learn Turkish in Kilis 7 Aralık University Turkish and Foreign Languages Teaching Application and Research Center and the qualitative section of it was applied to 27 students chosen on voluntary basis. Independent samples t-test analysis was used by using SPSS 17.0 program in the analysis of the quantitative data obtained from the study. Content analysis was used in qualitative data analysis. The results of the study were that Syrian students who learn Turkish as a foreign language experience writing anxiety but the level of that anxiety was not high and students display a positive view towards Turkish writing studies.

Keywords

Turkish as a foreign language, writing, anxiety, writing anxiety.