Investigating Lifelong Learning Dispositions of Faculty Members Who Teach Foreign Languages

Autor/in	Elaldi, Senel
Titel	Investigating Lifelong Learning Dispositions of Faculty Members Who Teach Foreign Languages
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 13 (2017) 2, S.30-42 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Elaldi, Senel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Lifelong Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Gender Differences; Tenure; Figurative Language; College Second Language Programs; Mixed Methods Research; Likert Scales; Teacher Attitudes; Beliefs; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Geschlechterkonflikt; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Likert-Skala; Lehrerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This study aims to determine lifelong learning dispositions of faculty members who teach foreign languages in terms of gender and academic title variables. Although it was intended to reach the whole population which consisted of 62 faculty members who teach in the faculties of English Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, French Language and Literature and the School of Foreign Languages at Cumhuriyet University in the spring semester of the 2014-2015 academic year rather than making a sample selection, 55 faculty members were included in the study. Research data were collected with Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale. Faculty members were also asked to describe their lifelong learning dispositions through a metaphor. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent sample t test, one way variance analysis (ANOVA) and content analysis, one of qualitative analysis techniques. The results revealed that faculty members who teach foreign languages had high level of lifelong learning dispositions. While no significant differences were observed in terms of gender variable, there were significant differences in terms of academic title in favor of research assistants and assistant professors. On the other hand, lifelong learning was emphasized as being an ongoing process over the individual's lifespan through metaphors created by the faculty members. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01