Motivation in Foreign Language Acquisition: The Case of Turkish at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant

dc.contributor.authorKaplan, Kadir
dc.contributor.authorDemirel, Osman
dc.contributor.authorAvşar, Abdulvahap
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-28T12:25:15Z
dc.date.available2026-02-28T12:25:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to determine the motivation of Russians working at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant towards learning Turkish. The study group consists of 17 female and 19 male employees working at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. A mixed research method was preferred in the study, and data were collected using the Motivation Scale for Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS 22 software and content analysis techniques, and the results were discussed, tabulated, and interpreted with field experts. It was determined that the motivation of the Russians working at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant to learn Turkish was high, and the total scores they received from the motivation scale did not differ significantly according to gender, age, educational status, place of residence, course-taking status, and language level. It has been determined that the effect of business life is high among the reasons that push Russians to learn Turkish, and that they want to learn Turkish for a better job. It is also clearly stated that the study will contribute to the literature and guide future studies.
dc.identifier.doi10.19126/suje.1541673
dc.identifier.endpage418
dc.identifier.issn2146-7455
dc.identifier.issn2146-7455
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage403
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.19126/suje.1541673
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/6302
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSakarya University
dc.relation.ispartofSakarya University Journal of Education
dc.relation.ispartofSakarya University Journal of Education
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20260218
dc.subjectTurkish Education
dc.subjectTürkçe Eğitimi
dc.titleMotivation in Foreign Language Acquisition: The Case of Turkish at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant
dc.typeArticle

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