The ‘Sink or Swim’ Dilemma: Mindsets of Successful and Underachieving EFL Learners at a School of Foreign Languages

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dc.contributor.authorAkçayoğlu, Duygu İŞPINAR
dc.contributor.authorÖzer, Ömer
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-06T17:30:29Z
dc.date.available2025-01-06T17:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the present study is to explore the mindset of successful and underachieving EFL learners at a school of foreign languages in a state university through stakeholders’ perceptions. The study adopted a phenomenological design. Data were collected through interviews conducted with 16 participants, comprising four successful students, four underachieving students, four instructors and four administrators. The semi-structured interviews explored the participants’ views and experiences regarding the phenomenon of success in a preparatory year foreign language programme. The findings obtained from the study provide insights into the characteristics attributed to the mindset of successful and underachieving learners in the Turkish context. Self-study habits, motivation, regular study habits, perseverance, and student engagement were the common characteristics shared by teachers, instructors and administrators. Whilst most factors attributed to success were shared by all the stakeholders, factors attributed to underachievement demonstrated differences between the groups. The results are believed to have the potential to contribute to the understanding of the phenomenon of success and the design of guidance practices in an SFL. © 2021 Children Research Center. All right reserved.
dc.identifier.endpage51
dc.identifier.issn1307-4733
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85121761662
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage37
dc.identifier.trdizinid492654
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/492654
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/1653
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherChildren Research Center
dc.relation.ispartofNovitas-ROYAL
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241211
dc.subjectEFL learners
dc.subjectForeign language teaching
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.subjectMindset
dc.subjectSchool of foreign languages (SFL)
dc.titleThe ‘Sink or Swim’ Dilemma: Mindsets of Successful and Underachieving EFL Learners at a School of Foreign Languages
dc.title.alternative“Ya Bat ya Çık” Sarmalı: Hazırlık Okullarındaki Başarılı ve Düşük Başarılı Öğrencilerin Düşünce ve Davranış Yapıları
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