Mindfulness level of prep school learners in higher education

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Tural P., Küçükkaragöz H.

Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt.5, sa.7, ss.79-90, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Dergi Adı: Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.79-90
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The study was conducted to investigate mindfulness levels of prep school learners who learn English as foreign language in higher education. The study group composed of 214 students. The students are all preparatory school students at a university from different departments. In this quantitative study, the participants were expected to share some demographic information (gender, language proficiency, and where they have spent most of their life) and answer the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (Özyesil et al., 2011). The study revealed that the study group’s mindfulness level was above moderate. Furthermore, no relationship was found between academic achievement, gender, and where they have spent most of their life. The study concluded that EFL learners can benefit from mindfulness enhancing activities, and implementing mindfulness practices into foreign language teaching could be effective, and facilitate language learning.

Key Words: Mindfulness, EFL learners, language proficiency, anxiety.