THE METAPHORICAL PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH PREPARATORY PROGRAM STUDENTS ON ENGLISH LEARNING PROCESS

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dc.contributor.authorÜnyılmaz, Burcu
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-08T15:08:22Z
dc.date.available2026-02-08T15:08:22Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractMetaphors have been handy tools to elicit the beliefs of individuals towards a subject that provides a means to explore individuals’ deeper thoughts on a particular topic. This study aims to investigate university students’ perceptions towards their English learning process through metaphors. The participants are 114 students studying English in school of foreign languages in a public university. Employing a semistructured form, the participants were asked to complete the sentence: “The English learning process is (like) …. because .…” to collect data in this qualitative study. 13 thematic categories were produced after the analysis: endeavor, continuity, obscurity, novelty, fun, obligation, choice, period of life, difficulty, activity, hopelessness, happiness, and opportunity. The results of the study indicate that the participants have logical and realistic thoughts on learning English process, regarding it as an ongoing journey towards becoming successful individuals. The findings of this study are expected to bring deeper insights into learners’ expectations and perspectives on language learning that offer guidance for curriculum and material designers in producing effective educational materials.
dc.identifier.doi10.33690/dilder.1286150
dc.identifier.endpage21
dc.identifier.issn1300-3542
dc.identifier.issn2980-0072
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.trdizinid1247532
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.33690/dilder.1286150
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/4972
dc.identifier.volume175
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofDil Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR-Dizin_20260207
dc.subjectEFL
dc.subjectEnglish language learning
dc.subjectMetaphors
dc.subjectPerceptions of English
dc.titleTHE METAPHORICAL PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH PREPARATORY PROGRAM STUDENTS ON ENGLISH LEARNING PROCESS
dc.typeArticle

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