English Language Learning Self-Efficacy and Challenges of Sports Sciences Faculty Students

ABSTRACTObjective(s): The research investigates the effects of the difficulties encountered in the process of learning English by students who enrolled in the Faculty of Sports Sciences.Material and Method(s): In this study, data were collected by using the Foreign Language Self-Efficacy Scale. A sample group of 225 individuals was determined for this scale. Data are expected to be analyzed using SPSS software to investigate the relationship between language self-efficacy and anxiety levels. For statistical analyzes, SPSS version 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) program was used. Data were expressed as the mean, stan-darddeviation. Shapiro-Wilktest was used for assessing normality. Significance was defined as p≤0.05. In comparisons between groups, Independent Sample T-test was used for data sets which were normally distributed while Mann-Whitney U test was used for data sets which were not normally distributed. In the situation where significant diffe-rences were found among groups, Tukey HSD post-hoc test was conducted to determine the source of the differences.Results: In the research, significant relationships were determined between the English language self-efficacy perceptions of Faculty of Sports Sciences students and demographic factors. Accordingly, participants engaged in individual sports perceived themselves to be significantly more self-efficacious in all sub-dimensions and total score compared with team athletes. Moreover, as age rose (in the oldest group born between 2000-1999), the perception of language self-efficacy was determined to be significantly higher, especially in the sub-dimensions of written/oral expression and reading/comprehension.Conclusion: In this study, the challenges experienced by the Faculty of Sport Sciences students during their English learning processes were examined. Based on the statistical analysis of the data obtained using the Foreign Language Self-Efficacy Scale, it is seen that students' perceived language self-efficacy has relationships with demographic factors at a statistically significant level (p