Abstract:

By examining the candidate Turkish teachers’ effective communication skills and their level of communication apprehension, this research aims to detect if there is any correlation between some independent variables and their effective communication skills as well as their level of communication apprehension. A correlational research method was employed with the sample of 194 candidate Turkish teachers studying in the state universities during the fall of the academic years, 2020-2021. To obtain the data, Personal Information File, The Effective Communication Skills Scale, and The Communication Apprehension Scale were used, and the data were analyzed by utilizing the SPSS program. The candidate Turkish teachers have displayed a high level of effective communication skills and a medium level of communication apprehension. The higher is the candidate teachers’ level of communication apprehension, the lower is their level of effective communication skills. Another finding of the research is that the female candidates’ level of effective communication skills is higher than the males. The candidate Turkish teachers who attend a sporting event or club have displayed a lower level of communication apprehension, and consequently, their level of communication skills is higher. To develop the candidate teachers’ communication skills as well as to decrease their level of communication apprehension, some suggestions have been offered in the research.

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