Özet:

The general purpose of this study is to investigate the beliefs of high school students of self-sufficiency towards the English language. The sample of the research carried out according to the visual scan model in the 2018-2019 Education-Teaching year, the total of 594 high school students studying in the state secondary schools in the center of the Elazığ province. The data of the study was obtained with the scale of self-confidence of foreign language. The study found that self-sufficiency beliefs were higher among women students. The belief of self-sufficiency of those who use mobile phones in the English language and those who watch TV broadcasts is significantly different. The ability to practice the English lesson is also a positive contribution to the belief of self-sufficiency. According to these findings, out-of-school experiences such as practicing a foreign language learning, doing exercises with mobile apps, watching television in a foreign language can make significant contributions. Equal opportunities should be created for students who are missing these opportunities.