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Achievement refers to acquire a good and useful outcomes from that job. The achievement is desired, and the effort of individual is required to achieve it. Accordingly, each individual has a different achievement goal. 2x2 Theory of Achievement Goals, which was theorized in order to clarify the achievement goals of individuals, consists of such sub-dimensions as learning-approach, learning-avoidance, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance. The purpose of this study is to determine the opinions of pre-service Turkish teachers on the achievement goals. The study was conducted in the phenomenological design, qualitative research type. The study group consists of Turkish teacher candidates studying in Fırat University Education Faculty Turkish Language Teaching Program in the 2018-2019 academic year. Ehics committee approval of the study; received from Fırat University Rectorate Social and Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee with document number 303054, 31.12.2018. The typical case sampling method, a purposeful sampling method, was implemented as the sampling method because of the conditions that the participants were Turkish teachers, that they were in the 4th grade, and that the equality of women and men was achieved. The study group was composed of a total of 12 people, 6 females and 6 males. In the study, an interview protocol including 10 questions was applied as the data collection instrument. The opinions obtained from the semi-structured interviews were turned into written format in computer setting and proceeded to content and descriptive analysis. In the coding process, focus coding was also performed in addition to the initial coding. Similar answers were categorized, and the frequencies of the answers between the total answers were tabulated. The findings are interpreted under the tables. As a result of the analysis of student opinions, it can be stated that pre-service participants have a predominantly learning-approach goal out of the achievement goals.

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