Abstract:

The main objective of this study is to apply the motivation scale to international students learning Turkish as a foreign language to determine the motivation status of international students learning Turkish as a foreign language. The motivation of students will be assessed according to their age, nationality and language levels. The study, developed by Sevim (2019), applied the scale "Motivation towards learning Turkish as a foreign language" consisting of a total of three dimensions (internal, instrumental and cultural) and 22 articles. The scale is important because it is the first example of motivation in the field of Turkish learning as a foreign language. The study included a total of 103 students in Turkey. In the framework of the study, data were collected from 46 students who studied at the Ankara Medipol University Turkish Preparatory School, 40 students who studied at the Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University Turkish Teaching Center and 17 students who are members of the Seven Continents International Student Association. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0. According to the results, vehicle motivation shows significant differences by country (p<0,05) and the vehicle motivation scores of Iranian students have risen higher than others. Given the student’s internal and cultural motivations, it has been revealed that there is no significant difference in age and language levels. Although the difference between the points is not statistically meaningful, there is a difference in the score average. The average cultural motivation score has been lower according to the countries, age and language levels of participants. According to the total score average, the motivation to learn Turkish as a foreign language has been high compared to all variables.