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'ABSTRACT This study sought to reveal the efficacy of teacher immediacy behaviors on students' motivation and attitude towards language learning according to the gender, level, region and the high school of the students. The sample of the study consisted of the students who studying at the Preparatory Department of Foreign Language School, Cyprus International University. In order to answer the research questions, three questionnaires were administered to the participants; Teacher Immediacy Behaviors Questionnaire, Student Motivation Questionnaire and Student Attitude towards Language Learning Questionnaire. According to the student perception of teacher immediacy scores, the participants were divided into two groups as group 1 who had lower scores and group 2 who had higher scores. Of 221 students, 61 were female and 80 were male. The questionnaires were administered at the end of the lesson without informing the learners and the instructors about the questionnaire to obtain more authentic results. During the administration of the questionnaires, the instructors had left the classroom. Then; the students were informed about it. After the course instructors had left the classroom, the students were informed about the administration of the questionnaires. SPSS 17, 0 was used so as to get the statistical results. T test and ANOVA were used to get the results. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference between the motivation scores of the students with the lower immediacy perception (group 1) and those of the students with the higher immediacy perception scores (group 2) and there is a significant difference between the female and the male students' motivation scores in group 1 and group 2, both male and female students were influenced positively from teacher immediacy behaviors were compared according to the English level, region and high school types, no significant difference was found. The findings also revealed that there was a significant difference between the language attitude scores of the students with the lower immediacy perception scores (group 1 ) and those of the students with the higher immediacy perception scores and while there is no significant difference between the language attitude scores of the students with the lower immediacy perception scores (group 1 ) and those of the students with the higher immediacy scores (group 2) according to the female students, there is significant difference according to the male students. On the other hand, there is no significant difference between the scores of the female students' attitudes toward language learning and their perception of teacher immediacy behaviors. There is a significant difference between the scores of the male students' attitudes towards language learning and their perception of teacher immediacy. There was also no significant difference according to English level, region and high school types when the student perceptions of the teacher immediacy behaviors were compared. Key Words: Teacher Immediacy, Nonverbal Teacher Immediacy, Verbal Teacher Immediacy, Motivation. ÖZET Bu araştırma, ünıverite öğrencilerin öğretmen yakınlık davranışına ilişkin algılarının, öğrencilerin cinsşyet İngilizce seviyesi, yaşadığı bölge ve mezun olduğu lise türü değişkenlerine göre, güdü ve dil tutumuna etkisini incelemektedir. Araştırmanın örneklemi, Uluslararası Kıbrıs Ünıversitesi Yabancı Diller Yüksek Okulu Hazırlık Bölümü'dür. Araştırma sorularına cevap bulabilmek ıçin, " Üniversite Öğrencilerine Yönelik Öğretmen Ykınlığı Anketi" ve "Üniversite Öğrencelirinin Yabancı Dil Öğrenmeye Tutumu" isimli üç anket kullanılmıştır. Öğretmen yakınlığı algıları sonuçlarına göre öğrenciler, yüksek puan alanlar (group 2) ve düşük puan (group 1) alanlar olmak üzere 141 öğrencinin sonuçları kullanılmıştır. Daha sağlıklı sonuç alabilmek için anketler, ders sonunda, öğrencilere ve öğretmenlere önceden haber verilmeksizin uygulanmıştır. Ders veren öğretmenler dersten çıktıktan sonra, öğrencilere anket konusunda gerekli bilgi verilmiş ve anket uygulanmıştır. ( İngilizce metni de buna göre düzenliyelim. İstatistik sonuçlara ulaşmak için, T Test ve ANOVA, SPSS 17.00 programı kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, öğretmen yakınlık algısı yüksek olan ve düşük olan öğrencilerin, güdülenmelerinde anlamlı bir fark olduğunu göstermektedir. Her iki gruptaki bay ve bayan öğrencilerin güdülenme düzeylerinde anlamlı bir fark saptanmıştır. Bu, bay ve bayan öğrencilerin öğretmen yakınlık davranışlarından olumlu etkilendiklerini göstermektdedir. Ancak, öğrencilerin öğretmen yakınlık algısı sonuçları, İngilizce seviyeleri, yaşadıkları bölge ve mezun oldukları lise türüne göre incelendiğinde, anlamlı bir fark görülmemiştir. Sonuçlar ayrıca, öğretmen yakınlık algısı yüksek olan ve düşük olan öğrencilerin, dil tutumlarında anlamlı bir fark olduğunu göstermektedir. Diğer kayda değer bir sonuç ise, 1. ve 2. Gruptaki bayan öğrencilerin öğretmen yakınlık algısı ile dil tutumu arasında anlamlı bir fark çikmazken, erkek öğrencilerinin öğretmen yakınlık algısı ile dil tutumu arasında anlamlı bir fark çikmasıdır. Bu sonuçların yanısıra, öğrencilerin öğretmen yakınlık algısı ile dil tutumları arasında, İngilizce düzeyleri, yaşadıkları bölge ve mezun oldukları lise türü incelendiğinde, anlamlı bir fark çıkmamıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Öğretmen Yakınlığı, Sözlü Öğretmen Yakınlığı, Sözsüz Öğretmen Yakınlığı, Motivasyon. '

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1 Introduction

1 Background of the Study

2 Purpose of the Study

3 Research Questions

3 Significance of the Study

4 Assumption of the Study

4 Limitations of the Study

5 Definitions

5 Organization of the Thesis

CHAPTER TWO: TEACHER IMMEDIACY AND MOTIVATION

6 Introduction

6 Teacher Immediacy

13 Verbal-Nonverbal Immediacy

17 Immediacy ın the Classroom

18 Relationships between Immediacy and other Classroom Variables

20 Student Motivation

21 Types of Motivation

28 Motivation in the Classroom

30 The Studeis on Teacher Immediacy Behaviors

38 The Relationship between Immediacy and Motivation

40 Summary of the Chapter

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

41 Introduction

41 The Research Design and the Objectives

43 Research Questions

44 Participants and the Setting of the Study

44 Materials and Procedure

45 Data and Analysis

46 Summary of the Chapter

CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

47 Introduction

47 The Frequency and Percentages of the Independent Variables

52 Research Question 1: Is there a significant difference between the motivation scores of the students with the high immediacy perceptions (Group 2) and that of the student with the low immediacy perceptions(Group 1))

54 Sub-Question 1: Is there a significant difference between the Motivation scores of the female and male students in Group 2 and between those of the female and male students in Group 1?

55 Su-Question 2: Do the Student perceptions of teacher immediacy change according to their levels of English such as starter, elementary, pre-intermediate and Intermediate?

57 Sub-Question 3: Do the student perceptions of teacher immediacy change according to their regions such as Aegean, Mediterranean, Marmara, Black Sea, Central Anatoliaş

59 Sub- Question 4: Do the student perceptions of teacher immediately change according to their educational background such as regular State high school, Vocational high school, Anatolian high School/Anatolian Science/Teacher High School/Super high school, Private Secondary School?

60 Research Question 2: Is there a significant difference between the languages attitude scores (Group 2) and those of the students with lower immediacy scores (Group 1)

62 Sub-Question 5: Is there a significant difference between the language attitude towards languages attitudes towards language learning of students in Group 1 and that of Group 2 according to their gender?

62 Discussion of the Findings

62 Research Questions 1: Is there a significant difference between the Motivation Scores of the students with the high immediacy perceptions(Group 2) and that of the students with the low immediacy perceptions (Group 1)?

64 Sub-Question 1: Is there a significant difference between the motivation scores of the female and male students in Group 2 and between those of the Female and male students in Group 1?

64 Sub-Question 2: Do the student perceptions of teacher immediacy change according to their levels of English such as starter, elementary, pre-intermediate, and intermediate?

65 Sub-Question 4: Do the student perceptions of teacher immediacy perception scores (Group 2) and those of the students with lower immediate scores (Group 1)

66 Research Question 2: Is there a significant difference between the language attitude scores of the students with higher immediate perception scores (Group 2) and those of the students with lower immediacy scores (Group 1)?

66 Sub-Question 5: Is there a significant difference between the language attitudes towards language learning of students in Group 1 and that of Group 2 according to their gender?

67 Summary of the Chapter

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

68 Introduction

68 Conclusion

70 Suggestions

71 Summary of the Chapter

72 REFERENCES

79 APPENDICES