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CHAPTER 3 

 

 

 

METHOD 

 

 

3. 1.  Introduction 

 

In this chapter of the study, the research model, the universe and the sample 

of the research, data collecting instruments that are used in the research, the process 

of data collection and analysis are described and explained. 

 

 

3. 2.  The Model of the Research 

 

This is a descriptive study based on both a survey research and interview. 

 

 

3. 3.  The Universe and the Sample of the Study 

 

The universe of the current research is the intermediate level undergraduate 

Preparatory Program students at the School of Foreign Languages of Dokuz Eylül 

University and Ege University in the spring semester of  2005 – 2006  academic 

year. 

 

 

A total of 452 intermediate level students involved in the data collection 

process. However, 28 students have been removed from the sample group because of 

marking more than one choice in any of the items or leaving any item unmarked. 

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Therefore their responses have been disregarded; as a result, the sample group of the 

research consists of 424 participants. 

 

In Table 3.1. the distribution of the participants involved in the sample of the 

research is demonstrated. 

 

Table 3.1. The Distribution of the Participants in the Sample with regard to 

Universities 

  

 

University                                                          Frequency                   Percent 

 

            Ege                                                                           195                             46.0 

Dokuz Eylul                                                              229                            54.0 

Total                                                                          424                          100.0  

 

 

As it can be seen in Table 3.1., of all the 424 participants in the sample of the 

research, 195 of them are from Eagean University, and 229 of them are from Dokuz 

Eylul University.