Orientation, Motivation and Attitudes of Turkish University Students Learning a Second Foreign Language

The social-psychological implications of second or foreign language acquisition have been discussed from different perspectives for many years. The question whether studying a second or foreign language causes a difference in the behavior and attitudes of the learners is important in the level of proficiency attained as well. Born (1977: 11; cited in Gardner 1985: 1) states: We propose to treat language as a whole: its nature, its history, its relationship to culture, the acquisition of it, the immediate uses to which it can be put, and the development in our students of an appreciation for the gift of tongues