İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen öğrencilerin görev odaklı CUE derslerine karşı algıları

The study presents a new way of learning, practising and improving English language through "CUE" which stands for "Creative Use of English". This paper, which aims to investigate perceptions of EFL learners towards task-based CUE lessons, reports on a mixed research study. Besides, the present study aims to reveal the contributions of task-based CUE lessons to foreign language learning process in terms of language skills, language use and motivation. This study also intends to find out the features of CUE lessons based on the tasks. To reach this goal, 135 EFL learners studying at the School of Foreign Languages of a private university in Turkey participated in the study to complete a questionnaire reflecting their perceptions towards task-based CUE lessons in 2013-2014 education year. In order to identify the perceptions of the learners, a developed 37-itemed questionnaire (CUE Perceptions Scale) as quantitative data gathering instrument was used. In addition, as qualitative data gathering instruments, semi-structured interviews were conducted to reveal general perceptions towards task-based CUE lessons at the end of 2012-2013 education year with CUE instructors and randomly chosen students. Results have indicated the contributions of task-based CUE lessons to English language learning process of EFL learners.