Metaphorical Perceptions of Foreign Students Studying at University Towards The Concept of Turkey and Tourism

Hasan Köşker

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Metaphorical Perceptions of Foreign Students Studying at University Towards The Concept of Turkey and Tourism

Authors:

Hasan Köşker

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Journal:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.573-588

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001286787

pISSN:

2757-9425

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 The purpose of this research; To determine the perceptions of foreign students studying at university in Turkey towards the concept of Turkey and tourism through metaphors and to classify these metaphors categorically. The study group of the research consists of foreign students studying at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. Research data were obtained from 124 valid forms using a structured interview form. The analysis and interpretation of the data have been made with the content analysis technique. According to the results of the research, the participants produced 57 different metaphors for the concept of Turkey and 48 different metaphors for the concept of tourism. The most repeated metaphors for the concept of Turkey; hospitable, history a beautiful country, my second homeland and turan. The most repeated metaphors for the concept of tourism are; sea, sightseeing, money, entertainment, income source, economic resource and sea-sand-sun. In the categorical classification of metaphors, it has been determined that the metaphors developed by the participants for Turkey are mostly related to belonging and historical and cultural perceptions, while the metaphors developed for tourism are mostly related to classical and economic perception.

 The purpose of this research; To determine the perceptions of foreign students studying at university in Turkey towards the concept of Turkey and tourism through metaphors and to classify these metaphors categorically. The study group of the research consists of foreign students studying at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. Research data were obtained from 124 valid forms using a structured interview form. The analysis and interpretation of the data have been made with the content analysis technique. According to the results of the research, the participants produced 57 different metaphors for the concept of Turkey and 48 different metaphors for the concept of tourism. The most repeated metaphors for the concept of Turkey; hospitable, history a beautiful country, my second homeland and turan. The most repeated metaphors for the concept of tourism are; sea, sightseeing, money, entertainment, income source, economic resource and sea-sand-sun. In the categorical classification of metaphors, it has been determined that the metaphors developed by the participants for Turkey are mostly related to belonging and historical and cultural perceptions, while the metaphors developed for tourism are mostly related to classical and economic perception.

 The purpose of this research; To determine the perceptions of foreign students studying at university in Turkey towards the concept of Turkey and tourism through metaphors and to classify these metaphors categorically. The study group of the research consists of foreign students studying at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. Research data were obtained from 124 valid forms using a structured interview form. The analysis and interpretation of the data have been made with the content analysis technique. According to the results of the research, the participants produced 57 different metaphors for the concept of Turkey and 48 different metaphors for the concept of tourism. The most repeated metaphors for the concept of Turkey; hospitable, history a beautiful country, my second homeland and turan. The most repeated metaphors for the concept of tourism are; sea, sightseeing, money, entertainment, income source, economic resource and sea-sand-sun. In the categorical classification of metaphors, it has been determined that the metaphors developed by the participants for Turkey are mostly related to belonging and historical and cultural perceptions, while the metaphors developed for tourism are mostly related to classical and economic perception.

 Bu araştırmanın amacı; Türkiyede üniversite eğitimi alan yabancı uyruklu öğrencilerin Türkiye ve turizm kavramına yönelik algılarını metaforlar aracılığıyla tespit etmek ve bu metaforları kategorik olarak sınıflandırmaktır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesinde eğitim alan yabancı uyruklu öğrenciler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılarak 124 geçerli formdan elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analiz ve yorumlaması içerik analizi tekniği ile yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre Türkiye kavramına yönelik en çok tekrarlanan metaforlar; misafirperver, tarih, güzel bir ülke, ikinci vatanım ve turan olmuştur. Turizm kavramına yönelik en çok tekrarlanan metaforlar ise; deniz, gezmek, para, eğlence, gelir kaynağı, ekonomik kaynak ve deniz-kum-güneş olmuştur. Metaforların kategorik sınıflandırılmasında katılımcıların Türkiyeye yönelik geliştirdiği metaforların daha çok aidiyet ile tarihi ve kültürel algıya yönelik olduğu, turizme yönelik geliştirilen metaforların ise daha çok klasik ve ekonomik algıya yönelik olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Article Details

Metaphorical Perceptions of Foreign Students Studying at University Towards The Concept of Turkey and Tourism

Authors:

Hasan Köşker

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Journal:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.573-588

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001286787

pISSN:

2757-9425

Metaphor

phenomology

foreign student

tourism

Turkey.

Metafor

yabancı öğrenci

turizm

Türkiye.

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Article Details

Authors: Hasan Köşker

Publisher: Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Journal: Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.573-588

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001286787

pISSN: 2757-9425

Issues

Authors:

Hasan Köşker

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Journal:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.573-588

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001286787

pISSN:

2757-9425