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After reviewing the related literature, examining the studies carried out in the field, andinterviewing a focus group of 10 students; the content and items to be included in thequestionnaire were determined. The questionnaire was pilot tested for this particular study;and its revised version was implemented in the study. The piloted and revised version of thequestionnaire, which was the main instrument of this study, was composed of three sections.(See Appendices A1 and A2)According to Woolley (2009) qualitative and quantitative data complement each other well.Therefore, after the administration of the questionnaire, a semi-structured student interviewguide (See Appendices B1 and B2) including 3 questions and a semi-structured academicinterview including 4 questions were prepared (See Appendices C1 and C2). These interviewswere used as the second data collection tool with the purpose of gathering more detailed data;and by all means the aim of each question within the interview was to complement theinterpretation of the data gathered through the questionnaire.3.3. Data Collection ProcedureThe data were gathered through a questionnaire, a semi-structured student interview, and asemi-structured academics interview during the spring semester in 2012-2013 academic year.The questionnaire was administered to a total of 256 freshman students studying at variouspartly English-medium departments at the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty ofEngineering, the Faculty of Sciences, and the Faculty of Economics and AdministrativeSciences. The students were asked to complete the questionnaires in their classes during theclass hours.The interviews with 12 volunteer students and 2 academics were held at a predetermined dateand time at the above-mentioned faculties. In order for the participants to comment on thequestions comfortably, the interviews were held in Turkish. All interviews were recorded andtranscribed by the researchers to be used in data analysis phase.3.4. Data AnalysisAs mentioned before, this study adopts both qualitative and quantitative research methods.Hence, at data analysis stage, the researchers dealt with the raw data in two phases:quantitative analysis of the data gathered through questionnaires, and qualitative analysis ofthe data obtained through interviews. Finally, quantitative and qualitative data were combinedto be discussed in detail.4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION4.1. General Background of the StudentsAs revealed in the previous part, all of the students having involved in the study (f= 256, 100%) were freshman students and ranged in age from 18 years to 25 years. Of the students 145(56.6%) were males and 111 (43.4 %) were females. The frequency and the percentage of thestudents enrolled at the Faculty of Architecture (Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning,and Industrial Product Design), the Faculty of Engineering (Chemical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical-Electronics Engineering, IndustrialEngineering and Mechanical Engineering), the Faculty of Sciences (Statistics) and the Facultyof Economics and Administrative Sciences (Business Administration, Public Administration, 12