Kırmacı, İpek2025-05-302025-05-3020252025Kırmacı, İ. (2025). The relationship between social-emotional competencies and uncertainty management in the efl context. (Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi). Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü İngiliz Dili Eğitimi Bölümü Ana Bilim Dalı, Mersin.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12507/3392With the developments in education, social-emotional competencies have begun to take their place among the basic skills that individuals need to acquire in their education processes. In recent years, there has been an increase in research examining incorporating social-emotional learning into various educational areas, such as language learning. Language learning is a challenging experience filled with uncertainties arising from academic and social processes. Managing these uncertainties effectively significantly impacts students' language learning progress and emotional well-being. However, studies on uncertainty management, especially in foreign language learning, and the relationship between social-emotional competencies and uncertainty management remain limited. In this context, the study aimed to examine the social-emotional competencies of university students in English preparatory classes, their strategies for coping with uncertainty, and the relationship between these two factors. For this purpose, the “Social and Emotional Foreign Language Learning Scale” developed by Zaimoğlu (2018) was used to measure students' social and emotional language learning abilities, and the "Uncertainty Management Scale" developed by Dağtaş (2018) was used to evaluate their uncertainty management. The research was conducted with 121 preparatory students at Çağ and Çukurova Universities in Turkey during the 2022-2023 academic year. The results indicated that students generally demonstrate a positive attitude by effectively evaluating their social and emotional competencies and using various strategies at a moderate level to cope with uncertainty. Additionally, it was determined that these strategies differed according to demographic factors such as gender and English language proficiency levels. Certain relationships between SEFLLS and UMS overall scores were also identified, revealing that social-emotional competencies and uncertainty management play an important role in the language learning process.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSocial-emotional competenciessocial-emotional learninguncertainty managementlanguage learninguniversity studentsEnglish preparatory classesMaster Thesis