www.gjflt.eu Beliefs about language learning and context: A case study of Turkish EFL learners at a Northern Cyprus University Abbas Hadizadeh 1 , Final International University, Faculty of Education, Girne, North Cyprus Suggested Citation: Hadizadeh, A. (2022). Beliefs about language learning and context: A case study of Turkish EFL learners at a Northern Cyprus University. Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching. 12(2), 38-50. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjflt.v12i2.7561 Received from December 23, 2021; revised from March 11, 2022; accepted from May 22, 2022. Selection and peer review under responsibility of Assoc Prof Dr. Jesús García Laborda, University of Alcalá, Spain ©2022 by the authors. Licensee Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi, North Nicosia, Cyprus. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Abstract Recently, the role of context as a determining force in shaping the beliefs and perceptions of language learners has been brought to the forefront in many studies. Although the language learning beliefs of Turkish students in the context of Turkey have been adequately investigated, lesser attention has been paid to the beliefs of Turkish students studying abroad. Thus, by adopting a mixed-method approach, the current study attempted to examine the learners’ beliefs of Turkish students in the context of Northern Cyprus. For this purpose, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected on a group of 56 Turkish-second language learners in the context under the study. The fındıngs indicated that Turkish students have varying beliefs toward language learning in the context under the study, which also varied from those of the Turkish students in the context of Turkey underscoring the dynamic, complex, and context-dependent nature of beliefs about language learning. Keywords: Beliefs; context; language; language learners; perceptions. * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Abbas Hadizadeh, Eastern Mediterranean University, English Language Teaching, Famagusta, North Cyprus E-mail address: hadizadeh60@gmail.com / Tel: (+90) 5338399558 Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching Volume 12, Issue 2, (2022) 38-50