Investigation into the Relationship between Academic Literacy Levels and Communication Skills of Pre-service Teachers

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the academic literacy levels of and communication skills of pre-service teachers. The study employed relational screening model. The sample of the study consisted of 238 pre-service teachers determined by simple random sampling method. The results found that the academic literacy levels of the pre-service teachers were high. The study determined that there was a significant difference in the academic literacy levels of the pre- service teachers in terms of the variables of gender and class but no significant difference in terms of the variable of academic grade point average. The results indicated that pre-service teachers frequently exhibited their communication skills. The study found no significant difference in the communication skills of the pre-service teachers in terms of gender, class and academic grade point average. The results highlighted a moderate, significant and positive correlation between the academic literacy levels of pre- service teachers and their communication skills. The results determined a moderate, significant positive correlation between the level of academic literacy and the sub-dimensions of communication skills. While there was a moderate, positive and significant relationship between communication skills and the "Academic Tendency" dimension, the study determined that there was a low, positive and significant relationship between the sub-dimensions of "Research Process" and "Information Use".