%0 Journal Article %T Understanding the Reasons for Class Repetition in an English Language Preparatory Department %A Ahmet Erdost Yast£¿ba£¿ %J - %D 2019 %X Repeaters experienced some unknown difficulties in learning English in the English language preparatory department (ELPD) of a Turkish university. Therefore, the present study aimed to find out what the difficultieswere and how the difficulties were experienced. The present study was designed as a hermeneutic phenomenological study. Sixteen students who studied in a level once or more than once participated into the study. The data were collected with semi-structured interviews and content-analyzed.Different strategies like thick description and decentralization were used for the trustworthiness of the study. The findings indicated that six sources led to the students¡¯ fear of failure and influenced their perception of education negatively, which resulted in studying in a level many times %K £¿HB %K S£¿n£¿f tekrar£¿n£¿n nedenleri %K S£¿n£¿f tekrar£¿ yapan £¿£¿renciler %U http://dergipark.org.tr/anemon/issue/45771/463550