Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2014

Full Length Research Paper

The opinions of Masters students about the learning program in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners

Hasan Huseyin Kilinc
  • Hasan Huseyin Kilinc
  • Faculty of Education, Nevsehir Hac? Bekta? Veli University, Nevsehir, 50300, Turkey
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  •  Received: 06 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 July 2015
  •  Published: 23 July 2015

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the opinions of Master students about the learning program in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners. In the study, case study design which is one of the qualitative research methods was used. The population of the study consists of students studying in the Master program with thesis of Teaching Turkish to Foreigners at Turkish Education Department of Institute of Social Sciences in Haci Bektas Veli Nevsehir University. In analyzing the datas, N-VIVO 8 program was used.  As a result of the study, it was concluded that the studies of teaching Turkish to foreign students are important and necessary in terms of language diffusion, the increasing of the intercultural interaction, providing the Turkish development and gloabalization, the introduction of Turkish culture, having the right to comment on something in the world. Moreover, it has been determined that the program has met the expectations of the students but the students see themselves insufficient about the control of the field and to do scientific studies. The students expressed themselves that the samples were not enough in the field in which they will do scientific research; researches were inadequate; the intensity of the course program was surplus; there was lack of practice activities; they feel insufficient in foreign language and they have trouble doing scientific studies.

Key words: Teaching Turkish to foreigners, scientific qualities, undergraduate education.