Research Article

Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

Volume: 16 Number: 1 June 30, 2026
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Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate how abstract words found in the B1-level coursebook of the *Yedi İklim Turkish Teaching Set* prepared by the Yunus Emre Institute are explained by the Turkish Language Association’s (TDK) Online Turkish Dictionary and by the AI-supported tool ChatGPT, and to reveal the potential contributions of these explanations to language learners. Within the scope of the research, the document analysis method, one of the qualitative research designs, was employed; 58 reading texts were examined and 51 abstract words were selected. Each of these words was queried in both TDK and ChatGPT and compared in terms of definitions and example sentences. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis under the categories of depth of meaning, presentation of context, cultural competence, presence of example usages, and pedagogical value. The findings indicate that TDK provides brief, technical, and occasionally archaic explanations, whereas ChatGPT offers more comprehensive, explanatory, culturally sensitive, and pedagogically enriched descriptions. Consequently, this study demonstrates that AI-supported tools can be used as effective supplementary resources, particularly in the teaching of abstract concepts, and emphasizes the conscious integration of such technologies into language education.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Turkish Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

April 23, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 29, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 16 Number: 1

APA
Yarici, T., & Kardaş, D. (2026). Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences, 16(1), 1-41. https://doi.org/10.17984/adyuebd.1682303
AMA
1.Yarici T, Kardaş D. Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language. AUJES. 2026;16(1):1-41. doi:10.17984/adyuebd.1682303
Chicago
Yarici, Tuğçe, and Demet Kardaş. 2026. “Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish As a Foreign Language”. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences 16 (1): 1-41. https://doi.org/10.17984/adyuebd.1682303.
EndNote
Yarici T, Kardaş D (June 1, 2026) Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences 16 1 1–41.
IEEE
[1]T. Yarici and D. Kardaş, “Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language”, AUJES, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1–41, June 2026, doi: 10.17984/adyuebd.1682303.
ISNAD
Yarici, Tuğçe - Kardaş, Demet. “Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish As a Foreign Language”. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences 16/1 (June 1, 2026): 1-41. https://doi.org/10.17984/adyuebd.1682303.
JAMA
1.Yarici T, Kardaş D. Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language. AUJES. 2026;16:1–41.
MLA
Yarici, Tuğçe, and Demet Kardaş. “Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish As a Foreign Language”. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences, vol. 16, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 1-41, doi:10.17984/adyuebd.1682303.
Vancouver
1.Tuğçe Yarici, Demet Kardaş. Comparison of TDK and ChatGPT in Terms of Abstract Word Descriptions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language. AUJES. 2026 Jun. 1;16(1):1-41. doi:10.17984/adyuebd.1682303

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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