Functions of Puzzles in Turkish Language Textbooks for Foreigners and Evaluations for These Puzzles from Different Perspectives

Number: 2 February 1, 2015
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Functions of Puzzles in Turkish Language Textbooks for Foreigners and Evaluations for These Puzzles from Different Perspectives

Abstract

In language teaching environments puzzles are utilized as activities, which make learning process easier via interactions either individually or in groups. It is considered that teaching languages with puzzles helps the learner focus on the subject and support their language achievements. Therefore, puzzle activities, which can be used individually or within group environments for different applications, are the ones that help learners identify and fix their inadequacies by being used at the end of each unit, as well as help instructors test and measure their levels of knowledge. The most important contribution of puzzles to language teaching process is its function to help students repeat the topics. Puzzles are also known to improve the ability of memorising vocabulary; therefore, the functions of puzzles in Turkish textbook sets for adult foreign learners, edited by Turks, have been widely studied and discussed. In this study, content analysis has been made in order to uncover the frequency of placement of puzzles in textbooks and exercise books in relation to the levels of the books; moreover, the types of puzzles chosen to be included in these books, the location and the aim of the puzzles, the relevancy of the words employed in puzzles, which should be chosen according to the levels of the books, the ability of puzzles in culture transference and which language skills are being targeted by the puzzles are also among the studied topics. The study on text books has shown that puzzles are very rare in these books. When puzzles are employed in textbooks it is seen that chain puzzles and word hunt puzzles are preferred rather than other types of puzzles and also there are very few examples that are provided to help transfer the culture and teach the necessary vocabulary. It is thought to be a major shortcoming for Turkish text books and workbooks for foreigners

Keywords

Puzzles, foreign language teaching, word teaching, teaching Turkish to foreigners

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APA
Civelek, E. (2015). YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2, 25-50. https://izlik.org/JA26XS68GY
AMA
1.Civelek E. YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2015;(2):25-50. https://izlik.org/JA26XS68GY
Chicago
Civelek, Elif. 2015. “YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 2: 25-50. https://izlik.org/JA26XS68GY.
EndNote
Civelek E (February 1, 2015) YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi 2 25–50.
IEEE
[1]E. Civelek, “YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ”, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 2, pp. 25–50, Feb. 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA26XS68GY
ISNAD
Civelek, Elif. “YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2 (February 1, 2015): 25-50. https://izlik.org/JA26XS68GY.
JAMA
1.Civelek E. YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2015;:25–50.
MLA
Civelek, Elif. “YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 2, Feb. 2015, pp. 25-50, https://izlik.org/JA26XS68GY.
Vancouver
1.Elif Civelek. YABANCILARA TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİ İÇİN YAZILAN DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ BULMACALARIN İŞLEVLERİ VE ÇEŞİTLİ AÇILARDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Araştırmaları Dergisi [Internet]. 2015 Feb. 1;(2):25-50. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA26XS68GY