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What Do Stakeholders and Social Media Say About Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language to Children?
Abstract
The increase in and development of studies in the field of Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language to Children (TTFLC) can be
attributed to the political and cultural events that took place within the last decade. Especially, as a result of the Syrian War that
started in 2011, huge number of Syrians migrated to Turkey and it became mandatory to conduct studies in the field of TTFLC.
The extraordinary increase in the number of children learning Turkish in Turkey led to an insufficiency of the current education
program and teaching resources in the field of TTFLC. The aim of this study is to lay out the teaching and program-related
problems and needs encountered in the field of TTFLC between the ages of 7-11. In this study designed as a qualitative
phenomenological study, interviews were conducted with stakeholders and analyses of teachers' social media posts were carried
out. Participants were selected using the criterion sampling method. In this study, interviews were held with 16 Turkish teachers,
three faculty members, three parents, and three non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives. Social media posts
relating to teaching Turkish to foreigners were also analyzed. The findings obtained as a result of the data analysis pointed out
inadequacy of the TTFLC program, lack of teaching materials, overcrowded classrooms, differences in the cultural characteristics
of children, and various other issues.
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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Dil Çalışmaları (Diğer)
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Aralık 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
6 Kasım 2020
Kabul Tarihi
25 Aralık 2020
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4