Research Article

The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study

Volume: 11 Number: 3 December 7, 2025
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The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of using literary books and cinema films on students' comprehension skills in teaching Turkish to foreigners. The case study model, one of the qualitative research designs, was adopted and the study was conducted with 24 C1 level students studying at TÖMER. Four different treatment groups were formed within the scope of holistic multiple case design. The first group watched the film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım with subtitles, the second group watched it without subtitles, the third group read the printed version of the book and the fourth group listened to the audiobook. The film application lasted 3 weeks and the book application lasted 6 weeks. Each group answered the listening/watching and reading comprehension tests after following the relevant material. At the end of the application, a semi-structured interview form was applied to all students. The data were analysed using descriptive and content analysis methods. According to the results, the listening/watching comprehension scores of the group watching films without subtitles were higher than the group watching films with subtitles. Similarly, the listening and reading comprehension scores of the group who read printed books were higher than the group who listened to audio books. In general, the order of success was as follows: film without subtitles, film with subtitles, printed book and audio book. The study revealed that different stimuli are effective in developing comprehension skills in teaching Turkish to foreigners.

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Supporting Institution

Yıldız Technical University Scientific Research Projects Unit

Project Number

SYL-2024-6636

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval has been obtained from the Social and Humanities Research Ethics Committee of Yıldız Technical University with the date 30.09.2024 and meeting number 2024.09 for this research.

Thanks

This study has been supported by the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Yıldız Technical University under the project number SYL-2024-6636. We thank the BAP unit of Yıldız Technical University for their support.

References

  1. Yin, R. K. (2003). Case study research (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Yin, R. K. (2014). Case study research design and methods (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Yin, R. K. (2017). Case study research applications. (3rd ed.). (İ. Günbayı, Trans.), Nobel Publishing.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics, Business and Management)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

November 30, 2025

Publication Date

December 7, 2025

Submission Date

April 29, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 18, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Uyar, M. C., & Aytan, T. (2025). The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study. International Journal of Field Education, 11(3), 1-29. https://izlik.org/JA43YF82ZE
AMA
1.Uyar MC, Aytan T. The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study. IJOFE. 2025;11(3):1-29. https://izlik.org/JA43YF82ZE
Chicago
Uyar, Musa Can, and Talat Aytan. 2025. “The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study”. International Journal of Field Education 11 (3): 1-29. https://izlik.org/JA43YF82ZE.
EndNote
Uyar MC, Aytan T (December 1, 2025) The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study. International Journal of Field Education 11 3 1–29.
IEEE
[1]M. C. Uyar and T. Aytan, “The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study”, IJOFE, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 1–29, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA43YF82ZE
ISNAD
Uyar, Musa Can - Aytan, Talat. “The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study”. International Journal of Field Education 11/3 (December 1, 2025): 1-29. https://izlik.org/JA43YF82ZE.
JAMA
1.Uyar MC, Aytan T. The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study. IJOFE. 2025;11:1–29.
MLA
Uyar, Musa Can, and Talat Aytan. “The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study”. International Journal of Field Education, vol. 11, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 1-29, https://izlik.org/JA43YF82ZE.
Vancouver
1.Musa Can Uyar, Talat Aytan. The Use of Books and Cinema Films in the Development of Comprehension Skills ın Teaching Turkish to Foreigners: A Multi-Case Study. IJOFE [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;11(3):1-29. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA43YF82ZE