Research Article

Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study

Volume: 22 Number: 1 April 28, 2026
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Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study

Abstract

This study aimed to examine whether technology-supported instruction improves the language skills of 47 Hungarian learners of Turkish at pre-A1 and A1-A2 levels and to explore changes in their valency errors within a structured instructional intervention. The study contributes to the literature by proposing and empirically examining a technology-supported instructional model specifically designed to reduce valency errors, an area that has received limited attention in intervention-based research in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. The research was designed as a mixed-methods intervention study employing a single-group pretest-posttest design. Participants used the researcher-developed website (hizliturkce.com), which includes instructional videos, Lumi-based Web 2.0 activities, chat, and live support. In addition, online Turkish lessons focusing on valency topics were conducted over eighteen weeks. Quantitative data were collected using a Turkish achievement test and standardized scales measuring speaking self-efficacy, learning attitudes, and writing attitudes and anxiety, and were analyzed using SPSS. Qualitative data were obtained from a practitioner-researcher diary and structured student interviews and analyzed through content analysis. Findings indicate that, following the technology-supported instruction, a decrease in students’ valency errors was observed, along with improvements in written expression skills, speaking self-efficacy, and attitudes toward writing. The findings may also suggest increased learning efficiency within the scope of this implementation; however, no causal inference can be made due to the absence of a control group or experimental comparison. In addition, occasional technical problems and initial difficulties in using the website interface were reported.

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Ethical Statement

This study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee (Protocol No. 2022/244). Ethical approval was granted at the committee meeting held on June 27, 2022 (Meeting No. 2022/07).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Turkish Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 28, 2026

Submission Date

January 19, 2026

Acceptance Date

April 10, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 22 Number: 1

APA
Kaya, S., & Karatay, H. (2026). Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 22(1), 196-213. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.1867396
AMA
1.Kaya S, Karatay H. Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study. MEUJFE. 2026;22(1):196-213. doi:10.17860/mersinefd.1867396
Chicago
Kaya, Seda, and Halit Karatay. 2026. “Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish As a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 22 (1): 196-213. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.1867396.
EndNote
Kaya S, Karatay H (April 1, 2026) Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 22 1 196–213.
IEEE
[1]S. Kaya and H. Karatay, “Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study”, MEUJFE, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 196–213, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.17860/mersinefd.1867396.
ISNAD
Kaya, Seda - Karatay, Halit. “Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish As a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 22/1 (April 1, 2026): 196-213. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.1867396.
JAMA
1.Kaya S, Karatay H. Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study. MEUJFE. 2026;22:196–213.
MLA
Kaya, Seda, and Halit Karatay. “Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish As a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 1, Apr. 2026, pp. 196-13, doi:10.17860/mersinefd.1867396.
Vancouver
1.Seda Kaya, Halit Karatay. Technology-Supported Instruction for Reducing Valency Errors in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study. MEUJFE. 2026 Apr. 1;22(1):196-213. doi:10.17860/mersinefd.1867396

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