Being one of the four basic language skills, reading has a great importance in teaching Turkish to foreigners. It is required to develop reading skills to develop vocabulary. There have been some problems in teaching Turkish as second language. These problems are generally related to difference in alphabet, inadequacy of the sources used in teaching Turkish, methods and techniques used and the texts used. The basic sources used in teaching Turkish to foreigners are texts. This study aims at determination of the opinions of students in Gaziosmanpaşa University and Ondokuz Mayıs University Turkish Education and Application Center (TOMER) concerning Turkish reading texts. General browsing method was used in the study. The questionnaire comprising of 24 items was applied to 25 students in beginner level and 7 students in advanced level. With this study, it is foreseen to arrange the texts being the key stone according to the wishes of and in compliance with the levels of students; giving importance to pre-reading, reading and post-reading activities and including questions with short-answer about the text as well as questions to develop high level skills.
Keywords
Turkish education to foreigners, reading skills, reading texts.
Being one of the four basic language skills, reading has a great importance in teaching Turkish to foreigners. It is required to develop reading skills to develop vocabulary. There have been some problems in teaching Turkish as second language. These problems are generally related to difference in alphabet, inadequacy of the sources used in teaching Turkish, methods and techniques used and the texts used. The basic sources used in teaching Turkish to foreigners are texts. This study aims at determination of the opinions of students in Gaziosmanpaşa University and Ondokuz Mayıs University Turkish Education and Application Center (TOMER) concerning Turkish reading texts. General browsing method was used in the study. The questionnaire comprising of 24 items was applied to 25 students in beginner level and 7 students in advanced level. With this study, it is foreseen to arrange the texts being the key stone according to the wishes of and in compliance with the levels of students; giving importance to pre-reading, reading and post-reading activities and including questions with short-answer about the text as well as questions to develop high level skills.
},author={Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU},year={2017},journal={International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching}}
Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU . 2017 . . International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching.DOI:10.18298/ijlet.1805
Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU.(2017)..International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching
Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU,"" , International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching (2017)
Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU . 2017 . . International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching . 2017. DOI:10.18298/ijlet.1805
Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU .. International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching (2017)
Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU .. International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching (2017)
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Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU. (2017) . International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching
Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU . . International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching . 2017 doi:10.18298/ijlet.1805
Adem İŞCAN-- Beytullah KARAGÖZ - Neşe BOZOĞLU."",International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching(2017)