Opinions of Pre-service Teachers on Culture Transfer in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language Cover Image

Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretiminde Kültür Aktarımına İlişkin Öğretmen Adaylarının Görüşleri
Opinions of Pre-service Teachers on Culture Transfer in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

Author(s): Mustafa Caner, Bekir Direkçi, Berker Kurt
Subject(s): Education, Foreign languages learning, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Culture, Philology, Turkic languages
Published by: T.C. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Keywords: Culture transfer; Teaching Turkish as a foreign language; pre-service teachers;

Summary/Abstract: The relationship between culture and language has attracted the scholars for years and the phenomenon of culture in foreign language teaching has been examined in several studies. However, the review of available literature revealed a remarkable gap on culture transfer in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. Concerning this gap, the present study intended to examine the opinions of pre-service teachers on the culture transfer in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. A total of 64 pre-service teachers, who were selected through convenience sampling technique among a larger population enrolled in Turkish and English language teacher education programs of a state university in Turkey, participated to the study on voluntary bases. The data of this qualitative study were gathered through written interview forms and analyzed through thematic analysis. The findings of the present study exposed that all of the participants consider the inclusion of Turkish culture in teaching Turkish as a foreign language had a number of advantages. The majority of the participants consider that the teachers should be equipped with the rudiments of the language and culture of their target population however they should not put it in the forefront of the teaching process. When the findings were examined in line with the majors, it was found that participants have varied opinions at some points on culture transfer in teaching Turkish as a foreign language.

  • Issue Year: 5/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 76-92
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Turkish