INSPECTION OF CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN THE C1 LEVEL BOOKS USED IN TEACHING TURKISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (GAZI TURKISH FOR FOREIGNERS - ISTANBUL TURKISH FOR FOREIGNERS) Cover Image

YABANCI DİL OLARAK TÜRKÇE ÖĞRETİMİNDE KULLANILAN C1 SEVİYE DERS KİTAPLARINDAKİ KÜLTÜR UNSURLARININ İNCELENMESİ (GAZİ YABANCILAR İÇİN TÜRKÇE – İSTANBUL YABANCILAR İÇİN TÜRKÇE)
INSPECTION OF CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN THE C1 LEVEL BOOKS USED IN TEACHING TURKISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (GAZI TURKISH FOR FOREIGNERS - ISTANBUL TURKISH FOR FOREIGNERS)

Author(s): Hasan Hüseyin Mutlu, Gülşah Set
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Turkic languages
Published by: Ankara Üniversitesi TÖMER
Keywords: Foreign Language; Teaching Turkish; Culture; Culture Transfer;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research is to determine the cultural elements in the C1 level textbooks (Gazi Yabancılar İçin Türkçe ve İstanbul Yabancılar İçin Türkçe) which are used as the main material in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. The study was conducted with a basic qualitative research design, one of the qualitative research models. Within the scope of the research, Gazi Yabancılar İçin Türkçe C1 and İstanbul Yabancılar İçin Türkçe C1 textbooks of Turkish teaching textbooks for foreigners were determined as study material. Data were collected by document analysis method and analyzed by content analysis method. The most commonly used cultural element in the Gazi Yabancılar İçin Türkçe C1 level textbook is proverbs and idioms; the least used cultural element was interpersonal relations. In the İstanbul Yabancılar İçin Türkçe C1 level textbook, the most commonly used cultural elements are literature, art and music; the least used cultural element is interpersonal relations. When the findings were taken into consideration, the usage rates of cultural elements were placed in accordance with the levels of the learners.

  • Issue Year: 171/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 91-108
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Turkish