Instructor-oriented cultural course materials in teaching Turkish as a foreign language

Halit Çelik

African Educational Research Journal
Published: October 22 2020
Volume 8, Special Issue 2
Pages S29-S42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30918/AERJ.8S2.20.030

Abstract

Materials are important parts of the language teaching process; and developing these materials are of the important subjects of teaching Turkish as a foreign language. Although there are certain criteria for the development of course materials, the teachers, who would use these materials, should also be a part of this process. Both the process of teaching Turkish as a foreign language and the use of these materials should be instructor-oriented. Each teacher-oriented material would ensure that the teaching process in the classroom is more efficient and more effective. In this study, the principles of material development were mentioned and the elements of making these materials instructor-oriented in cultural terms were emphasized. The effective use of course materials depends on the fact that the materials are instructor-oriented and based on culture. The main purpose of this study is to discuss the importance of teacher-oriented cultural course materials in the process of teaching Turkish as a foreign language and to emphasize the necessity to establish research and development centers for developing instructor-oriented course materials.

Keywords: Teaching Turkish as a foreign language, culture transfer, teacher-oriented course materials.

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