INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND AWARENESS

Turkish learning anxieties of refugee students in Turkey and the effect of some variables on their learning anxieties

2024-11-23T09:34:12+03:00

The aim of this study is to determine the Turkish learning anxiety of refugee students studying in secondary schools in Turkey and the effect of some variables on their learning anxiety. For this purpose, descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research approaches, was used in the study. The research was conducted with 200 refugee students studying at Mezitli Imam Hatip Secondary School in Mezitli District of Mersin Province in the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. The data of the study were collected with “Personal Information Form” and “Anxiety Scale for Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language”. Descriptive statistical techniques, t-test for independent samples, one-way analysis of variance for variables with more than two groups were used to analyze the collected data. At the end of the study, it was determined that refugee students had a moderate level of anxiety. In addition, it was determined that gender, age, mother tongue, duration of stay in Turkey, reason for being in Turkey, place of birth variables had no effect on students' Turkish learning anxiety.

Themes of children and education in Talip Apaydın’s works

2024-11-12T13:41:10+03:00

This study focuses on the contributions of Talip Apaydın, one of the original names of Turkish literature, to children's literature and especially the educational messages in his works. While Apaydın conveyed the realities of rural life and people's problems to children, he also emphasized the importance of education to them. In the study, five stories and a children's novel in a storybook written by Apaydın for children were examined to determine the author's messages to children and his understanding of education. The document review method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The obtained data was analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique. According to the results of the study, education in Apaydın's children's literature works is not limited to the school environment but means learning and development in every area of life. It was determined that the author generally gave messages themed around love, personal development, love of the country, Anatolian culture and social order in these works. In addition, through these works, the belief that children can reach a better future with education despite the difficulties in rural areas is emphasized.

Views of prospective Turkish teachers on language arts teaching

2024-12-04T22:21:08+03:00

Turkish Language Teaching aims to develop students' natural language skills such as listening and speaking, as well as their acquired reading and writing skills. At the same time, Turkish language teaching aims to enable the target group to use Turkish effectively, as well as expanding the vocabulary of the students and enabling the target group to benefit from the richness of Turkish. In line with these goals, grammar is used as a tool for individuals learning Turkish as a mother tongue to acquire these skills. Grammar teaching enables the target audience to use language skills in accordance with the rules of the mother tongue and correctly by developing the structure and function features of the language. The aim of this study is to examine the views of prospective Turkish teachers on grammar teaching. In the study, the case study design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used and the perceptions, expectations and experiences of pre-service teachers about grammar teaching were examined. The data to be obtained in the study were collected through a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers. In order to ensure the validity and reliability of the research, the opinions of three different field experts were taken and the form was finalized. The study group of the research consists of pre-service teachers studying in a Turkish language teaching program at a university located in the west of the country. As a result of the research, the opinions and observations of pre-service Turkish teachers about grammar teaching were determined. In addition, pre-service teachers' perceptions and expectations about the function of grammar teaching in Turkish language teaching were evaluated. In addition, the role of grammar teaching in teaching Turkish as a mother tongue and the process of acquiring the four basic skills of the target group of this teaching were examined and how grammar teaching affects the level of motivation in this process was discussed. In line with the findings, suggestions on how grammar teaching can be improved by utilizing the experiences of prospective Turkish teachers were presented and contributed to the determination of improvement areas for grammar teaching in the future.