Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2004

Article in Press

Renewed Turkish Language teaching undergraduate program based on opinions of Turkish Langauge teachers

Uyanik Osman

  •  Received: 02 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 May 2019
Turkish language teachers may state the professional fields that they require by comparing the situations which they have encountered in their teaching lives with the undergraduate education that they have received. By filling the stated deficiencies in these fields, the Turkish Language Teaching Undergraduate Program which has become more capable of meeting the features required in Turkish language courses will train more qualified Turkish Language teachers. Accordingly, the effectiveness of the undergraduate program can only be specified by Turkish language teachers evaluating the program as a result of situations that they have encountered in their profession. In this research, 30 Turkish language teachers serving in the central districts of Karatay, Meram and Selçuklu in Konya province were asked to evaluate Turkish Language Teaching Undergraduate Program which has been renewed by considering the fields that they need and use in their professional lives. The study population of the research was selected using maximum variation sampling method which is one of the purposive sampling methods. The data were collected through semi-structure interview forms and they were analyzed using the content analysis technique. The Turkish language teachers evaluated courses and applications included in the renewed program considering the situations that they encountered in their professional lives. Based on these evaluations, recommendations were put forward in order to make Turkish Language Teaching Undergraduate Program more qualified. Key words:

Keywords: Turkish Language Teachers, Renewed Turkish Language Teaching Undergraduate Program