Examination of Textbooks on Teaching Turkish to Foreigners in terms of Text Types and Subtext Questions

Keziban Tekşan; Sinemnur Kaynak

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Examination of Textbooks on Teaching Turkish to Foreigners in terms of Text Types and Subtext Questions

Yazarlar:

Keziban Tekşan | Sinemnur Kaynak

Yayıncı:

Ordu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alan Eğitimleri

Dergi:

Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.3271-3298

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302876

pISSN:

1309-9302

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Özet:

 In this research, the aim is to probe into the type of text and subtext questions in the course books for teaching Turkish as a foreign language. In accordance with this aim the themes in the textbooks and the reading texts in these themes were identified. While the reading texts were examined in terms of the distribution of text type the subtext questions under the reading texts were analyzed in terms of how meaning is constructed from the texts. In more specific terms, the study overall aimed to identify which types of texts are emphasized in the reading texts, which text types are heavily preferred in the textbooks and which types of meaning construction is represented by the subtext questions. The analysis was carried out through the document analysis method, one of well-know qualitative research methods. The data consisted of the textbooks that are used in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners. In particular, the books that addressed the upper levels C1 and C2 of Turkish language teaching Istanbul-Turkish for Foreigners C1, Yedi İklim Turkish for Foreigners C2, Yeni Hitit Turkish for Foreigners 3 were included in the research. Descriptive analysis, as part of document analysis, was carried out to reach the study goal. The findings of the study revealed, that informative text type is dominant in all three boks. The findings about subtext questions showed that the questions do not show a balanced distribution in terms of how they construct meaning from the texts. In all three books, the number of questions that address the skills of constructing meaning is high and the number of questions that serve the ability to construct non-textual meaning is quite low. However, there was not question that serves the skill of constructing meaning between texts. The findings imply that students do not encounter the questions that can contribute to the development of mental skills such as thinking, questioning and establishing relationships. Finally, the findings were discussed in line with the extant literature and several suggestions were made based on the findings.

 In this research, the aim is to probe into the type of text and subtext questions in the course books for teaching Turkish as a foreign language. In accordance with this aim the themes in the textbooks and the reading texts in these themes were identified. While the reading texts were examined in terms of the distribution of text type the subtext questions under the reading texts were analyzed in terms of how meaning is constructed from the texts. In more specific terms, the study overall aimed to identify which types of texts are emphasized in the reading texts, which text types are heavily preferred in the textbooks and which types of meaning construction is represented by the subtext questions. The analysis was carried out through the document analysis method, one of well-know qualitative research methods. The data consisted of the textbooks that are used in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners. In particular, the books that addressed the upper levels C1 and C2 of Turkish language teaching Istanbul-Turkish for Foreigners C1, Yedi İklim Turkish for Foreigners C2, Yeni Hitit Turkish for Foreigners 3 were included in the research. Descriptive analysis, as part of document analysis, was carried out to reach the study goal. The findings of the study revealed, that informative text type is dominant in all three boks. The findings about subtext questions showed that the questions do not show a balanced distribution in terms of how they construct meaning from the texts. In all three books, the number of questions that address the skills of constructing meaning is high and the number of questions that serve the ability to construct non-textual meaning is quite low. However, there was not question that serves the skill of constructing meaning between texts. The findings imply that students do not encounter the questions that can contribute to the development of mental skills such as thinking, questioning and establishing relationships. Finally, the findings were discussed in line with the extant literature and several suggestions were made based on the findings.

 In this research, the aim is to probe into the type of text and subtext questions in the course books for teaching Turkish as a foreign language. In accordance with this aim the themes in the textbooks and the reading texts in these themes were identified. While the reading texts were examined in terms of the distribution of text type the subtext questions under the reading texts were analyzed in terms of how meaning is constructed from the texts. In more specific terms, the study overall aimed to identify which types of texts are emphasized in the reading texts, which text types are heavily preferred in the textbooks and which types of meaning construction is represented by the subtext questions. The analysis was carried out through the document analysis method, one of well-know qualitative research methods. The data consisted of the textbooks that are used in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners. In particular, the books that addressed the upper levels C1 and C2 of Turkish language teaching Istanbul-Turkish for Foreigners C1, Yedi İklim Turkish for Foreigners C2, Yeni Hitit Turkish for Foreigners 3 were included in the research. Descriptive analysis, as part of document analysis, was carried out to reach the study goal. The findings of the study revealed, that informative text type is dominant in all three boks. The findings about subtext questions showed that the questions do not show a balanced distribution in terms of how they construct meaning from the texts. In all three books, the number of questions that address the skills of constructing meaning is high and the number of questions that serve the ability to construct non-textual meaning is quite low. However, there was not question that serves the skill of constructing meaning between texts. The findings imply that students do not encounter the questions that can contribute to the development of mental skills such as thinking, questioning and establishing relationships. Finally, the findings were discussed in line with the extant literature and several suggestions were made based on the findings.

 Bu araştırmada, yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi ders kitaplarında yer alan metin türlerinin ve metin altı sorularının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda belirlenen kitaplardaki temalar ve temalardaki okuma metinleri tespit edilmiştir. Tespit edilen okuma metinleri, metin türü dağılımı açısından incelenmiştir; okuma metinlerinin altında yer alan metin altı sorular ise metinlerden anlam kurma şekilleri açısından incelenmiştir. İncelenen okuma metinlerinde hangi türlere ağırlık verildiği, yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi ders kitaplarında hangi metin türlerinin yoğun olarak tercih edildiği ve metin altı soruların hangi anlam kurma şeklini temsil ettiği tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analizi yöntemiyle yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın veri kaynağını, yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi alanında eğitim veren kurslarda kullanılan ders kitapları oluşturmuştur. Araştırmaya, yabancılara Türkçe öğretim setlerinin üst düzeyini C1 ve C2 temsil eden kitaplar İstanbul Yabancılar İçin Türkçe C1, Yedi İklim Yabancılar İçin Türkçe C2, Yeni Hitit Yabancılar İçin Türkçe 3 dâhil edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde betimsel analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi ders kitaplarındaki metinlerin, metin türlerine göre dağılımını belirlemeyi amaçlayan çalışmanın bulguları; incelenen üç kitapta da bilgilendirici metin türünün ağırlıkta olduğu sonucunu ortaya koymaktadır. Araştırmanın metin altı sorularıyla ilgili bulgusu, soruların metinlerden anlam kurma şekillerine göre sayıca dengeli bir dağılım göstermediği yönündedir. Üç kitapta da metin içi anlam kurma becerisine yönelik soru sayısı fazladır ve metin dışı anlam kurma becerisine hizmet eden soru sayısı oldukça azdır, metinler arası anlam kurma becerisine hizmet eden herhangi bir soruya rastlanılmamıştır. Araştırmanın bulguları; öğrencilerin düşünmek ve ilişki kurmak gibi zihinsel becerileri kullanabileceği sorularla karşılaşmadığını göstermektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlar alanyazın kapsamında tartışılmış ve sonuçlardan hareketle önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Makale detayları

Examination of Textbooks on Teaching Turkish to Foreigners in terms of Text Types and Subtext Questions

Yazarlar:

Keziban Tekşan | Sinemnur Kaynak

Yayıncı:

Ordu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alan Eğitimleri

Dergi:

Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.3271-3298

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302876

pISSN:

1309-9302

teaching Turkish to foreigners

textbooks

reading texts

text types

ways of constructing meaning from textsyabancılara Türkçe öğretimi

ders kitapları

okuma metinleri

metin türleri

metin altı sorular

metinlerden anlam kurma şekilleri

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Keziban Tekşan | Sinemnur Kaynak

Yayıncı: Ordu University

Ana Başlıklar: Alan Eğitimleri

Dergi: Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.3271-3298

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001302876

pISSN: 1309-9302

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Keziban Tekşan | Sinemnur Kaynak

Yayıncı:

Ordu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alan Eğitimleri

Dergi:

Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.3271-3298

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302876

pISSN:

1309-9302