Investigation of the achievement scores of the people learning Turkish as a foreign language according to linguistic distance

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https://doi.org/10.14527/pegegog.2018.002

Abstract

In this study, predictor variables (age, gender, region and language family) affecting the scores of Turkish language learners are examined through multiple regression method. The study group consisted of 280 international students registered to Turkish Language Teaching Centers located at Gazi and Hacettepe Universities. The research data were obtained from the Turkish course completion exam papers and personal information forms. According to the results, the average scores of the students from the Afro-Asiatic, Indo-European, Bantu, Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian language families were lower than those from the Altai language family. Additionally, the writing scores of the students from the Afro-Asiatic and Austronesian language families; the speaking scores of the students from Afro-Asiatic, Indo-European language families; reading comprehension scores of the students from Afro-Asiatic, Indo-European, Bantu and Sino-Tibetan language families and grammar scores of the students from Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian language families were lower than the scores of the Altai language family. In addition, while the age variable was found to have a positive effect on speaking scores, it was observed that area and gender variables were not significant predicators of scores. Findings are discussed in the light of literature and suggestions for further research are provided.

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Author Biographies

Derya Çobanoğlu Aktan, Hacettepe University

1997-2000 Araştırma Görevlisi, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fizik Bölümü

2008-2013 Araştırma Görevlisi Dr., Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü

2013- Yrd. Doç. Dr., Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü

Kayhan İnan, Gazi University

Lisans
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Türkçe Eğitimi Bölümü, 2005-2009

Yüksek Lisans
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Yeni Türk Edebiyatı, 2009-2011

    "Ders dönemi"

  • Gazi Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Türkçe Eğitimi, 2011-2013

    "Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğrenen İranlıların Yazılı Anlatımları Üzerine Bir İnceleme"

Doktora
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Türkçe Eğitimi, 2013-

    "Tez Dönemi"

  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü, Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretimi, 2013-

    "Ders Dönemi"

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Published

2017-11-17

How to Cite

Çobanoğlu Aktan, D., & İnan, K. (2017). Investigation of the achievement scores of the people learning Turkish as a foreign language according to linguistic distance. Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 8(1), 19–46. https://doi.org/10.14527/pegegog.2018.002