Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
To know the concept of bilingualism and the requirements of this concept and to provide Turkish education in accordance with the main language education of Turkish children living or living abroad.
Course Content
Turkish migration abroad, effects of migration, results; educational status of Turkish children abroad; Legal basis of mother language education abroad and Turkish and Turkish culture courses abroad; bilingualism, bilingualism and its types; theories, methods and techniques in teaching Turkish to two languages; Turkish and Turkish culture course curriculum; Activity and material design for Turkish and Turkish culture course.
Required Resources
Baker, Collin. (2001) Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. UK: Great Britain by Biddles Ltd.
Cummins, J. (1979). Linguistic Interdependence and the Educational Development of Bilingual Children. Review Of Educational Research, 49, 222-251.
Cummins, J. (1991). Interdependence of First and Second Language Proficiency. (In) Language Processing in Bilingual Children (Ed. E. Bialystok), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Cummins, J. (2001). Bilingual Children’s Mother Tongue: Why Is It Important for Education. Sprogforum, 7(19), 15-20. Cummins, J. (1978). Bilingualism and The Development of Metalinguistic Awareness. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 9 (131), 131-149.
Güzel, Abdurrahman.(2010). İki Dilli Türk Çocuklarına Türkçe Öğretimi (Almanya Örneği). Ankara: Vizyon Yayınevi
Şen, Ülker. (2015). Yurt Dışında Yaşayan Türk Çocuklarına Türkçe Öğretimi ve Materyal Tasarımı (BelçikaÖrneği). Ankara: Edge Akademi Yayınları.
Erginer, Aysun (2012). Avrupa Birliği Eğitim Sistemleri (4. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
Yıldız, C. (2008). Almanya’da Ana Dili Olarak Türkçe Öğretimi ve Alman Okullarındaki Türk Çocuklarına Yönelik Eğitim Uygulamaları.
Recommended Resources
Romain, S. (1995). Bilingualism, UK: Blackwell Publishers.
Kara, Ömer Tuğrul ve Ömer Şıhanlıoğlu (2021). İki Dillilik, Çok Dillilik ve Türleri (Edit: Muhammed Tunagür ve Ahmet Karabulut). İki Dilli Türk Çocuklarına Türkçe Öğretimi, Ankara: Akademisyen Yayınları, 31-54.
Güzel, Abdurrahman. (1989) Yurtdışından Dönen Türk Çocuklarının Uyum Problemleri", Almanya'dan Yurda Türk Çocuklarının Uyum Problemleri. Sempozyumu Bildirileri. Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara.
Şen, Ülker. (2010). Yurt Dışında Yaşayan Türk Çocuklarının Ana Dili Eğitimine Yönelik Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı Bünyesinde Yapılan Çalışma ve Uygulamalar. Zeitschrift für die Welt der Türken / Journal of World of Turks, 2 (3), s. 239-253.
Şen, Ülker. (2012). Belçika’da Yaşayan Türk Çocuklarının Demografik Özelliklerine Göre Türkçeye Yönelik Tutumları, Zeitschrift für die Welt der Türken / Journal of World of Turks,4 (2).s. 7-26.
Kutlay, Yağmur. (2007). İkidilli Çocukların Dil Becerilerinin Ölçümü ve Eşik Kuramı. Ankara Üniversitesi TÖMER Dil Dergisi, sayı 135, s.74.
Demirdöven, G. H. (2016). Duisburg/Essen Üniversitesi'nde öğrenim gören Türkçe öğretmeni adaylarının iki dillilik olgusuna yönelik görüşleri. Yayınlanmamış doktora tezi. Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Sakarya.
Okur, A. (2014). Language Use of Turkish Speaking Communities in the United Kingdom (A Case Study According to the Views of Families, Teachers and Students). International Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 6 (2), 292-306. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15345/iojes.2014.02.004
Course Learning Outcomes
- S/he knows the criteria used to assessment and evaluation in bilingualism.
- S/he measures and evaulates bilingualism.
- S/he knows the Turkish curriculum for bilingual Turkish children.
- S/he defines the concepts of bilingualism and multiculturalism.
- S/he learns which approaches, methods and techniques to teach Turkish to bilingual Turkish children
- S/he applies which approaches, methods and techniques to teach Turkish to bilingual Turkish children
- S/he has knowledge about the cultural problems of bilingual children.
- S/he has knowledge about the language problems of bilingual children.
- S/he finds solution about the cultural problems of bilingual children.
- S/he finds solution about the language problems of bilingual children.
- S/he creates related materials to teach Turkish to bilingual Turkish children.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish migration abroad, effects of migration, results | Lecture Notes -1 |
| 2 | Educational status of Turkish children abroad | Ülker Şen. Teaching Turkish to Turkish Children Living Abroad and Material Design (Belgian Example) Lecture Note-2 |
| 3 | Legal basis of mother language education abroad and Turkish and Turkish culture courses abroad | Ülker Şen. Teaching Turkish to Turkish Children Living Abroad and Material Design (Belgian Example) Lecture Note-3 |
| 4 | Definition and types of bilingualism | Collin Baker. Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. (Lecture Note-4) |
| 5 | Definition and types of bilingualism | Collin Baker. Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. (Lecture Note-5) |
| 6 | Foreign Language Course Models Applied in Bilingual Environment | Collin Baker. Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. (Lecture Note-6) |
| 7 | Principle, Method and Techniques in Turkish teaching for bilingual children | Lecture Notes -7 |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Principle, Method and Techniques in Turkish teaching for bilingual children | Ülker Şen. Teaching Turkish to Turkish Children Living Abroad and Material Design (Belgian Example) Lecture Note-8 |
| 10 | Assessment and Evaluation and Classification in Turkish Teaching to Bilingual Turkish Children | Ülker Şen. Teaching Turkish to Turkish Children Living Abroad and Material Design (Belgian Example) Lecture Note-9 |
| 11 | Teaching Turkish in European Countries | Ülker Şen. Teaching Turkish to Turkish Children Living Abroad and Material Design (Belgian Example) Lecture Note-10 |
| 12 | Problems of Bilingual Turkish Children and Solutions for Problems | Ülker Şen. Teaching Turkish to Turkish Children Living Abroad and Material Design (Belgian Example) Lecture Note-11 |
| 13 | Material design for teaching Turkish to Turkish children living abroad | Ülker Şen. Teaching Turkish to Turkish Children Living Abroad and Material Design (Belgian Example) Lecture Note-12 |
| 14 | Turkish and Turkis Culture teaching programs | Lecture Notes-14 |
| 15 | General assessment | General assessment |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |


