Journal of Research in Turkic Languages

Teachers' Views on the Effect of Social Networking Applications on the Development of Turkish Language Skills as a Foreign Language

Öğretmen Görüşü Bağlamında Sosyal Ağ Uygulamalarının Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Dil Becerilerinin Gelişimine Etkisi

Sait Çetindağ 1 *
1 International Burch University* Corresponding Author
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Journal of Research in Turkic Languages, Volume 3, Issue 2, November 2021, pp. 81-92
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ABSTRACT (English)
The individual interests in new technologies have required the use of technological tools in foreign language learning. As prominent technological innovations, mobile phones have facilitated the use of social network applications in all walks of life. People can improve their foreign language skills through social networks in informal education. In this context, the question ‘What is the effect of social networks on the development of an individual's foreign language skills?’ constitutes the problem statement of this research. Within the framework of the qualitative research approach, the opinions of Turkish teachers were sought. A questionnaire developed by the researcher was forwarded via Google Forms to the teachers of Turkish as a foreign language in private and public institutions. Data were collected through the online questionnaire and analyzed in the SPSS statistics software. According to the results obtained, it has been understood that social networks contribute to developing basic language skills other than writing skills. Using social networks in non-formal education in teaching Turkish as a foreign language will contribute positively to developing daily language skills. In this context, teachers of Turkish as a foreign language should generate projects on how to improve their students' basic language skills through social networks.
ABSTRACT (Turkish)
Bireyin yeni teknolojilere olan ilgisi, yabancı dil öğrenimi açısından teknolojik araçların kullanımını da gerekli kılmıştır. Sosyal ağ uygulamaları, teknolojinin en büyük yeniliklerinden biri olan mobil telefonlarla birlikte hayatın her alanına girmiştir. Bireyler informal eğitim şeklinde yabancı dil becerilerini sosyal ağlar üzerinden geliştirebilirler. Bu bağlamda sosyal ağların bireyin yabancı dil becerilerini geliştirmesine etkisi nedir? bu araştırmanın problem cümlesini oluşturmaktadır. Nitel araştırma yaklaşımı çerçevesinde Türkçe öğretmenlerinin görüşlerine başvurulmuştur. Google Form üzerinden bir anket oluşturularak özel ve kamu kurumlarında yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretenlere mail aracılığı ile araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen anket gönderilmiştir. Online olarak hazırlanan anket üzerinden veriler toplanmış ve SPSS programında analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre sosyal ağların yazma becerisi dışında diğer temel dil becerilerinin geşilimine katkı sağladığı anlaşılmıştır. Yaygın eğitimde sosyal ağların Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretiminde kullanılması bireylerin günlük dil becerilerinin gelişimine olumlu katkı sağlayacaktır. Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretenlerin bu bağlamda sosyal ağlar üzerinden öğrencilerinin temel dil becerilerini nasıl geliştireceğine yönelik projeler üretmelidirler.
KEYWORDS (English)
Language skills, Teacher's view, Social networks, Teaching Turkish as a foreign language.
KEYWORDS (Turkish)
Dil becerileri, Öğretmen görüşü, Sosyal ağlar, Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi.
CITATION (APA)
Çetindağ, S. (2021). Teachers' Views on the Effect of Social Networking Applications on the Development of Turkish Language Skills as a Foreign Language. Journal of Research in Turkic Languages, 3(2), 81-92.
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