Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

Abstract

Although teaching Turkish to foreigners is a relatively new field, it is one of the rapidly developing areas in Turkey and worldwide. Teaching Turkish to Turkish descendants, a subset within the realm of teaching Turkish to foreigners, is both enjoyable and quite challenging. The difficulty arises from teaching a different dialect of the same language, which is the fundamental problem in this field. The issues faced by Turkish instructors constantly grappling with setbacks are addressed in our study. The challenges of teaching Turkish in Turkey and teaching Turkish in a foreign country differ. Differences arising from learning environments are effective factors in language teaching. In environments rich in dialects, similarities and differences prompt the development of various methods for teaching Turkish. To effectively implement these methods, it is necessary to accurately identify the problems first, which is addressed in our study. The causes of the problems are investigated, and suggestions for solutions are provided in the conclusion section. Increasing the number of studies on teaching Turkish to Turkish nobles will also increase the number of suggestions for solving the problems encountered. Common errors made by Turkish descendants while learning Turkish include the spelling and pronunciation of the letter "E", the spelling of the adverbial participle suffixes "-gAn" and "-kAn", incorrect usage of pronouns, incorrect usage of auxiliary verbs, false friends (“faux amis”) and the influence of Russian. To facilitate this type of teaching, education groups from different dialects together should not be preferred.