Istanbul Gelisim University - “Workshop on Sustainability in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language in the 21st Century” was held

“Workshop on Sustainability in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language in the 21st Century” was held

“Workshop on Sustainability in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language in the 21st Century” was held by IGU Turkish and Foreign Language Application and Research Center. In the workshop consisting of two sessions, 7 commissions and 7 topics were discussed.

7 COMMISSIONS AND 7 TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED

The Turkish and Foreign Language Application and Research Center was established to teach Turkish to foreign students coming from abroad to study at higher education institutions, organize courses in foreign languages and work on necessary documentation and materials. The workshop, which included participants from 15 different universities, consisted of two sessions, and 7 commissions and 7 topics were discussed. The following topics were discussed at the workshop:

• Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language in Turkey and in the World
• National and International Scientific Studies in the Field of Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language
• Problems Encountered in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language and Suggestions for Solutions
• Evaluation in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language
• Use of Technology in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language
• Materials and Textbooks Used in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language
• Teaching Basic Language Skills in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

"TURKISH IS BECOMING A WORLD LANGUAGE"

Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin, Rector of Istanbul Gelisim University, stated: “Turkish is progressing fast to becoming a world language. It is not sustainable for civilizations to progress in a single area alone. Development happens together in technical, social, linguistic and artistic fields. As science develops, Turkish will also develop and become a world language. Turkish needs to be handed down to the next generations.”

Lect. Mustafa Kerem Börü, Director of Turkish and Foreign Language Application and Research Center also added: "The goal of this workshop is to bring together our esteemed academicians who have made significant contributions to this field and to the literature. It is being held in order to gain new information by discussing areas in the literature where we may enhance and develop our problems. We are accompanied by eminent scholars from universities across Turkey. At the end of the day, our aim is to discover solutions to our challenges in this area, as well as to get our reporting to the appropriate channels."