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Grammar is a discipline of study that investigates language in terms of sound, form, and sentence structure and establishes rules for these. Grammar instruction comprises exercises that help students comprehend a language's sounds, forms, and sentence patterns to utilize it efficiently and correctly. As a result, grammar instruction may be viewed as an area that assists pupils in developing good comprehension and expression abilities. According to European Language Portfolio, grammar is a collection of principles that assist fundamental abilities such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Grammar education's goal in this respect is not to make individuals memorize rules but to help them grasp and apply them to their comprehension and expression abilities. Texts have a crucial role in teaching grammar through implication in this scenario. The text has been regarded as a communication unit due to contemporary linguistics. Language structures are text-creation tools. As a result, language instruction should take this into account. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which reading texts used in teaching Turkish to foreigners convey grammar functions. In this study, the reading texts of the New Istanbul Turkish Textbook for International Students (B1-B2) and the New Hitit Turkish Textbook for Foreigners (B1-B2) have been comparatively examined to determine the extent to which they reflect the taught grammar functions. This study identifies deficiencies in reflecting grammar functions in both books. The research was conducted using the document analysis method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims to investigate the tendencies of the studies conducted on anxiety in Turkish language teaching. The object of investigation of the research, which is confined only to four basic language skills, consists of graduate dissertations and articles published between 2010-2019. The document review method is applied in the study. According to the findings, it was found that most studies on anxiety were prepared as research articles; a significant increase has been in research in the last five years and the studies are mostly based on writing and speaking rather than basic language skills. As for the models used in the studies, it was determined that survey-model studies are predominant, and secondary school students, undergraduate students and foreign students are the most preferred sample groups. It was observed that the number range between 1-100 was the most preferred number of students samples. In the studies conducted on the effects of various variables on anxiety, it was determined that the gender and grade level variables were examined more than other variables. The frequency and percentage values of the findings are presented through tables and graphs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of study is to determine teacher candidates' ideas about basic language skills. In this study, it was used phenomenology from qualitative research methods. A hundred eleven teacher candidates who study departments of Turkish Education, Classroom Teaching and Preschool Teaching in the Faculty of Kazım Karabekir at the University of Atatürk have participated. The data were collected by "The Form of Teacher Candidates' Opinions in Basic Language Skills" which has been developed by researchers. Form consists of open - ended questions. For Validity of the form, expert opinion was taken. Technique of content analysis was used to analyze of the data. Results of the analyze were visualized by percent and frequency tables. Teacher candidates have poitnted to problems of basic language skills that we have known them previously. This state shows that they have an awereness to problems related to basic language skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study has been carried out in order to evaluate the effects of child literature upon the existence and the development the of vocabulary. The concept of vocabulary and the its related elements were discussed and outlined in this study. How does a child internalize oral literature since the acquisition of mother tongue and the the effects of this on child development has been evaluated with examples. The distribution of main language abilities and their relationships with child literature has been demonstrated on the scheme and explained in a detailed way. The interaction among the elements of acquired vocabulary in connection with depth, weight, width and associations has been set an example and the relationship between literary genres and vocabulary has been evaluated by giving examples from the previous studies in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Grammar can be briefly defined as a discipline that studies a language in terms of phonetics, form and sentence structures; and determines the rules concerning these. As for grammar teaching, it is a process of enabling students to sense the phonetics, form and sentence structures of a language by making use of particular methods; and carrying out activities which help them use language effectively, accurately and smoothly. Therefore, grammar teaching can be seen as an assistant and supportive field, which helps students to acquire the skills of comprehension and expression in an effective way. As a matter of fact, it is stated in the Curriculum and Guidebook of Primary School Turkish Course (6th - 8th grade) that, grammar is "a body of rules supporting the basic skills of a language such as listening/watching, speaking, reading and writing". In this respect, grammar teaching does not aim to make students memorize a set of rules; but it aims to make them understand those rules so that they are able to utilize them through skills of understanding and expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]