General Situation of Turkish Teachers in the Case of Kazakhstan: Problems, Expectations and Suggestions

Abstract

This study; In line with the opinions of Turkish teachers working in Kazakhstan in the 2021-2022 academic year, in which conditions, where and how the Turkish cultural transmission with the teaching of Turkish in Kazakhstan takes place, the lesson environments and opportunities of the instructors, expectations, problems and needs of Turkish It aims to examine the students' perspectives on Turkish and Turkish culture. The study was designed with phenomenology, one of the qualitative research methods. In the study, the data obtained by using focus group discussion and document review, which are qualitative data collection methods, were interpreted with content analysis, one of the qualitative data analysis types. The study group consists of twelve people. Six of the participants are male and six are female. These people work as Turkish language and culture instructors in various institutions and organisations in Kazakhstan, have experienced the educational environments in the region and worked in Kazakhstan for at least 3 years, and are graduates of the Turkish Language and Literature or Turkish Teaching Department. For the validity and reliability of the data coded and themed after the data collection process, the expert opinion of three academicians experienced in teaching Turkish as a foreign language was taken, and the reports were compared in order to achieve consensus. At the end of the research process, data were obtained about the current state of the educational environment and tools in Turkish teaching in Kazakhstan, physical and administrative problems, the approach of the manager and learner, the assessment and evaluation processes, and the course of Turkish language and culture teaching.

Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğrenme Nedenlerine Yönelik Bir İhtiyaç Analizi: Kazakistan Örneği

“…Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretiminin son zamanlarda yaygın ve kurumsal bir hâl aldığı coğrafyaların başında Türk cumhuriyetleri gelmektedir. Kazakistan, Kırgızistan, Özbekistan, Türkmenistan ve Azerbaycan siyasi ve kültürel birlikteliğin yanı sıra eğitimde de iş birliğine giderek Türk dilinin ve kültürünün gelişmesine katkıda bulunmaktadır (Sözer, B. & Semiz, K. 2022).…”