Research in Second Language Education : Certain Studies on Teaching Turkish as a Second Language

With regard to convergence policies Turkey is leaning towards Africa and the Middle Eastern countries and their efforts for global integration, thus intensifying synergy regarding Turkish language education policies. In recent years Turkish has become more popular as a world language. Turkish cultural centers opened in many countries and have played a significant role in gaining increasing interest in the Turkish language. Alongside with this development Turkish as a foreign language has come into prominence as a special study field.

Especially when social, cultural and economic effects of powerful nations on other countries are considered, the examination of problems in this field and the immediate presentation of solutions are very important. The contributors to this volume examine the effects of language education methods, the effect of language on cultural transfer as well as the attitude towards and the motivation in language learning by taking a closer look at social platforms like YouTube and Facebook that provide an opportunity for language learning.

Ismail Güleç was a research assistant at Istanbul University Institute of Turkish Studies. Currently he is a professor for Turkish Language and Literature at the Department of Old Turkic Literature of İstanbul Medeniyet University.

Bekir İnce is an Associate Professor at Sakarya University. He was a Turkish teacher in France for the Turkish Republic Ministry of National Education and currently he is a member of the administrative board of the Sakarya University Turkish Language and Application Research Center.

Alpaslan Okur is an Associate Professor at Sakarya University. He holds a doctorate degree in the field of Turkish education. Currently he is director of the Sakarya University Turkish Language and Application Research Center.