Evaluation of Teaching Turkish as a foreign language at Yemen Sana'a University

Abstract

With the establishment of the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Sana'a University in Yemen in 2007 and the presence of TIKA in Yemen, teaching Turkish as a foreign language has gained great importance in recent years. So much so that many methods have been used in teaching Turkish to Yemeni students. The environment plays a very important role in teaching a language. It is the environment that puts the final point in the language and in the practice of what is learned. The environment provides the student with at least as much improvement as he or she receives in the course. Of course, the environment has its positive sides as well as its negative sides. In addition, there is cultural transfer in teaching Turkish as a foreign language to Yemeni students. Because language and culture are inseparable. But how much and how this transfer will be transferred is an issue that needs attention. Particular attention should be given to common issues where Yemeni students can compare their own culture with Turkish culture. In this study, how Turkish as a foreign language is taught to Yemeni students studying at the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Sana'a University in Yemen and at what level the students start to have difficulties, the entry grade criteria, the language skills in teaching Turkish as a foreign language (reading and It has been determined that they contribute to the learning of students by using them (understanding, writing, speaking and listening). The general purpose of this study is to evaluate the teaching of Turkish as a foreign language in Yemen Sana'a University. At the same time, during the teaching of Turkish as a foreign language to Yemeni students, it is to successfully bring students to the highest level by using them in an effective and fun way, together with the method suitable for the four skill courses. The aim of this study is to reveal how Yemeni students are taught Turkish in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Yemen Sana'a University and why Yemeni students learn Turkish. At the same time, the four-year undergraduate curriculum of the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Yemen Sana'a University will be evaluated.