Turkish Language Teaching

Hi everyone, I'm Nida Nur Aytekin. I am a student of Inonu University Faculty of Education, Department of Turkish Language Education. Turkish Language Education Department was established in 1997 within the faculty of education. Since 1997, our department has been training Turkish education teachers with knowledge and skills in their field who ensure that Turkish is used, learned and taught correctly. Our department is located on the central campus of Inonu University and our courses are generally held in The Faculty of Education B Block. Our courses consist of field education courses, educational sciences courses and general culture courses that we choose according to our own interests. In the 1st and 2nd grades, we deal with topics based on the historical development of Turkish, literary knowledge and language education. In the 3rd and 4th grades, we follow the courses on basic skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing in a theoretical and practical way. We have a Turkish teacher candidates' laboratory, which is the unique library located in our university. We carry out both group and individual studies and researches in this library. Our internship is carried out in secondary schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education (MEB) in the 4th grade. Our internship takes place in two stages. We gain experience by observing our practice teachers in the 1st term. Then, in the second semester, we are actively teaching. When we graduate, we have the opportunity to find jobs in the private sector and in the public sector. With the Certificate of Turkish Teaching to Foreigners we received from TÖMER (Turkish and Foreign Language Application and Research Center) within our university, it was effective for me to be an individual willing to learn and teach our language in various institutions. In addition, the graduates of our department are very successful in KPSS (Public Personnel Selection Exam),which was an important factor in my choosing of this department. Inonu University is a very well-established university. In addition, its academic staff is very strong. I chose this university considering the social environment and physical infrastructure it offers to its students. Teaching is a sacred profession. After graduating, I would like to perform this profession in the best way in the secondary schools affiliated with MEB. My recommendations to the candidates who will prefer this university and this department are to use the social opportunities provided by our university and to benefit from the academic staff. Inonu University is a privilege. We'd love to have you with us.