biçer, nurşat kilis 7 aralık üniversitesi - muallim rıfat eğitim fakültesi, Kilis, turkey , alan, yakup kilis 7 aralık üniversitesi - muallim rıfat eğitim fakültesi, Kilis, turkey

Comparison of Readability Degree of Texts in Yeni Hitit 3 and İstanbul C1+ Text Books Which are Used in Teaching Turkish to Foreigners

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In this study, it is aimed to determine readability degree of texts which are in Yeni Hitit 3 Yeni Hitit 3 and İstanbul C1+ used by many language centers for teaching Turkish to foreigners. Document analysis from quality research methods is used in this study. Syllable, word and sentence lengths are calculated by selecting texts in the text books by researches. Digital data is analyzed by using Flesch formula which was adapted to Turkish by Ateşman (1997) and readability scores of texts are determined. In the study, the texts in the books were ordered from the easy to the hard and the texts were compared in terms of their suitability to the student level. Independent sampling t-test is used to determine if there is difference between two books. As a result of the research, it was seen that there was a significant difference between word length, sentence length and readability scores between two books. According to this, it can be said that the Yeni Hitit 3 course book is composed of texts more difficult than the Istanbul C1 + course book. It is expected that this study will give an idea about how the books which are widely used in teaching Turkish to foreigners should be in terms of the readability level.

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Readability , teaching Turkish to foreigners , new Hitit , course book , Istanbul C1+

Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education

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