Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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In addition to its geopolitical position, Turkey has come to the fore with its role in international relations and rising values in recent years. This situation increases the interest in Turkish and the number of people who want to learn Turkish is increasing. In our country, there are different institutions and organizations where activities of teaching Turkish to foreigners are carried out. Public Education Centers are one of the institutions where courses are organized to teach Turkish to foreigners. In Public Education Centers, there are 4 different course programs created to teach Turkish to foreigners and including A1, A2, B1 levels. In this study, it is aimed to comparatively examine the courses aiming to teach Turkish to foreigners in Public Education Centers. In the study, document analysis technique was used within the framework of qualitative research method. The data of the research were collected by examining the 12 course programs. The obtained data were analyzed through descriptive analysis. At the end of the study, it was determined that the courses showed similarities and differences in terms of entry conditions, duration, assessment-evaluation approaches, content and certification. In addition, it has been concluded that the course programs should be made functional, the capacity of the trainers should be strengthened and the measurement-evaluation studies should be carried out in accordance with the purpose.