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Although in foreign language teaching different skills are developed through various approaches and methods, culture as an inseparable element of language cannot be oversighted. The Common European Framework of Reference for Language, socio-linguistic expressions and cultural elements that reflect the cultures of the target language should be included in foreign language teaching. In addition, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Action-Oriented students are not merely learners but they are also seen as “social actors” at the same time. In this approach, foreign language teaching is carried out by activities and tasks. Thus, foreign language classes do not teach only linguistic features of the target language or communication in this target language, but also educate them to work and live together in a foreign country or their own country. This study examines the use of outside the classroom activities as a social action in classes teaching Turkish as a foreign language. For this purpose, the Turkish Language Teaching Center of Çukurova University organized a social activity outside the classroom in which 16 language learners selected from the Turkish Scholarship students participated. After the completion of the activity questionnaires were distributed to a total of 32 students, participants and nonparticipants. The questionnaire results of participating and non-participating learners were compared and examined. As a result, it was seen that participating learners performed more effective learning than non-participating learners

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