Abstract:

Foreign students’ process of learning Turkish has been a neglected research topic in studies conducted on teaching Turkish to foreigners. This study tackles the process foreign students go through while learning Turkish within the dimension of learning domains. The aim of this study is to obtain information about the Turkish learning process of foreign students who come to Turkey for higher education. This research is a qualitative study. Criterion sampling was used in determining the sample of the study. The criterion of this research was Tanzanian students who have learnt basic Turkish at Gazi TOMER during the 2013-2014 academic year. Data gathering was conducted through document analysis and focus group interviews. The data gathered through semi-structured interviews were analyzed by inductive coding and descriptive analysis method. According to the investigation of the students’ perceptions within the dimension of learning domains, the study revealed that the domain the students had most difficulties was listening, while the least difficulty was observed in reading.

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