Abstract:

This study aims to examine teachers' perceptions on the order and review of course subjects in Turkish Grammar teaching and the Turkish textbooks. The study is a descriptive study in which a combination of quantitative and qualitative evaluation techniques are used. Two different data collection tools were used in the study. These tools are "Teacher Perception Questionnaire on Grammar Teaching" and "Turkish Textbooks Evaluation Form". The research population consisted of Turkish teachers working in elementary schools in the province of Hatay and Turkish textbooks. The study sample, however, consisted of 90 Turkish teachers working in the central district of Antakya in Hatay and six Turkish textbooks distributed to and used in schools during the academic year 2011-2012. According to the research results, 80.51% of the teachers found the Turkish Curriculum 2005 more effective than the former Turkish curriculum for Turkish Grammar teaching in elementary schools. About three fourths (f=65, 72.22) of the Turkish teachers indicated that they considered a linear approach to be more effective in Turkish Grammar teaching. However, one fourth (f=22, 24.44) of them thought that the spiral approach was more effective in Turkish Grammar teaching. It was concluded that the six Turkish textbooks examined through "Turkish Textbooks Evaluation Form" were generally in harmony with the order of course subjects in the curriculum, however, they included very limited review instructions for the review of course subjects

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