Abstract:

Qualified person is the one who can establish healthy communication with himself/herself and other people, who can observe the nature, who is aware of the events happening around him/her and who has the ability of conceptualization. Reading habit possesses a great importance in upbringing this qualified person. Reading habit enriches individuals’ vocabulary, fully develops emotions and thoughts. Development of emotions and thoughts contributes to a healthy communication among people. People with the habit of reading can look at the world from a broader perspective. The aim of this study is to examine prospective Turkish teachers’ reading habits and their usage of the library, to emphasize how important is the reading habit in upbringing qualified people in education. In line with this purpose, a ‘Reading Habit Questionnaire’ is submitted to a total of 192 people- 76 boys and 116 girls- who are students at Turkish Language Teaching Department, Education Faculty in Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. Gathered data is analyzed in terms of frequencies and crosstabs using SPSS 20.00 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). Results of this research show that reading habit and frequency of library usage of prospective Turkish teachers are not at an adequate level

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