Abstract:

Teaching books are the most used material in the teaching of Turkish as a foreign language. Most of the lessons are processed by following the curriculum within the program. In terms of the effectiveness and validity of Turkish teaching as a foreign language, the teaching books are expected to be prepared at certain standards. One of these standards is to include texts addressed to the culture of the taught language. Values can be defined as the basic thoughts and principles to be obtained. One of the objectives of teaching is to provide students with targeted values. The values in the texts used in the teaching of Turkish as a foreign language are very important for international students' perception of Turkish culture and Turkish people. The reason for the selection of text to the target culture in the study is that these texts play a key role in the transfer of knowledge and value to the Turkish culture to international students. Due to the frequency of use in and abroad in the study, the text addressed to the target culture in the C1 Curriculum of the Yunus Emre Institute's Turkish Teaching Set was taken as a sample. The value assessment was made taking into account the root values prepared by the Ministry of Education. The results of the study have shown that some values are often included in the texts used for target culture in the teaching of Turkish as a foreign language, although some values are fewer. In several texts toward target culture, the negative Turkish, Turkish perception elements in learning have been identified.

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