Abstract:

In this study, in which the effect of concept maps on the reading comprehension success of those who learn Turkish as a foreign language, the pretest-posttest control group design was used. The study was carri.ed out with 31 foreign students learning Turkish at B1 level at Adana Alparslan Türkeş Sci.ence and Technology University, Turkish Teac. .hing Practice and Res.earch Center in the 2017-2018 aca .demic year for 6 weeks. Within the scope of the study, the reading texts in the textbook of the experimental group were taught with concept maps. At the beginning and end of the experi.mental proce.ss, reading comprehension achievement tests developed by the researcher were applied to the students in the experimental and control groups. In addition, in this study, it was also evaluated whether the reading comprehension achievements of the experimental group showed difference according to gender, foreign language proficiency, length of live in Turkey, and reading status of books, newspapers, magazines. As a result of the analysis, it has been found that the female students in the experimental group, in which the concept map was taught, compared to the male students; students who read books, newspapers, magazines, etc. are more successful in reading comprehension than those who do not.However, it was determined that the experimental group was more successful than the control group in reading comprehension skills. It has been concluded that teaching with concept maps is more effective on students' reading comprehension success than traditional teaching.

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