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This study aims to reveal opinions of teacher candidates, who are graduated from History, Turkish Language and Literature, and Contemporary Turkish Dialects departments and who are enrolled a pedagogical certificate program and who took courses regarding Ottoman Language which is taught compulsorily at Social Sciences High Schools and Anatolian Religious Vocational High Schools and electively at other secondary schools. Thus, contributing to the discussion among education professionals and general public about Ottoman Language is considered. This study has been conducted in Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University with participation of 173 teacher candidates who graduated from History, Turkish Language and Literature, and Contemporary Turkish Dialects departments of 35 different universities and enrolled in pedagogical certificate program of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in 2014 – 2015 educational year. According to findings of the study teacher candidates support the idea that Ottoman language course should be elective at high schools instead of being compulsory. On the other hand they think that this course should not be offered at middle schools or primary schools either compulsorily or electively. Additionally the findings indicate that opinions of teacher candidates are affected by views of the political parties. Furthermore the teacher candidates state that they feel themselves sufficient to teach Ottoman language course. Yet this study reveals that although their reading skills are satisfactory, their writing skills are quite distant from being so. It is recommended that universities should enrich their education regarding Ottoman language with alternative approaches.

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