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Language is one of the most significant problems experienced by foreign students in the countries they migrated to. These students’ having problems especially in speaking and understanding the local language makes proposing a solution important. In this respect, it is believed that peer teaching method can be a useful option. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of peer teaching on the Turkish learning process of foreign students (Syrian). Nonrandomized control group pre-test/post-test model, one of the semi-experimental research designs, was used. The sample of the study consisted of 92 foreign students (Syrian) in a primary school in Nizip district of Gaziantep. Among the participating group, 50 of them were in the experimental and 42 were in the control groups. Students in the experimental group were subjected to peer teaching practices prepared by researchers and lasting 5 weeks. In the process of analyzing the data, the t-test was used to compare between the experimental and control groups. As a result of the research, findings were obtained showing that peer teaching has a positive effect on the Turkish learning process of foreign students. Some suggestions were offered considering the findings and results of the present study.

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