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This study aims to reveal how to construct mother tongue education according to Turkish language teachers. To this end, the study is designed as a case study design, one of qualitative research methods. Face- to- face interviews were conducted with 15 teachers through an open-ended interview form including 7 questions. The data were analyzed through content analysis, appropriate themes were determnied and teachers’ views were interpreted under themes. Teachers reported that the fundamental goal was to make students acquire written and oral expression skills in mother tongue education in secondary schools. The teachers emphasize the necessity of improving reading, writing, listening and speaking skills based on the main objective. According to teachers, the improvement of language and 21st century skills should be aimed in mother tongue education. Teachers emphasize that the students should be taught the awareness of language learning and the need of cultural transfer by means of the fact that Turkish language course is a mother tongue education. According to teachers, national consciousness should be acquired as part of the courses. Grammar teaching should be fulfilled based on the text and practice in a way that it promotes skills within the scope of functional approach. Teachers note that lesson hours should be at least 6 hours at all class levels and that technology should be benefitted effectively properly for meaningful and permanent learning.

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