International Journal of Progressive Education
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International Journal of Progressive Education 2021, Vol. 17(6) 270-288

Use of the Web Adventure Method in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language (Example of A2 Level)

Vedat Halitoğlu

pp. 270 - 288   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2021.382.19

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In this study, a three-week sample application for the use of the WebQuest method in Turkish language teaching was developed, and the effectiveness of the application was tried to be determined through a 'achievement test' and students' views. The study employed the mixed methods design, in the quantitative stage of the study, experimental and control groups of 28 people each with similar Turkish language levels were formed randomly among foreign students studying Turkish at Alaaddin Keykubat University. The WebQuest method was used in the experimental group while the traditional teaching method was used in the control group. A 'achievement test' was applied to the groups as a pre-test and post-test, and the results were analyzed with the SPSS 25 software. In the qualitative stage of the study, the control group's views on the teaching process were obtained through interview forms, mails, and focus groups, and the obtained data were subjected to content analysis in the Nvivo 12 software to reveal codes and themes. To increase the content validity of the theme achievement test, more than one expert was consulted. The study found that the Turkish teaching process involving the use of the WebQuest method was more effective.

Keywords: Keywords: Language, Education, Technology

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Halitoglu, V. (2021). Use of the Web Adventure Method in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language (Example of A2 Level). International Journal of Progressive Education, 17(6), 270-288. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2021.382.19

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Halitoglu, V. (2021). Use of the Web Adventure Method in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language (Example of A2 Level). International Journal of Progressive Education, 17(6), pp. 270-288.

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Halitoglu, Vedat (2021). "Use of the Web Adventure Method in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language (Example of A2 Level)". International Journal of Progressive Education 17 (6):270-288. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2021.382.19

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