| National Struggle and Mehmet Akif ERSOY - (2021-2022) ,“ National anthems, which are a manifestation of flag and patriotism, are the lines in which national feelings are best expressed. The National Anthem, which is the symbol of our independence, was written by Mehmet Akif Ersoy in the most depressed times of the Turkish nation, and was accepted as our national anthem in the Turkish Grand National Assembly on March 12, 1921. The event aims to share the meaning and importance of the day with our students.” |
| Spring Festival in Our Culture - (2021-2022) ,“ In Turkish culture, the spring season means "resurrection" and describes the calendar change. The importance of spring days in our culture is expressed in the oldest Turkish sources. Due to the national consciousness that was tried to be established with the Republic, the celebration of the "Spring Festival" with wider participation was encouraged, especially by Atatürk. In this context, the importance of the spring season will be emphasized and students' questions will be answered.” |
| Yunus Emre and the World Language Turkish - (2021-2022) ,“ The year 2021 was included among the anniversaries of commemoration and celebration by UNESCO due to the 700th anniversary of the death of Yunus Emre, one of the most important figures of Turkish language and culture. With the Circular published in the Official Gazette dated January 30, 2021, the year 2021 will be celebrated as the "Year of Yunus Emre and Turkish Language" by the Presidency. The conference, organized in this context, will be instrumental in reminding the young generations of Yunus Emre, who played an important role for Turkish language to gain the identity of the language of civilization.” |
| National Anthem Exhibition - (2021-2022) ,“ In the exhibition, the National Anthem and 6 poems that were eliminated from the National Anthem competition were exhibited. In addition, a poster presentation describing the conditions of the period was prepared.” |
| Mehmet Akif ERSOY and National Anthem Memorial Day - (2021-2022) ,“ At the meeting held to commemorate the legacy of our ancestors, our national anthem and our national poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy, I gave a speech titled "The National Anthem and Understanding Mehmet Akif ERSOY".” |
| National Struggle Diary Project - (2021-2022) ,“ I was assigned to edit the text for the "National Struggle Diary" project, which started in 2018 and ended in 2023.” |
| Democracy and National Unity Day - (2021-2022) ,“ On the anniversary of July 15, I made a speech on "July 15 and National Unity" upon the request of the Rector of our University.” |
| Women's İdentity in Our Culture - (2020-2021) ,“ A society develops according to the value given to women. Women have always been valued in Turkish folk culture. Women have been brought to important positions in Turkish political and social life. In the old Turkish state tradition, men and women have equal rights in terms of human values. This understanding of equality has continued to the present day. The importance of women in society has been the subject of proverbs, idioms, folk tales, and found a place in our epics. In this context, the place of women in Turkish folk culture was explained to our students.” |
| National Anthem Exhibition - (2020-2021) ,“ The National Anthem and 6 poems that were eliminated from the National Anthem competition were exhibited in the exhibition. In addition, a poster presentation describing the conditions of the period was also prepared.” |
| Adoption of the Latin Alphabet and Our Turkish - (2020-2021) ,“ Language discussions started with the adoption of the Latin alphabet on November 1, 1928. The subject of the possibilities of the Ottoman alphabet and the Latin alphabet has been the focus of every discussion. For this reason, it is aimed that our students first understand and recognize the concept of "alphabet", learn the development of the alphabet, and reveal the relevance of the alphabet change with the language.Prof. Dr. Ali AKAR: Muğla University, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Faculty Member has been invited as a guest speaker.” |
| Acceptance of the National Anthem and Mehmet Akif Ersoy - (2020-2021) ,“ National anthems are one of the common values of each society. National anthems, which are a manifestation of flag and patriotism, are the lines in which national feelings are best expressed. The National Anthem, which is the symbol of our independence, was written by Mehmet Akif Ersoy in the most depressed times of the Turkish nation, and was accepted as our national anthem in the Turkish Grand National Assembly on March 12, 1921. The event aims to share the meaning and importance of the day with our students.” |
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| Certificate Program in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language - (2016-2017) |
| ABILITY OF FOREIGNERS TO LEARN OF TURKISH - (2011-2012) ,“ ABSTRACT In this research, the foreign teaching personnel’s Turkish learning abilities who serve in our country, their interest in Turkish and the Turkish culture have been researched and their mistakes in the usage of Turkish have been evaluated. The research has been limited with the foreign teaching staff from various departments in the Izmir University of Economics. While searching publications and studies about documentary searching methods, statistical model is used for scanning. The data was collected through a semi-structured Interview Form that included open and closed-ended questions. The Izmir University of Economics has the necessary education language and has many elective languages to offer as a university. For this reason the university has many foreign teachers that come from various countries. Many foreign teachers from Europe, America, Africa and Asian Countries work in the Izmir University of Economics. These teaching personnel’s, inside and outside the university are surrounded by Turkish culture. In the introduction of Turkish culture, Turkish has great importance. When thought very generally, with the cultures knowing one another, bonding, the removal of prejudice and the development of international peace, these foreign teachers learning Turkish and the Turkish culture, will play an important role. In research, the interest towards Turkish abilities and Turkish culture by the foreign nationals that work in our country, have been researched by examining; the teaching staff’s age, gender, the country they came from, how they learnt Turkish, and the time they have lived in Turkey. As a result; out of 55 full time foreign personnel’s in the Izmir University of Economics; the women’s teaching personnel’s percentage with the men’s, showed that the ones whose age was younger compared to the others when using a language is involved, are more successful. That the teaching personnel’s who come from the Asian continent, Turkish abilities are shown to be higher and more successful in teaching language than the teaching personnel’s who come from the European, American and the African continents has been concluded. The foreign teaching personnel’s who have worked in Turkey for a long time have been more successful in learning a language, the teaching personnel’s differences between their successes and skills have been shown that an important difference wasn’t found, and the teaching personnel’s who are happy with living in Turkey and learning Turkish are shown to be more successful in learning a language. The mistakes when using Turkish made by the foreign teaching personnel’s are also taken place. Key Words: Learning Turkish as a foreign language, foreign teaching staff, Turkish ability, a variety of variables, Izmir University of Economics.” |
| Sofra Kültürü ve Atatürk’ün Fikir Sofrası - (2010-2011) ,“ Konferans ve Radyo Tiyatrosu” |
| 10. Yıl Oratoryosu - (2010-2011) ,“ 10. Yıl Oratoryo Söz Yarışması, Proje Tasarımı ” |
| Yazar Ayşe Kilimci ile Söyleşi - (2010-2011) ,“ Kadın Olmanın Getirisi- Götürüsü/ 8 Mart Dünya Kadınlar Günü Etkinliği” |
