Analysis of Gülten Dayioğlu’s “Geli̇nci̇k series” books in terms of the value of human love and respect in teaching Turkish to foreigners

Abstract

One of the basic tools for teaching Turkish to foreigners is reading books. These books provide readers with important benefits such as improved vocabulary, written and oral expression, knowledge, and creativity. Thanks to these books, which have the task of conveying the language and culture to which they belong, it is possible to teach the target language through entertainment. Making learners of Turkish as a foreign language read qualified literary works of Turkish language and culture is of great importance in both language teaching and culture transfer. At this point, children’s books, with their simple language and content, can be considered among the works suitable for learners of Turkish as a foreign language. In this context, Gülten Dayıoğlu’s “Gelincik Series”, which consists of seventeen books written for children aged 8 and above, is among the basic reference works for teaching Turkish to foreigners. With pedagogical sensitivity and colorful, well-illustrated drawings, this series of books offers readers many values. “Gelincik Series” includes books that can play a leading role in introducing and teaching the Turkish language and culture to foreigners. This series can be used as one of the supplementary reading books to support the teaching of Turkish to foreigners. In this study, the values of human love and respect in Gülten Dayıoğlu’s children’s books published under the title “Gelincik Series” were examined, and the contribution of these values to the teaching of Turkish to foreigners was examined through a sample sentence.