Book Reading Habits of People Who are Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language (Example of Kyrgyzstan)

Abstract

As from the acquisition of the skill in the language acquisition and learning process, until the competent reader level is reached and afterwards, the reading skill and action should be constantly improved. For this reason, reading should be in the habit of language learners. Accordingly, in this study, it was aimed to determine the Turkish book reading habits of students studying Turkish in Kyrgyzstan. In the study, phenomenology (phenomenology), one of the qualitative research designs, was used as it was aimed to reveal the existing situation regarding the determination of the Turkish book reading habits of the students studying Turkish in Kyrgyzstan. The working group of the research consists of 132 Kyrgyz students studying at the Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Turkey Turkish Education and Training Center (TTÖMER).Convenient (easily accessible) sampling method was used to determine the working group. In the collection of data in the research, the opinions of the Kyrgyz students on Turkish reading habits were collected with a semi-structured interview form. The scale used in the research was presented to the students as a questionnaire form online by the researchers. The data collection process was carried out on a voluntary basis and the students were informed about the purpose of the study. As a result, it has been determined that Kyrgyz students who learn Turkey Turkish as a foreign language read books in Turkish for travel and education, the books they read increase their Turkish vocabulary, accelerate their language learning, and improve their speaking and writing in the target language.