The Turkish Morphological Deviations Made by Students at Turcology Department of Tuzla University in Bosnia Herzegovina Federation

Morphology is very significant in Turkish which is known as the most typical example of agglutinative languages. Morphology is closely related to phonology, syntax and semantics and it is considered as the backbone of Turkish language by leading Turcologists. Therefore, it is really important to teach morphology of Turkish not only to native speakers but also to foreigners. Teaching Turkish as a foreign language has gained importance in recent years. That task is carried out by Turkish Teaching Centers in Turkey and by Yunus Emre Institute and Ministry of National Education abroad. The Turcology departments abroad are supported by these institutions in terms of material and teaching staff. This study was carried out in the Turkish Language and Literature Department of Tuzla University in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A total of 46 students from the first, second, third and fourth grades participated in the study. The aim of the study is to identify the morphological deviations from standard Turkish. For this, face-to-face and individual interviews were conducted with students in accordance with the semi-structured interview technique. These interviews were recorded with a voice recorder and then these recordings were transcribed. Finally, the morphological deviations in these records were identified and classified under certain headings. As a result of the study, it was determined that the students had serious problems especially in the correct use of the case and possessive suffixes, the choice of correct tense and the correct use of derivational noun suffixes . It is thought that the data obtained here will shed light on the material and curriculum that will be prepared for teaching Turkish as a foreign language.

Keywords

Teaching Turkish as a forgin langugae, morphology, deviations, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Turcology