A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF KEYWORDS USED IN RESEARCH ON TEACHING TURKISH TO FOREIGNERS

The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of use of keywords in master's theses in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners. The sample of the study consists of 236 master's theses published in YÖK National Thesis Centre between 2022-2024. As a result of the study, 557 keywords were identified in the theses. The total frequency of use of these keywords is 1018. These identified keywords were categorised according to subject headings based on the topics in the literature. These titles are; linguistics, language teaching, Turkish teaching in the world and in Turkey, language skills, listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills, writing skills, vocabulary teaching, grammar teaching, culture teaching, language teaching methods and techniques, language teaching theories, Turkish as a foreign language teaching programme, use of materials and technological tools in teaching Turkish as a foreign language, competences of Turkish instructors, competences of foreign students, studies in the literature, measurement and evaluation. At the end of the research, it was determined that the most frequently used keywords in the literature were respectively the use of materials and technological tools in teaching Turkish as a foreign language, reading skills, language teaching, culture teaching, vocabulary teaching and linguistics. Keywords: Teaching Turkish to foreigners, keyword, content analysis.