Evaluation of speaking skills in distance education in terms of language functions during the pandemic period

In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the speaking skills of students learning Turkish as a Foreign Language. In this direction, descriptive method was used, The study group of this research consists of B2 level students who learned Turkish as a foreign language between 15.01.2021 and 15.05.2021 at Gazi TÖMER in Ankara. In order to evaluate the speaking studies of the B2 level, it was taken into account that the students had completed the B2 level. The study will be carried out with 20 students in B2 level. The online speaking club and speaking lessons attended by the students were recorded by the researcher and these records were transcribed via Google Document. The expressions used by the students during their speeches are marked on the line with the appropriate function in the "List of Language Functions" specified in the Program for Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language prepared by the Turkish Maarif Foundation. The frequency and percentage analyses of the marked functions were analysed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) Windows 2.0 program. In addition, students speaking anxiety was evaluated with a survey form. The survey form was prepared in line with the opinions of field experts. At the end of the research, it was aimed to explain the relationship between the language functions used by the students depending on their speech anxiety.