An analysis on the tendencies of articles published in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners and their compliance with academic text preparation principles

The aim of this study is to determine the trends of the articles in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners between 2005 and 2019 and their compliance with the principles of academic text preparation. In the study in accordance with the qualitative research method, the data were collected by document review/scanning model. The material of the study consists of 582 research articles in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners and whose full text has been obtained. During the data collection process, data collection tools were used, which were shaped by the researcher in line with the expert opinion. "Academic-Text Trend Determination Form" was used to determine the trends of the studies. In order to determine the conformity of the research articles to academic text preparation principles, the "Article Check Form" was used. Descriptive analysis (frequency and percentage) techniques were used in the analysis of the data obtained by data collection tools. As a result of the research, the trends of the articles on teaching Turkish to foreigners are as follows; It was determined that a significant portion of the articles were made in accordance with the qualitative research method, and the articles in the field of "listening" skills were limited / inadequate in terms of quantity compared to other learning areas. Considering the distribution of the studies by the years they were published, it was determined that the least work was done in 2005, 2012, and there has been an increasing trend since 2012. When evaluated in the context of academic text preparation principles, it was determined that the articles had appropriate qualities in general. The results of the study reveal that it is necessary to focus on quantitative and mixed method studies and the listening learning area in the research to be made in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners. While preparing academic texts, more attention should be paid to the principles of academic-text preparation. Key words: Teaching Turkish to foreigners, academic writing, principles, trends