Education and language policies in 9th, 10th and 11th grade language and literature textbooks in post-independence Kyrgyzstan

Language, which is one of the factors that determine the future of society, has an important place in the development of the education system. Language is not just a means of communication. It is also a means of understanding spiritual values. In this thesis, language and literature textbooks and programs prepared for 9th, 10th and 11th grades in educational institutions whose teaching language is Kyrgyz Turkish are examined. The importance of the study is to contribute to the effectiveness of teaching Kyrgyz language and literature in schools whose teaching language is Kyrgyz Turkish, to emphasize the importance of culture in literature teaching, to support the inclusion of important literary works from the Turkish world to the Kyrgyz literature program. Findings related to the study were collected by the document review method. When the content of the study is considered, there is an analysis of how language policy is applied in language and literature textbooks as well as an analysis of researches in the related literature; and the effective methods for teaching Kyrgyz language and literature are discussed in schools where the language of instruction is Kyrgyz Turkish. In the study it has been observed that there are various problems in teaching Kyrgyz Turkish as a state language due to the reasons such as students' difficulties in accessing the textbooks and the contents of textbooks which are not open to innovations.