Language of education of the Master Program in Foreign Language Teaching is Turkish. However, due to its being a sub-field of Linguistics, it is highly significant for the students to have a command of at least one foreign language, both in terms of having a distinct sensitivity for the language system in general and being able to follow the studies in the field. Having a Bachelor’s degree in the field is not a prerequisite for the application. Yet, Scientific Preparation is a must for the candidates with a different major. 

The main objective of the program is to provide adequate qualifications with a view to provide solutions to the major problems of the field and to conduct original research based on scientific theories and criteria.

Graduates of the Master Program in Foreign Language Teaching can identify the basic concepts of foreign language teaching and linguistics, explain the concepts related with foreign language teaching and the subfields of linguistics, integrate knowledge acquired from the theoretical and practical fields of foreign language teaching and linguistics with the information obtained from different related disciplines, describe the universal aspects of languages and their uses according to different communicational goals, practice the methods and techniques that are used in L1 & foreign language teaching, produce materials compatible with these methods and techniques and organize appropriate educational settings, use scientific methods and techniques in the studies, develop and deepen knowledge related with the field to the proficiency level by taking cultural, scientific, and ethic values into consideration and using metacognitive skills.

Turkish