National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
Abstract
This article explores the effectiveness of a newly-launched, technology-rich
approach in the classes of a less commonly taught language,
Turkish; it is one of the rare studies on the proficiency level of students
of Turkish as a foreign language, and it provides valuable feedback
on new ways of teaching and learning a second language that
might help the development of future strategies in the field. Both
proficiency and course evaluation significantly improved with the
new, deeper approach compared to control groups. The study is a
unique contribution and a real opening to approaches in which students
are placed as curriculum builders and the language instructor
plays a role of facilitator in the management of rich online resources,
blending face-to-face interactions and learning support with online
activities