BRAIN-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING TURKISH AS A MOTHER LANGUAGE

Abstract

The study which is based on brain-based approach to teaching as a mother language consists of two main parts. In the first part of the study, education systems having been performed in the world until the appearance of brain-based approach have been mentioned. In this context, the behavioural and cognitive approaches have been emphasized; constructıvıst approach developed in the brain-based approach was mentioned. In this way, reasons and conditions producing the understanding of brain-based approach have been determined. In the second part of the study, points to consider when performing the brainbased approach at teaching Turkish as mother language have been discussed. In this context, some points such as question as a balance tool during learning process, detailing process, limited process power of short-term memory, functions of episodic and semantical memories during mental preparation, communication environment and feeling of trust in learning process, cognitive function examples about the subject in learning process, process of data processing, graphic editors and images, functions of the right brain hemisphere and metaphor language's impact on learning process have been emphasized. Turkish courses have significant tools which can form basis for application of the brain-based approach strategy. Different types of text are the leading of these tools. Texts with different type characteristics as a teaching material are considered as significant tools in order to turn Turkish courses into a brain compatible process.

Keywords

• education systems having been performed in the world until the appearance of brain-based approach have been mentioned. In this context
• the behavioural and cognitive approaches have been emphasized; constructıvıst approach developed in the brain-based approach was mentioned. In this way
• reasons and conditions producing the understanding of brain-based approach have been determined. In the second part of the study
• points to consider when performing the brainbased approach at teaching Turkish as mother language have been discussed. In this context
• some points such as question as a balance tool during learning process
• detailing process
• limited process power of short-term memory
• functions of episodic and semantical memories during mental preparation
• communication environment and feeling of trust in learning process
• cognitive function examples about the subject in learning process
• process of data processing
• graphic editors and images
• Turkish Teaching
• Brain-Based Approach
• Memory
• Metaphor