In a bid to enhance Turkish language expertise amongst Arab college students, significantly Syrians, in Türkiye, Syrian businessperson Aswan Nahar runs the “Talaqi Project,” designed to assist Arabs combine into Turkish society and enhance intercultural understanding.
Shedding gentle on the significance of the venture, Nahar stated: “As a Syrian, I realized the essence of learning Turkish in order to establish social relations with the nationals. Hence, under this project, Syrians fleeing war and Arabs coming for various reasons to Türkiye for cultural, intellectual and productive goals must be provided with an opportunity to learn and adapt.”
Meanwhile, the pinnacle of the Turkish Department at Istanbul Language Education Institutions (AKDEM), Dr. Gülcan Bayrami, defined: “Türkiye’s popularity has increased with Turkish TV series, which attract around 5,000 students from 65 countries every year. We give 112 hours of Turkish lessons at A1 level and at the end of the training, they received an AKDEM Istanbul Language Education Institutions diploma.”
Nahar stated that she voluntarily took half in cultural, well being and academic initiatives and humanitarian support work in Syria. “I’ve been engaged on these initiatives for some time. In these initiatives, youngsters and youth are supplied with each schooling and employment alternatives in order that they’ll deal with themselves and their households,” she defined.
We have at all times seen Syrians as those on the receiving finish in Europe; nevertheless, I need them to be seen as givers this time. Sharing the small print of the venture, Nahar stated: We have each on-line and face-to-face courses. There are 19 college students enrolled in our face-to-face classes and 22 college students within the on-line courses. These classes will develop fundamental expertise in grammar, talking, listening, studying and writing.”
Another Turkish instructor, Esra Tuna Başoğlu who has been working at AKDEM for seven years, underlined college students aged 10-59 study Turkish on the middle.
“We thank Ms. Aswan for her efforts to encourage underprivileged students to learn and study. The class is a group of different nationalities, which creates a good fusion. We laugh at our mistakes and encourage each other to learn more. I also make mistakes sometimes. We only speak Turkish during the whole class and teach in a theatrical manner,” she added.
Similarly, Melike Demir, who additionally teaches Turkish, shared that there’s avid curiosity about studying Turkish.
“Some students who attended the classes had never been to Türkiye. They only know Türkiye through Turkish TV series. They often ask questions about Turkish culture, people and food,” Demir defined.
The course lasts about 5 weeks and profitable college students are introduced with varied awards in addition to academic scholarships for his or her future endeavors.
