Author(s): Yasemin AÅCI
Abstract In this study, it is stated that association technique is significant and has some benefits in teaching Turkish as a foreign language since by way of this technique the learners may develop communication skills which is one of the significant purposes in foreign language teaching. As the technique is derived from mental functions of brain, it is viewed as a beneficial way for improving especially written and oral language skills. It has been already known that language and brain are interconnected and language learners may remember lots of information through associations that emerge in their brains. In fact, by considering human minds way of working, many outputs can be obtained in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. Moreover, the association technique is seen as a way to teach new words in foreign language teaching. The aim of the study is to demonstrate that foreign language learners can benefit from association technique by coding the knowledge and using the associations taking place in their minds. It is obvious that learners’ language skills develop as they use associations. This study is composed through literature review. When today’s significant teaching approaches that are constructivist and communicative are integrated with association technique in classroom, the teaching activities can be more effectual since the brain’s coding system is used in this process. Hereby, by the way of this technique learners can associate the previous information with new ones and can improve language skills
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