TURKISH COURSE FOR CHILDREN
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PASS ON THE RICH TURKISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TO YOUR CHILDREN?
The Yunus Emre Institute London, with its experienced and expert team, continues various activities on different platforms to preserve and promote Turkish language and culture. In this regard, courses, trainings, and workshops are organized to introduce Turkish language, music, art, and culture.
Due to the high demand, our institute has decided to offer “Turkish Language and Turkish Culture for Children” classes to convey Turkey’s rich history, language, and cultural heritage to the future founders in London.
Scientific criteria show that the process of language acquisition/learning is more effective and easier at a young age. When children are introduced to the target language at an early age, the process of acquiring/learning the language occurs more rapidly. Thanks to this early start, children not only learn to speak the targeted language correctly and fluently but also have the opportunity to become acquainted with the cultural background of the language, including its literary and aesthetic aspects.
Since language and culture are two integrated fundamental elements, language education is presented along with culture. Regarding that, alongside the Turkish language, Turkish culture will also be presented to the children in accordance with our institute’s vision and mission. The classes will be held face-to-face in our institute’s language classrooms. The Turkish language will be taught in the lessons provided by our expert and experienced Turkish language teachers, utilizing various activities with suitable teaching techniques and methods.
Turkish language will be taught with appropriate curricula prepared for bilingual and foreign children according to their levels and age groups. The “Türkçe Öğreniyorum Seti,” prepared by the Yunus Emre Institute Turkish Education Directorate, will be used as source material. This set, consisting of a textbook, workbook, and listening recordings, is designed for children who want to learn Turkish at Turkish Culture Centers. In addition to this set, the books “Çocuklar İçin Türkçe” and “Resimlerle Kelime Öğreniyorum” from Yunus Emre Institute publications will be used. Also, the Ministry of National Education’s “Türkçe ve Türk Kültürü” sets will be used as materials. Alongside these resources, teachers will provide various worksheets and materials suitable for students’ levels.
Children enrolled in Turkish and Turkish Culture classes will benefit from our institute’s library, which consists of approximately 10,000 Turkish books, and will have the opportunity to participate in various activities of our Culture Center representing Türkiye in London. Additionally, contributions and support will be provided to children’s socio-cultural lives through various cultural and artistic activities such as paper marbling, Karagöz-Hacivat, concerts, exhibitions, calligraphy, illuminations, and more.
The program, planned as three lessons per week, will transfer Turkish and Turkish Culture theoretically in the first and second lessons, and practical exercises will be conducted in the third lesson. The course program, prepared according to the academic calendar of schools, is designed to last for 17 weeks. Our classes, determined according to the age groups of children, are as follows:
Level 1 Course Schedule (Saturday)
| Term 1st | Term 2nd | Term 3nd |
| February 03rd – March 23rd (7 weeks) | April 20th – May 25th
(6 weeks) |
June 22nd – July 13rd
(4 weeks) |
Course Hours
| Saturday (In Person) | 7-9 age group (Level 1) |
10-13 age group (Level 1) |
14-16 age group
(Level 1) |
| Lesson 1st | 10.00-10.40 | 12.30-13.10 | 15.00-15.40 |
| Break | 10.40-10.50 | 13.10-13.20 | 15.40-15.50 |
| Lesson 2nd | 10.50-11.30 | 13.20-14.00 | 15.50-16.30 |
| Break | 11.30-11.40 | 14.00-14.10 | 16.30-16.40 |
| Lesson 3rd | 11.40-12.20 | 14.10-14.50 | 16.40-17.20 |
Level 2 Course Schedule (Sunday)
| Term 1st | Term 2nd | Term 3nd |
| February 04th – March 24th (7 weeks) | April 21st – May26th
(6 weeks) |
June 23rd – July14th
(4 weeks) |
Course Hours
| Sunday (In Person) | 7-9 age group
(Level 2) |
10-13 age group (Level 2)
|
14-16 age group
(Level 2) |
| Lesson 1st | 10.00-10.40 | 12.30-13.10 | 15.00-15.40 |
| Break | 10.40-10.50 | 13.10-13.20 | 15.40-15.50 |
| Lesson 2nd | 10.50-11.30 | 13.20-14.00 | 15.50-16.30 |
| Break | 11.30-11.40 | 14.00-14.10 | 16.30-16.40 |
| Lesson 3rd | 11.40-12.20 | 14.10-14.50 | 16.40-17.20 |
Our common goal is for children to learn and enjoy the Turkish language and culture as they go through the learning process. Creating a classroom environment where children’s interests and needs are valued, and where they can express themselves easily and comfortably, while fostering both enjoyment and learning, is one of the primary objectives of our center. We are thrilled about the prospect of connecting with your children on this course. This course has been crafted with immense dedication; we have meticulously planned every detail, and we believe that, with your valued participation in this process, our bond will only grow stronger.
Without Materials
Saturday Level 1
Sunday Level 2
With Materials
Saturday Level 1
Sunday Level 2