Simplification of the Folk Tale Named Danişment Gazi at B1 Level

Abstract

This research aimed to adapt the folk story Danışment Gazi, one of the important works of Turkish folk literature, to the B1 language level and to develop activities for teaching the Turkish language in line with this adaptation. The main goal of the research was to make the Danışment Gazi story suitable for students with low language levels by preserving its original structure and to design activities for language teaching in this process. In this context, an approach based on the design and development model was adopted and qualitative research methods such as content analysis were used. The process of simplifying the story was carried out by simplifying complex structures and cultural expressions without increasing the language level. In this way, students at the B1 level were able to understand the text more easily, and the main messages, character traits and plot of the story were preserved. In addition, the universal themes integrated into the text aimed to make students aware of Turkish culture. Following the simplified text, activities were designed to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. These activities aimed to reinforce students' linguistic skills and ensure that they understand the story. The activities were diversified for different language skills and prepared in a way that was suitable for each skill. The research results show that the text adaptation process and the created activities are quite useful in terms of Turkish language teaching. In addition, it was emphasized that folk tales can be used as an effective source in language learning and that it is important to integrate cultural elements into language teaching. It was concluded that future studies should make Turkish language teaching more effective and comprehensive by conducting more comprehensive research on text adaptations and activity designs.