“…Old grammartranslation teaching methods are used in textbooks and activities, and there is a shortage of materials to be used in lessons. In this context, many studies have been conducted to identify these deficiencies in the process of teaching Turkish as a foreign language (Açık, 2008;Altunkaya, 2021;Alyılmaz, 2010;Baskın & Toyran, 2021;Bekdaş, 2018;Biçer, Çoban & Bakır, 2014;Durmuş, 2013;Emin, 2016;Er, Biçer & Bozkırlı, 2012;Karababa, 2009;Mutlu & Ayrancı, 2017;Yaşar, Özden & Toprak, 2017). For example, Er et al (2012) stated the problems as the deficiencies in the materials used, the lack of curriculum, the inadequacy of the textbooks, and the problems in the methods and techniques.…”