This multiplier event of “LANGUAGE TREE” project is a face-to-face international symposium hosted by Institution for Turkish Studies, Integration and Research. The symposium will focus on bilingualism and language teaching of immigrants. In the papers selected to be presented at the symposium, priority will be given to studies on the language needs of bilingual Turkish youth in Europe and young immigrants in Türkiye, who are also the target group of the project. In addition, “Speaking Skills Needs Analysis for Bilingual Turkish Youth in Europe and Young Immigrants in Türkiye"and "Curriculum of Interactive Speaking Activities", which are among the results of the project, will be presented and discussed in two special sessions in this symposium.

Teaching Turkish as a foreign language

Teaching Turkish as a foreign language in the world

Use of Technology in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

Teaching Turkish as a foreign language and interculturality

Teaching Turkish as a foreign language to children

Language policies in teaching Turkish as a heritage language/foreign language

Current practices, problems and solutions in teaching Turkish as a foreign language

Bilingualism/ multilingualism

Bilingualism/ multilingualism and interculturality

The future of teaching Turkish to bilinguals

Teaching Turkish to immigrants

Language training of bilinguals and immigrants and NGOs

Bilingualism/ multilingualism and language policies in the family

Teaching Turkish as a heritage language in Europe

Current practices, problems and solutions in teaching Turkish as a heritage language