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Milli Egitim, vol.50, no.Special Issue 1, pp.145-171, 2021 (Scopus)
One of the problems encountered in teaching Turkish to foreign children, especially in preschool ages, is the lack of materials. The aim of the study is to identify noun+verb collocations used for communication by 4-5-6 years old children who are native speakers for Turkish and to prepare data for the materials to be used for Turkish language teaching for foreign children at the same age. In this study, the observation technique from qualitative research approach was used. Since the use of natural language of children was examined in the study, the non-participant observation type of the observation technique was used. The sample group of the study consists of native Turkish speakers between the ages of 4-5 and 6 who study at İzmir/Karşıyaka Suzan Divrik Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School Practice Kindergarten. A total of 45 students, 10 from the age of 4, 16 from the age of 5 and 19 from the age of 6, participated in the study. The data of the study was obtained by collecting 120 minutes of audio record from students of all ages and totally 360 minutes of audio record, and by completing observation forms we had prepared. Situation analysis and content analysis were used to analyze the study data. The audio records were transcribed into transcription and transferred to Microsoft Excel. As a result, noun+verb collocations formed with free verbs and light verbs for the materials to be used in Turkish education of preschool foreign children were obtained and listed