language – Selman Tunc https://selmantunc.com.tr Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:12:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://selmantunc.com.tr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-tumblr_inline_oglumuMbgO1tyldvk_540-150x150-1-32x32.jpg language – Selman Tunc https://selmantunc.com.tr 32 32 amerikan ingilzcesi ve ingilzi ingilizcesinde farkli olan kelimeler https://selmantunc.com.tr/language/amerikan-ingilzcesi-ve-ingilzi-ingilizcesinde-farkli-olan-kelimeler/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:12:50 +0000 https://selmantunc.com.tr/?p=3522 Amerikan İngilizcesi (American English) ile İngiliz İngilizcesi (British English) aynı dili konuşmamızı sağlar ama özellikle günlük hayatta kullanılan bazı kelimelerde farklılık gösterir. Aşağıda, aynı şeyi ifade eden ama farklı kelimelerle anlatılan yaygın örnekler var. gnregitim

Ev ve şehir yaşamı

Aynı şey / anlama İngiliz İngilizcesi Amerikan İngilizcesi
Asansör lift anadolukoleji elevator anadolukoleji
Daire (ev) flat anadolukoleji apartment anadolukoleji
Gecekondu / bina block of flats anadolukoleji apartment building newone.com
Tatil (gezi) holiday anadolukoleji vacation anadolukoleji
Kiralık ev rented flat/house anadolukoleji rental apartment/house newone.com

Örnek:

  • İngiliz: We live in a flat in London.
  • Amerikan: We live in an apartment in Chicago.

Yol ve ulaşım

Aynı şey / anlama İngiliz İngilizcesi Amerikan İngilizcesi
Otobüs durağı bus stop englishcentral bus stop (benzer) englishcentral
Tren istasyonu railway station englishcentral train station englishcentral
Otoyol motorway englishcentral highway / freeway englishcentral
Trafik (duraklama) queue / traffic jam englishcentral traffic jam englishcentral

Örnek:

  • İngiliz: The M1 is a busy motorway.
  • Amerikan: The interstate is a busy highway.

Gıda ve alışveriş

Aynı şey / anlama İngiliz İngilizcesi Amerikan İngilizcesi
Bisküvi biscuit englishcentral cookie englishcentral
Patates kızartması chips englishcentral French fries englishcentral
Tatlı (patates) chips (tatlı) englishcentral regular fries englishcentral
Çantamı (market) shopping bag englishcentral grocery bag / shopping bag englishcentral

Örnek:

  • İngiliz: I’ll have chips with my fish.
  • Amerikan: I’ll have French fries with my burger.

Renk, yazım ve sıfat

Kelime (anlam) İngiliz İngilizcesi Amerikan İngilizcesi
Renk (color) colour anadolukoleji color anadolukoleji
Merkez centre anadolukoleji center anadolukoleji
Koruma (savunma) defence anadolukoleji defense anadolukoleji
Hızlıca (hız) quickly anadolukoleji quickly (aynı) anadolukoleji
Örgütlenmek organise preply organize preply

Örnek:

  • İngiliz: This is a colour TV.
  • Amerikan: This is a color TV.

Zaman ve günlük dil

  • Tatil vakti:

    • İngiliz: I’m going on holiday next week. anadolukoleji
    • Amerikan: I’m going on vacation next week. newone.com

  • Hafta sonu:

    • Her ikisi de “weekend” kelimesini kullanır ama telaffuz farkı olabilir. englishcentral

İstersen, senin seviyene göre bir kelimeler listesi (ör. “A1 için 20 kelime farkı”) de derleyebilirim ve her kelime için birer cümle örneği yapabilirim.

]]> Why is Turkiye lagging behind in language education? https://selmantunc.com.tr/language/why-is-turkiye-lagging-behind-in-language-education/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:31:55 +0000 https://selmantunc.com.tr/?p=3510 Turkiye lags behind in language education, particularly English proficiency, due to systemic issues in its teaching methods and infrastructure. According to EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) data, Turkiye consistently ranks in the “very low proficiency” category, around 47th-50th out of 60+ countries, despite rising scores over years. dergipark.org

Exam-Oriented Teaching

The primary reason is an exam-focused approach prioritizing grammar rules, vocabulary memorization, and multiple-choice tests over communicative skills like speaking and listening. Students spend years studying English but graduate unable to converse, as teaching uses grammar-translation methods instead of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). hltmag.co

Poor Teacher Training and Resources

Many teachers lack strong communicative proficiency themselves, trained via the same flawed system, with insufficient professional development and limited real-life language use. Classrooms are overcrowded (often 40+ students), lacking technology, materials, and native exposure; some schools even lack dedicated English teachers. paturkey

Linguistic and Cultural Barriers

Turkish is agglutinative with vowel harmony and different word order from English, causing pronunciation and grammar challenges; plus, minimal daily English exposure outside urban areas hinders practice. reddit

Key Issue Impact Source
Exam Focus No speaking skills despite high grammar knowledge hltmag.co
Teacher Quality Inadequate training, overcrowded classes files.eric.ed
Limited Practice No real-life use or immersion hltmag.co
Structural Differences Pronunciation/grammar hurdles reddit
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