Use of language learning strategies in the comprehension of Turkish as a foreign language in gifted individuals

Abstract

Language is a systematic and human-oriented skill that is activated through reading, writing, listening, and speaking, accompanied by structural units made up of sounds, meanings and forms constructed by the consensus of individuals and formed in the brain, which is a highly complex mechanism. Hence, for these strategies to be effective, it is critical that foreign language learners are able to methodically understand texts produced in the target language. Language learning strategies are certain acts, behaviors, procedures, or approaches that people typically employ on a conscious basis to accelerate their acquisition of a second language. In this study, the use of vocabulary and language learning strategies by gifted individuals in making sense of Turkish as a foreign language was investigated. The study reveals that the use of language learning strategies by gifted individuals in making sense of Turkish as a foreign language is important. It is predicted that the information in the study will contribute to the knowledge background on language learning strategies in gifted individuals.