EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING TO TEACH VOCABULARY IN TURKISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE COURSE

Vocabulary is a vital part of language to transmit feeling and thought correctly. Therefore one of the fundamental parts of teaching foreign language is to acquire vocabulary. Used methods to teach vocabulary must be effective and permanent. Aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of cooperative learning methods on teaching Turkish vocabulary for foreigners. The research was conducted with 27 students of International Computer High School of Bucharest during three weeks. Gain between control and treatment groups is statistically significant (p < 0.05) in this experimental research, including pretest and post test. Also in permanency test, which is applied after one month, results are statistically significant (p < 0.05). To sum up the students in treatment group are more successful than the students in control group.