UALR’s Turkic Cultural Student Association now offers free Turkish language classes, providing students with an opportunity to learn a critical and widely used foreign language.

The class is considered an extracurricular activity and is focused on business and personal travel skills. It meets from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays in Stabler Hall Room 202. Though the class began on Feb. 24, anyone interested in joining is welcome.

The course is designed to teach participants basic conversation skills. In-class activities combine grammar instruction and cultural exchanges in a warm atmosphere. Over Turkish tea and snacks, class attendants learn to introduce themselves, understand and have daily dialogues, and succeed in business and tourist trips to Turkish-speaking regions without needing to speak English.

As Turkey expands its participation in the global community, the need for skilled speakers is bound to rise as well. Corporations, governments, and other organizations promoting cooperation in the Middle East work more and more with Turkey and Turkish businesses.  

Turkish belongs to a family of languages spoken in eastern Europe, central Asia, and Siberia. Each language in this family is closely similar to Turkish, opening up Turkish speakers to a wider realm of geopolitical significance.

For more information, contact UALRTurkishCourse@gmail.com or visit the Department of International and Second Language Studies in Stabler Hall Room 301.