The Language Cafe Has Opened

The Language Cafe Has been inaugurated at İZÜ with the aim of enhancing students language skills. Through this Project, students will not only improve their language proficiency but also establish social and cultural connections.

The openin ceremony of the “Language Cafe” Project, launched at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (İZÜ), has taken place. Organized in collaboration with İZÜ’s Health, Culture, and Sports Department (SKS) and the Youth Office, the event was attended by İZÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmed Cevat Acar, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail küçük, Secretary General Dr. Fatih Hasdemir, SKS Department Head Hülya Şekerci, Corporate Communication and promotion Department Head Ömer Çakkal, Libary and Documentation Department Head Kasım Çelik, and Financial Affairs Department Head Nuri Aktemur, along with academic and administrative staff and students.

“Being Multilingual Is an Important Matter for Our Nation”
In his brief speech at the opening of the cafe, İZÜ Rector  Prof. Acar stated , “I would like to thank everyone who brought this wonderful idea to life. Multilingualism is a topic that has always been important to our noble turkish nation. At İZÜ, we provide education in three different languages: Turkish, English, and Arabic. Unfortunately, foreign language teaching is often focused solely on grammar and linguistic rules. However, this approach can create a dangerous sitiuation in terms of Science and education. What is truly important here is the ability to communicate and connect with people who speak different languages. Thanks to the Language Cafe, our students will overcome their fears. Making grammatical mistakes here is allowed ; what matters ,s the abilityu to Express oneself. Additionally, our faculty members, who are responsible for Turkish, Arabic and English, will provide support to our students.”.

SKS Department Head Hülya Şekerci stated that the Language Cafe serves as a point of cultural interaction. She emphasized that this enviroment, which offers the opportunity to practice in Turkish, English, and Arabic, has created a sense of “language brotherhood” among students. Şekerci also pointed out that through this Project, students will not only be able to practice their language skills but also strengthen their cultural connections.