RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi

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The latest version of the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR), which aims to systematize the foreign language learning and teaching processes among the member states of the Council of Europe, was published in April 2020 with the title of CEFR Supplementary Volume. CEFR, which is important in terms of presenting the process of acquiring communicative language proficiency in a foreign language in the form of a composition, is a reference text for the discipline of teaching Turkish to foreigners. Linguistic competencies which are a component of communicative language competencies are defined as the knowledge of formal means and the ability to use these means that can create and express appropriate and meaningful messages (TELC, 2013). Since these competencies are directly related to the ability to construct well-formed expressions and sentences in accordance with the rules specific to the language in question, they act as a bridge in terms of communication. When the literature review was made, it was determined that there was no comparative study in the context of linguistic competencies between the first (2001) and the last (2020) versions of CEFR. Based on the relevant context, in this study, it was aimed to examine the linguistic competencies that constitute a sub-title of communicative language competencies, and it was aimed to compare the grammatical competencies expressed in the first version (2001) and the linguistic competencies stated in the last version (2020). The data obtained within the scope of the study were compiled through document analysis, which is one of the qualitative research techniques. The results of the research indicate that some changes have been made in the descriptive and language levels in the scales given within the scope of linguistic competencies in the CEFR. It is detected that the changes made in the context of the descriptor were mostly made on the Phonological Control scale; It was determined that Pre-A1 language level was added to other scales except Phonological Control scale, and existing descriptors for the relevant language level were also created in the General Linguistic Range and Grammatical Accuracy scales.