COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SYLLABUS DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ING 2002 SYLLABUS DESIGN COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH KÜLEKÇI

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explore the adjustment of Turkey s language policy in response to the global influence of English at different levels of Turkish national education as an indication of the status that English holds in the country by investigating the macro policy changes in connection with micro level implementations based on available research, official documents, and curriculum documents.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   . Understanding basic terminology about English Language teaching programs
2   Knowing the historical development of English Language teaching programs
3   Understanding the content of English Language teaching programs
4   Learning the methods, techniques and materials used in curriculum development
5   Knowing the characteristics of effective language teachers

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An Introduction to Teaching Programmes in the field of education
2 Methods, techniques and materials used in curriculum development
3 Basic terminology in English Language Teaching Curriculum Development
4 The historical development of English Language Teaching Programs in Turkey
5 The investigation of English Language Teaching Curriculum within the last 15 years in the light of some criteria
6 Assessment of English Language Teaching Programs
7 The characteristics of effective language teachers
8 General Revision, Course Evaluation, Mid Term
9 The Evaluation of Primary School English Language Curricula
10 The Evaluation of Primary School English Language Curricula
11 The Evaluation of Secondary School English Language Curricula
12 The Evaluation of Secondary School English Language Curricula
13 Discussing the deficiencies of English Language Teaching Programs
14 Case Study: The evaluation of English Language Teaching Programs in terms of MEB coursebooks
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Swan, M. (2012). Thinking about language teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ornstein, A.C. ve Hunkins, F. P. (2009). Curriculum: Foundations, principles and issues. US: Pearson
Hewitt, T. (2006). Understanding and shaping curriculum: What we teach and why. California: Sage Publications Inc.
Council of Europe (2001). Common European framework of reference for languages: Learning,aching, assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Posner, G. (1995). Analysing the curriculum. US: McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Supplementary Book(s):
Yurdakul, B. (2010). Yapılandırmacılık. Demirel, Ö (Ed.), Eğitimde Yeni Yönelimler (s.39- 65). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Demirel, Ö. (2006). Kuramdan uygulamaya eğitimde program geliştirme. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
Doğanay, A. (2008). Öğretim ilke ve yöntemleri. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
Canale, M. ve Swain, M. (1980). Theoretical bases of communicative approaches to second language teaching and testing. Applied Linguistics, 1(1), 1-47.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, question and answer, individual learner-centered activities, virtual collaborations and discussions, and group activities with learning teams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulsah.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 13:00 14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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