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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ING 3001	TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS 1	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	to explain and demonstrate the various EFL approaches, principles, methods and techniques appropriate for young and very young learners
2	to select and/or adapt texts, audio and visual material, and other media appropriate for use in the EFL classroom for young and very young learners
3	to understand and demonstrate appropriate activities for teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing
4	to understand and demonstrate appropriate activities for grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation for young EFL learners
5	to conduct a needs analysis, develop a learner profile, and then develop a lesson plan which would be appropriate for young and very young learners in a specific context

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Characteristics of Young Learners
2	Children as Language Learners
3	Children s Attitudes to Learning English
4	Children in Different Types
5	Managing Young Learners Learning / Practical Activities 1
6	Effective Teacher-Pupil Interaction / Practical Activities 2
7	Supporting Children's Language Learning
8	General Revision, Course Evaluation, Mid Term
9	Creating, Adapting and Evaluating Activities for Young Learners
10	Practical Activities 3
11	Planning for Children s Language Learning
12	Using a Cross-Curricular Approach for Teaching Young Learners
13	Practical Activities 4
14	Involving Children in Making and Using Resources
15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Moon, J. (2005) Children Learning English, Macmillan Books for Teachers
Gürsoy, E. &Arıkan, A. (eds.) (2012) Teaching English to Young Learners: An Activity-Based Guide for Prospective Teachers, Eğiten Kitap
Halliwell, S. (1992) Teaching English in the Primary Classroom, Longman
Cameron, L. (2001) Teaching Languages to Young Learners, Cambridge University Press

Supplementary Book(s):
Copland, F., Garton, S. & Davis, M. (2012) Crazy Animals and Other Activities for Teaching English to Young Learners, British Council
Slattery, M. & Willis, J. (2001) English for Primary Teachers, Oxford
Reilly, V. & Ward, S. M. (2000) Very Young Learners, Oxford

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	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	1	5	5
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	4	2	8
Preparing assignments	14	4	56
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9
LO.1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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