COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FRENCH LEARNING AND TEACHING APPROACHES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FRA 2009 FRENCH LEARNING AND TEACHING APPROACHES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

French Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DUYGU ÖZTIN PASSERAT

Offered to

French Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the historical background of the methods starting with grammar translation and enable them to use these methods techniques

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to enable students to understand the historical background of the approaches used in language teaching
2   to enable them to compare, categorize methods and approaches
3   to enable them to choose the best methods suitable for lstudents
4   to be able to forme a perspective regarding the importance of the method in language teaching
5   to lead sts to apply the theoretical knowledge into the practice through syntesis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The traditional methods
3 Natural method
4 Grammar translation
5 Reading -translation
6 The period between two world wars
7 Direct and active methods
8 General review, Course evaluation, Midterm exam
9 Characteristics of direct and active methods
10 Impact of linguistic theories on language teaching
11 Structuralism and behaviorism
12 General characteristics of structuralist methods
13 Audio-lingual
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Besse H., Méthodes et Pratiques des Manuels de Langue, Didier, 1984.
2. Besse H.,Galisson R.,Polémique en didactique. Du renouveau en question, CLE International, 1980.
3. Cyr P., Les stratégies d apprentissage, CLE, 1998.
4. Cuq J-P., Cours de didactique du français langue étrangere et seconde, Presses universitaires de Grenoble, 2005.
5. Galisson R., Coste D., Dictionnaire de didactique de langues, Hachette, 1976.
6. Korkut E., Pour apprendre une langue étrangere, Pegem Yayıncılık, 2004.
7. Puren Ch., Histoire des méthodologies de l'enseignement des langues, Nathan-CLE International, 1988.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecturing, reading, discussions, group-work

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

French

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 68

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.24
LO.345
LO.4
LO.5