COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND METHODOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FUNDA UZDU YILDIZ

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to get the students to comprehend methods and techniques used in foreign language learning and teaching from past to present theoretically and in practice; and gain knowledge and awareness on the qualities of an effective teacher.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   the student is expected to be able to express basic concepts such as learning, teaching and education,
2   the student is expected to be able to express and discussing qualities and roles of a teacher and the significance of them
3   the student is expected to be able to outline the approcahes relating foreign language learning and teaching from past to present
4   the student is expected to be able to apply foreign language teaching methods in accordance with specific teaching objectives
5   the student is expected to be able to compare different foreign language teaching methods showing the difference between them
6   the student is expected to be able to prepare a sample lesson plan to teach a specific structure or linguistic item within the framework of a specific language teaching method.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts: learning, teaching and education
2 Qualities of a teacher: teacher s expectations
3 Qualities of a teacher: teacher s role and qualities of an effective teacher
4 In-class learning and teaching processes
5 Lesson objectives and learning outcomes
6 The relation between linguistics and foreign language teaching: Applied linguistics
7 Approaches for foreign language teaching: the first half of XXth century
8 Mid-term exam
9 Approaches for foreign language teaching: the first half of XXth century
10 Approaches for foreign language teaching: the first half of XXth century
11 Approaches for foreign language teaching: the first half of XXth century
12 Approaches for foreign language teaching: the first half of XXth century
13 Approaches for foreign language teaching: the first half of XXth century
14 Approaches for foreign language teaching: the first half of XXth century
15 General Review
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Demircan, Ö. (1990). Yabancı-Dil Öğretim Yöntemleri. Istanbul: Ekin Eğitim-Yayıncılık ve Dağıtım.
2. Kaya, A. (ed.) (2009). Eğitim Psikolojisi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
3. Sprinthall, N. A. ve Sprinthall, R. C. (1990). Educational Psychology. Singapore: Mc Graw-Hill International Editions.
4. Sönmez, V. (2004). Öğretmen El Kitabı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
5. Ün Açıkgöz, K. (2003). Etkili Öğrenme ve Öğretme. Izmir: Eğitim Dünyası Yayınları
6. Ün Açıkgöz, K. (2004). Aktif Öğrenme. Izmir: Eğitim Dünyası Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Question and Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-6 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term exams, final exam and assignments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3- Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Edebiyat Fak. Dilbilim Böl. B 413
funda.uzdu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.255
LO.3555
LO.45555
LO.55555
LO.65

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