COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROACH TO ELT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDI 6040 SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROACH TO ELT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

English Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YEŞIM BEKTAŞ ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

English Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

To study the spread of English and its sociolinguistic consequences such as language variation and social identity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To evaluate the spread of English from various perspectives
2   2. To describe the ELF, EIL, and world Englishes approaches to current status of English
3   3. To understand social identities
4   4. To be aware of the role of culture in interactions in English

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 English as a global language
2 Critical perspective to spread of English
3 Cross-cultural perspective to spread of English
4 Ownership of English- Nonnative Speakers
5 English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
6 World Englishes
7 Midterm Assessment
8 Identity and language learning
9 Identity and language learning
10 Intercultural Communication in English
11 Intercultural communication in English: Gender
12 Multilingualism in English
13 Intercultural Pragmatics
14 Language policy and planning in ELT
15 Language policy and planning in ELT

Recomended or Required Reading

Crystal, D. (2003). English as a Global Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kachru, Braj B. (1992). The Other Tongue: English Across Cultures. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press.
Jenkins, J (2007). English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Matsuda, A. (2012). Principles and Practices of Teaching English as an International language. Bristol, England: Multilingual Matters
Norton, B. (2013). Identity and Language Learning: Extending the Conversation.Bristol, England: Multilingual Matters
World Englishes Journal, Journal of English as a Lingua Franca

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, discussion, reading, individual reflection

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


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)

yesim.cetinkaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12:00 - 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 6 3 18
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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