COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BILINGUALISM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBD 5042 BILINGUALISM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KUTHAN KAHRAMANTÜRK

Offered to

Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Special Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

The intention of this course is to take an in-depth look at the correlation between language and thinking in the context of bilingualism. Students should be able to analyze examples from the literature and grasp the mutual influence of concepts such as bilingualism and performance , bilingualism and knowledge and bilingualism and empathy .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can explain how language and thinking influence each other.
2   Understands the added value that bilingualism can bring in terms of brain function.
3   Can discuss the potential benefits of bilingualism in learning different foreign languages.
4   Can explain the effects of bilingualism on empathy.
5   Knows the literature and important studies on bilingualism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of bilingualism and subject-specific terms Bilingualism and brain development
2 Historical development of bilingualism Bilingualism and foreign language acquisition
3 Bilingualism in children Bilingualism and intercultural learning
4 Bilingualism in adults Current discussions about bilingualism
5 Models/scenarios of bilingual development Final exam
6 The importance of bilingualism
7 Bilingualism and lifelong learning
8 Midterm
9 Bilingualism and empathy
10 Effects of bilingualism on school performance

Recomended or Required Reading

Bach, G / Niemeier, S. (2010): Bilingualer Unterricht. Grundlagen, Methoden, Praxis, Perspektiven. Berlin: Peter Lang Verlag.
Ferstl, L. (2020): Was ist der Unterschied zwischen bilingualem und monolingualem Wortschatzerwerb . Universität Regensburg
Ayaz, D. (2005): Bilingualismus und Sprachentwicklung in der frühen Kindheit. Grin Verlag
Kutlva rová, J. (2011): Sprachentwicklung von bilingual aufwachsenden Kindern. Pädagogische Fakultät. Masaryk Universität.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question and answer.

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

Written exam, research-presentation

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.gundogdu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 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 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Individual homework preperation (CBIKO Talent Gate) 12 2 24
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.111312211
LO.211413211
LO.33412211
LO.411212211
LO.532413111