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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ING 5003	TEXTBOOK ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH KÜLEKÇI

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to put forward and discuss in a practical fashion some ideas on how to analyse EFL coursebooks in a systematic and meaningful way. Such an analysis is a useful tool in evaluating the potential of a coursebook when matched against the learning objectives of the language teachers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	to understand the role of textbooks within the curriculum for language teaching
2	to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using textbooks in ELT
3	to distinguish between different textbook evaluation models
4	to be able to evaluate textbooks in the market with their strengths and weaknesses according to a given criteria
5	to know different techniques of adapting published materials

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Teachers and Coursebooks
2	The roles and limits of coursebooks
3	Some principles for materials evaluation
4	Different textbook evaluation models
5	Functional Syllabuses / Structural Syllabuses
6	Subject-centred and student-centred approaches
7	Ways of textbook adaptation
8	General Revision, Course Evaluation, Mid Term
9	Behaviourist and Cognitive theories / Deductive and inductive learning
10	Presentation and practice of grammar, lexis and phonology
11	Integration of skills and communicative abilities
12	Supplementary Materials
13	Cultural content of textbooks
14	Case Study: Evaluation of Sample Textbooks
15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Grant, N. (1987). Making the most of your textbook. Oxford: Heinemann
Cunningsworth, A. (1995). Choosing Your Coursebook. Oxford: Heinemann.
Tomlinson, B. (1998). Materials development in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2011). Materials development in language teaching (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Byrd, P. (2001). Textbooks: Evaluation for selection and analysis for implementation. In M. Celce-Murcia (Ed.). Teaching English as a second or foreign language. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Supplementary Book(s):
Brown, J. D. (1995). The elements of language curriculum. USA: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.
Richards, J. C. (2001). Curriculum development in language teaching. Cambridge University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion, group work, 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

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	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for final exam	1	3	3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	4	56
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			94

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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

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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