COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDI 5023 ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

English Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AHMET ACAR

Offered to

English Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim is to demonstrate knowledge of views and positions that have been developed in the literature regarding the teaching of English as an International Language, knowledge of the available views and positions on issues such as bilingualism, cultures of learning, language standards, the role of culture in the teaching of EIL , 'proficiency' in EIL.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Students will apply the views and positions that have been developed in the literature regarding the teaching of English as an International Language.
2   2. They will improve knowledge of the available views and positions on issues such as bilingualism,
3   3. They will discuss cultures of learning,
4   4. They will be equipped with language standards
5   5. They will be equipped with the role of culture in the teaching of EIL , 'proficiency' in EIL

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Language, Dialects and Varieties / Pidgin and creole languages
3 Defining English as an International Language
4 Standards for EIL : Standards for English in the outer circle
5 English as a Lingua Franca: Standards for English in the expanding circle
6 The phonology of ELF: 'common core'
7 The lexico grammar of ELF: `Vienna-Oxford International Corpus of English
8 Mid-term exam
9 EIL: Beyond the three circle model of English
10 Defining native speakerism
11 Redefining communicative competence in relation to EIL
12 L2 user
13 Bilingual users of English
14 Typology of bilingualism
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Acar, A. (2007). Standards and Competence in English as an International Language Pedagogy. Asian EFL Journal, 9, 4,39-53.
Acar, A. (2010). On EIL Competence . Journal of English as an International Language, 5, 11-26.
Cook, V. (1999). Going beyond the native speaker in language teaching. TESOL Quarterly. 33, 185-209.
McKay, S.L. (2002). Teaching English as an international language: Rethinking goals and approaches. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jenkins, J. (2000). The phonology of English as an international language. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jenkins, J. (2003). World Englishes. London: Routlege.
Jenkins, J. (2005). ELF at the gate: the position of English as a Lingua Franca. Humanising Language Teaching, 7(2), retrieved May 4, 2007 from http://www.hltmag.co.uk/mar05/idea.htm
Jenkins, J. (2006a). Current perspectives on teaching world Englishes and English as a lingua franca. TESOL Quarterly, 40(1), 157-181.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining, question-answer, discussion, projects

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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 14 2 28
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 15 15
Research Presentation 2 10 20
Others 10 2 20
Pre Class Self Study 14 5 70
Paper Preparation 2 10 20
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 185

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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