COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELECTIVE V (LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OOE 3019 FIELD ELECTIVE V (LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BERNA ÇÖKER

Offered to

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the fundamental processes, components, and theoretical foundations of language development in early childhood, and to equip students with the skills needed to observe, assess, and support children's language development effectively.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the basic definitions and concepts related to language development.
2   Identify the components of language (phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics).
3   Develop developmentally appropriate practices that support language and concept development in children.
4   Understand how to use a variety of assessment strategies to monitor young children s progress and to plan literacy activities.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Course
2 Components of language: Phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
3 Phonological development: Sound production, babbling, and first words.
4 Syntactic development: Transition from words to sentences and learning language structures.
5 Semantic development: Building meaning, word learning, and concept development.
6 Pragmatic development: Social use of language, communication rules, and conversational skills.
7 General Revision, Assessment, Mid-term exam
8 Language acquisition theories I: Behaviorist Approach (Skinner) and Nativist Approach (Chomsky).
9 Language acquisition theories II: Interactionist Approach and Social Interactionist Theory (Bruner, Vygotsky).
10 Early literacy development: Phonological awareness, vocabulary growth, and storytelling.
11 Bilingual and multilingual language development: Benefits, challenges, and support strategies.
12 Supporting children's language development through activities: Reading, language games, songs, and dramatization
13 Designing developmentally appropriate practices to support language development:
14 General review and student presentations: Language development assessment examples and activity designs.
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Grayson. A. (2004). Cognitive and Language Development in Children. Oxford: Blackwell.
Morrow, L. M. (2011). Literacy development in the early years: Helping children read and write (seventh edition).
Boston, MA: Pearson.
Copple, C. & Bredekamp, S. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children birth
through age 8. Washington, DC: NAEYC
Godwin, D. & Perkins, M. (2007). Teaching language and literacy in the early years. David Fulton publisher.
Peterson, E. A. (2002). A practical guide to early childhood curriculum: Linking thematic, emergent, and skill-based planning to children s outcomes (2nd Edition), Allyn and Bacon.
Sipe, L. (2008). Storytime: Young children s literary understanding in the classroom. NY: Teacher College Press.
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society. The development of psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Various methods are used: Traditional, cooperative, active learning, case study, presentation, discussion are used either individually or concurrently

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

Presenations and homework assignments will be a part of mid and final exam scoring.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% class attendance is manadatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

berna.coker@deu.edu.tr
bernacoker@gmail.com

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.44532442

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