COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ING 2210 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AHMET ACAR

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to convey the principles and approaches necessary to systematically review English textbooks to prospective teachers. Thus, the weaknesses and strengths of the books will be revealed, and information will be conveyed in the direction of adaptation and the use of supporting materials where necessary.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the place and importance of English textbooks in foreign language curriculum
2   To be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using textbooks in foreign language education.
3   Knowing textbook analysis methods
4   To be able to evaluate the English textbooks in the market with their strengths and weaknesses.
5   To be able to adapt printed materials using different techniques

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 methods
5 Functional / Structural Syllabuses
6 Subject-centered and Student-centered approaches
7 Ways of textbook adaptation
8 General revision, Midterm exam
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 Evaluation of sample textbooks
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Grant, N. (1987) Making the most of your textbook, Oxford
Cunningsworth, A. (1995) Choosing your coursebook, Oxford
Thomlinson, B. (2011) Materials development in language teaching
Ricards, J. C. (2001) Curriculum development in language teaching, Cambridge University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussion, question-answer, individual textbook analysis

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

Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 (may change depending on the schedule)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 2 16
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Design Project 10 2 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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