COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD SELECT.7 (VALUES EDUCATION THROUGH TEXTS)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 4007 FIELD SELECT.7 (VALUES EDUCATION THROUGH TEXTS) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Turkish Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TUĞBA ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

Turkish Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the theoretical and practical aspects of instilling core human and social values through literary and instructive texts. Students will learn to identify, analyze, and apply values using texts such as stories, poems, folk tales, proverbs, and essays in educational settings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the key concepts related to values education.
2   Identify and interpret values embedded in texts.
3   Use literary texts to promote values in educational contexts.
4   Support students' moral development through text-based activities.
5   Evaluate criteria for selecting appropriate texts for value transmission.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Types of values: universal, individual, social.
2 Values education in literary texts: theoretical foundations.
3 Value transmission in folk tales.
4 Values education through fables and stories.
5 Emotional awareness and values in poetry.
6 Moral concepts in proverbs and idioms.
7 Moral concepts in proverbs and idioms
8 Midterm Exam, general evaulation
9 Individual values in essays and dialogues.
10 Teaching empathy, respect, and tolerance through modern texts.
11 Values in children's literature.
12 Using texts effectively through drama and role-play.
13 Designing lessons and selecting texts with value focus.
14 Final evaluation
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Lickona, T. (1991). Educating for character: How our schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York: Bantam.

Nucci, L., Narvaez, D., & Krettenauer, T. (Eds.). (2014). Handbook of moral and character education (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.

Ryan, K., & Bohlin, K. (1999). Building character in schools: Practical ways to bring moral instruction to life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Battistich, V. (2005). Character education, prevention, and positive youth development. Washington, DC: Character Education Partnership.

Halstead, J. M., & Taylor, M. J. (2000). Learning and teaching about values. Cambridge Journal of Education, 30(2), 169 178.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, lecture, question-answer, active learning.

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

It will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tugba.simsek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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