COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STD 6045 CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ESRA BEYHAN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine contemporary approaches in language and literature teaching, to evaluate current teaching techniques and to provide students with the ability to apply modern pedagogical methods. It is aimed to provide students with information about innovative approaches used in language and literature teaching, student-centered learning methods and technology-supported education models.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Describes contemporary approaches used in language and literature teaching.
2   2. Analyze and compare student-centered teaching methods.
3   3. Evaluates technology-supported language and literature teaching models.
4   4. Applies interactive and constructivist learning theories to course content.
5   5. Uses contemporary techniques in critical thinking, creative writing and analysis of literary texts.
6   6. Integrates digital platforms and educational tools into teaching processes.
7   7. Develops teaching strategies that take into account cultural and individual differences.
8   8. Evaluates contemporary approaches to language and literature teaching from a critical perspective.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Introduction: An Overview of Traditional and Contemporary Teaching Approaches
2 Constructivist Learning Theory and Its Effects on Language-Literature Teaching
3 Multiple Intelligence Theory and the Development of Language Skills
4 Interactive and Collaborative Learning Models
5 Student-Centered Learning: Active Participation and Applied Approaches
6 Digital Education Tools and Technology-Supported Language-Literature Teaching
7 Gamification and its Applications in Language Teaching
8 Critical Thinking Skills and Analysis of Literary Texts
9 Creative Writing Techniques and Workshops
10 Media Literacy and Visual Reading Skills
11 Storytelling Technique and Language Teaching
12 Alternative Assessment Methods and Portfolio Use
13 Class Discussions, Drama and Role Playing Techniques
14 Teaching with Digital Literature and Multimedia Texts
15 Teaching Methods That Consider Cultural and Individual Differences
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer

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

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Esra BEYHAN
e.uslu@deu.edu.tr
+90 232 - 3012147

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 157

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