Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Teaching Language Skills 1 İNÖ303 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction English
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator Lecturer Yusuf ŞEN
Instructors Yusuf ŞEN
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to provide pre-service language teachers with the methods and techniques necessary to develop language learners’ listening, speaking, and vocabulary skills.
Course Content Techniques and stages of teaching listening, speaking, and vocabulary; building language awareness and teaching skills for language learners at various ages and language proficiency levels; lesson planning and techniques of the specific skills for a variety proficiency levels.
Learning Outcomes - Students will be able to identify and describe the different stages and techniques of teaching listening.
- Students will be able to describe and identify the different stages and techniques of teaching speaking.
- Students will be able to identify and describe the different stages and techniques of teaching vocabulary
- Students will be able to learn how to raise language awareness of learners.
- Students will be able to improve their teaching skills for learners at various ages and with different language proficiency levels.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week What’s in a word? How words are learnt Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours
2. Week How to present vocabulary Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research Practice
3. Week How to put words to work Practice Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
4. Week Planning a vocabulary teaching lesson Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
5. Week Parts and Goals of a Listening and Speaking Course. Beginning to Listen and Speak in Another Language Research Other Activities Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation
6. Week Listening .Why Listening? Models of Listening. Practice Course Hours Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
7. Week Language-focused Learning through Dictation and Related Activities Research Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Practice
8. Week Midterm 1 Course Hours Practice Research Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Other Activities
9. Week Planning a listening lesson Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Research Visual Presentation
10. Week Learning through Task-focused Interaction. Informal-Formal Speaking. Teaching Formal Speaking. Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Practice
11. Week Developing Fluency. The Nature of Fluency. Fluency and Accuracy Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities
12. Week Designing Fluency Activities. Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
13. Week Planning integrated listening & speaking lessons Practice Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research Verbal Expression Course Hours
14. Week Final Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Other Activities Course Hours Visual Presentation
Recommended Sources
Harmer, J. (2003) The practice of English language teaching, Essex: Longman. Harmer, J. (2007). How to teach English. Pearson, Essex: Longman. Hedge, T. (2008) Teaching and learning in the language classroom. Oxford: Oxford University Press Thornbury, S. (2006) How to Teach Vocabulary. Pearson Education. Harmer, J. (2008) How to teach listening, Essex: Pearson Longman. Harmer, J. (2005) How to teach speaking, Essex: Longman. Nation, I.S.P. and Newton, J. (2009) Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking. New York: Routledge. McCarthy, M. (2016). The Cambridge guide to blended learning for language teaching. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Levy, M. / Murgatroy, N. (2009). Pair and group work: Multi level photocopiable activities for teenagers. Cambridge: CUP.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 4 5 60
PY2 4 5 4 2 4 4 60
PY3 3 3 4 2 4 4 60
PY4 4 5 4 2 4 4 60
PY5 4 3 5 2 4 4 60
PY6 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY7 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY8 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 5 70
Preparation, After Class Study 3 3 9
Research 5 5 25
Practice 5 5 25
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 131
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0