Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- SNÖ403 7. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Lecturer Samet TÜRER
Instructors Samet TÜRER
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to make students understand foreign language teaching approaches, methods and techniques, to discuss how they reflect in the classroom and to examine the foreign language teaching curriculum for elementary schools
Course Content Basic concepts concerning foreign language teaching; foreign language teaching for young learners; communicative competence and communicative language teaching; techniques for teaching foreign language to young learners; how to teach foreign language skills; how to teach foreign language structure; feedback and assessment in foreign language teaching; CEFR and proficieny levels; the foreign language teaching curriculum for elementary schools; developing and applying sample lessons.
Learning Outcomes - To explain the basic concepts concerning foreign language teaching.
- To discuss the importance and necessity of foreign language teaching for young learners.
- To idetify foreign language proficiency levels.
- To explain foreign language teaching approaches, methods and techniques.
- To interpret how foreign language teaching approaches, methods and techniques reflect in the classroom.
- To interpret how feedback and assessment practices reflect in the foreign language classroom.
- To develop and apply sample foreign language lessons for young learners.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
2. Week Basic concepts concerning foreign language teaching: Foreign language, second language, mother tongue/ first language, lingua franca, language acquisition, language teaching, approach, method, technique. Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
3. Week Foreign language teaching for young learners Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week Communicative competence and communicative language teaching Practice Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours
5. Week Techniques for teaching foreign language to young learners Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression
6. Week How to teach listening and speaking Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
7. Week How to teach reading and writing Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation
8. Week Midterm exam
9. Week How to teach structure Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation
10. Week CEFR and proficieny levels; Feedback and assessment in foreign language teaching Verbal Expression Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week Developing and applying a sample lesson Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Practice Verbal Expression
12. Week Developing and applying a sample lesson Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Practice
13. Week Developing and applying a sample lesson Course Hours Verbal Expression Practice Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week Final
Recommended Sources
Brown, D. (2014). Principles of language learning and teaching, (6th ed.). White Plains, NY: Pearson Education.
Celce-Murcia, M. Brinton, D. M., Snow, M.A., & Bohlke, D. (2014). Teaching English as a second or foreign language. National Geographic Learning.
Larsen-Freeman, D., & Anderson, M. (2018). Techniques and principles in language teaching, (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Material Sharing
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 Measurement Method
PY1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40
PY2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
*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 1 3 3
Preparation, After Class Study 1 22 22
Other Activities 3 3.5 10.5
Verbal Expression 4 10 40
Visual Presentation 10 4 40
Practice 2 5 10
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0