ELT5021 Inservice Teacher EducationBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION (ENGLISH, NONTHESIS, DE)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION (ENGLISH, NONTHESIS, DE)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ELT5021 Inservice Teacher Education Fall
Spring
3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YEŞİM KEŞLİ DOLLAR
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. KENAN DİKİLİTAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: none
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to create an online teaching portfolio which will reflect their study, work and materials they produced, and their reflective professional development throughout this course.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
• The students will be able to:
1. have a thorough knowledge of how the “Practicum” and “Observations” will be run
2. have gained insight on the benefits of designing a Teacher Program
3. conduct an action research in their actual classrooms

Course Content

This course is a practical course culminating in the participants' teaching in actual classrooms at a variety of levels.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction of the Syllabus
2) Action research – readings, suggestions and discussion of possible topics
3) ISSUES: Methods (GT, AL, CLT, eclecticism, error correction, technology etc)
4) ISSUES: EIL, ELF, EMI, (non) native, etc
5) ISSUES: Content – grammar, vocab, skills, pragmatics, ESP, CLIL, critical pedagogy etc
6) ISSUES: Professional accountability (reflection, qualifications , beliefs, burnout, teaching style etc)
7) ISSUES: Classroom issues (management, dynamics etc)
8) ISSUES: Learner characteristics (age, gender, style, culture, personality, aptitude etc)
9) ISSUES: Learner behavior (strategic, metacognitive, autonomous etc)
10) Revision/catch up Workshop: Research reports
11) Seminar: Summary of key ideas and reaction
12) Skills development: Writing for publication/visual presentation
13) Course summary
14) Poster presentations
15) EXAM

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Richards, J. (1998). Beyond Training. Cambridge University Press.
Richards, J. (2005). Language Teaching Awareness: A Guide To Exploring Beliefs And Practices. Cambridge University Press.
Richards, J. & Nunan, D. (1997). Second Language Teacher Education. Cambridge University Press.
References: Wallace, M. (1997). Training Foreign language teachers: A reflective Approach. Cambridge University Press.
Tomlinson, C. A. (1999). The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners. ASCD: USA

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 3 % 5
Homework Assignments 2 % 20
Presentation 1 % 15
Project 1 % 30
Final 1 % 30
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Application 3 9 27
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 2 4 8
Study Hours Out of Class 4 12 48
Presentations / Seminar 2 10 20
Project 1 12 12
Homework Assignments 4 10 40
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 199

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution