ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ELT3110 | Teaching English Lexis | Spring Fall |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MUSTAFA POLAT |
Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to provide an insight into the relationship between lexical items and structural forms and to equip pre-service teachers with methods to help learners develop and enhance their academic vocabulary treasure. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Students will be able to classify their knowledge in how to determine the relationship between lexical items and structural forms. Students will be able to identify test types to assess vocabulary knowledge in English. Students will be able to make effective use of teaching techniques to teach idioms, phrasal verbs and vocabulary learned. |
This course focuses on the development of English vocabulary competence, analysis of the relationships between semantics and discourse and the skills to teach English words in an integrated way; there are opportunities in the course for pre-service teachers to distinguish English word categories, word formation processes, and different meanings of words within context; it encompasses the premises of presenting words in the class and different texsts to be used in the class, resources like dictionary and corpora, and vocabulary teaching techniques;furthermore within the scope of this course, the focus is also on the tests to be used to assess vocabulary knowledge of learners and teaching/ learning strategies to support students' vocabulary learning. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the course | |
2) | What is a word? | |
3) | How words are learned | |
4) | Classroom sources of words | |
5) | Texts, dictionaries, and corpora | |
6) | How to present vocabulary | |
7) | How to put words to work | |
8) | How to test vocabulary | |
9) | Midterm | |
10) | Micro-teaching: Vocabulary | |
11) | Micro-teaching: Vocabulary | |
12) | Micro-teaching: Vocabulary | |
13) | Micro-teaching: Vocabulary | |
14) | Micro-teaching: Vocabulary |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | % 30 |
Midterms | 2 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 35 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 65 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 35 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | 5 | 25 |
Midterms | 2 | 11 | 22 |
Final | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Total Workload | 100 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Being able to describe the issues related with the scientific resources in the field of teaching, English language teaching and educational technologies within the national and international standards | |
2) | Proficient in the phonology, semantics, grammar and the vocabulary of the language; understand and use the language effectively. | |
3) | To improve students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, make use of various methods and techniques. | |
4) | Understand and apply theories and research in language acquisition and development to provide optimal learning environments in English language teaching. | |
5) | Locate and select appropriate software and technology resources for language teaching and use them effectively in and out of classroom. | |
6) | Use and generate measurement and assessment instruments to evaluate language knowledge and skills in an effective way and assess students’ knowledge using multiple measures and alternative assessment techniques. |