ELT3110 Teaching English LexisBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHINGGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ELT3110 Teaching English Lexis Spring
Fall
2 0 2 4
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: 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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
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Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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.