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
ELT4113	Material Design in English Language Teaching	Spring Fall	2	0	2	4

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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 :	Instructor RUKİYE ÖZLEM ÖZTÜRK
Course Objectives:	This course prepares pre-service teachers to incorporate computer technology and other media into their English language teaching through doing effective analysis, evaluation, selection and production by also familiarizing them with theory, practice and pedagogical applications of a variety of issues related to computer assisted language learning (CALL). This course also aims at teaching prospective English language teachers to effectively select their course materials and when needed adapt them using various adaptation techniques to meet student needs and course objectives.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
By the end of the unit students will be able to:
1. develop a knowledge and understanding of principles and techniques of developing and adapting materials as well as evaluating them.
2. demonstrate the abilities to add, change, remove and replace materials in use to make them more relevant to students' needs and levels.
3. demonstrate an appreciation of the need to constantly review and adapt materials to suit students.
4. learn how to develop materials to promote students' grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
5. Differentiate different approaches to using technology in the 21st century,
6. Specify and analyze instructional objectives,
7. Define categories of instructional materials,
8. Select appropriate instructional method and medium,
9. Acquire principles of material design,
10. Develop instructional materials (visual, audio, video, Web 2.0 and multimedia) to teach language skills (reading, listening, speaking, writing),
11. Evaluate efficiency of the instructional materials,
12. Define multimodal literacies and acquire visual, audio and cyberlearning literacies
13. Develop a sense for the ethical issues in instructional material design.

Course Content

This course aims at teaching prospective English language teachers to effectively select their course materials and when needed adapt them using various adaptation techniques to meet student needs and course objectives.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	21st Learners, ELT and Language Learning Materials
2)	Basic concepts and topics in materials development and needs analysis
3)	ASSURE Model and Materials development process
4)	Other Learning Environments: VR, Games and 2D&3D
5)	A/synchronous Communication
6)	21st Century Learning Environments & Mobile Technologies
7)	Computer Assisted Language Learning
8)	Reading Materials
9)	Writing Materials
10)	Listening Materials
11)	Speaking Materials
12)	Assessment & Software Evaluation
13)	Current practices and approaches
14)	Materials development in the future and technology use

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	McDonough, J. & Shaw, C. & Masuhara, H. (2013). Materials and methods in ELT: A teacher's guide. Oxford: Blackwell.3rd edition. Walker, A., & White, G. (2013). Technology enhanced language learning: Connecting theory and practice. Oxford University Press.
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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.