EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (ENGLISH, THESIS) | |||||
Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ELT5015 | Bilingual Studies in English Language Teaching | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | ELT 5015 explores the foundations of bilingual studies and education, including the sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic principles upon which the theories are based. The course also engages students in the task of contrasting their native language to English according to phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Upon completion of ELT 5015, students will be able to do the following: 1. Identify potential problem areas in English language teaching and learning based on contrastive analyses between the students' native language and English 2. Develop an understanding of different types of bilingual education models that come from different contexts 3. Analyze potential solutions to language education problems based on an understanding of the above content 4. Appreciate the cognitive effects of early bilingualism |
Course content draws from bilingual study research in both Turkish-English contexts as well as dual language interfaces from other cultural contexts. Application of this knowledge to the English language classroom also represents an important component of ELT 5015. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
2) | Research Methods in Bilingualism | Wei, Methodological questions in the study of bilingualism; Moyer, Research as practice: Linking theory, method, and data; Nortier, Types and sources of bilingual data; Codo, Interviews and questionnaires; |
3) | Language contact and its outcomes: The big picture | Gal, Peasant men can’t get wives; Bentahila & Davis, Convergence & divergence: two cases of language shift in Morocco |
4) | Bilingual practice, language ideologies and attitudes | Grosjean, Chapter 9: Attitudes & feelings about bilingualism; Gal and Irvine, The boundaries of languages & disciplines: How ideologies construct difference |
5) | Transmigration, bilingualism, biculturalism | Grosjean, Chapter 10: Bilinguals who are also bicultural; Krzyzanowski & Wodak, Multiple identities, migration and belonging |
6) | The political economy of code choice: The difference historical & socio-political conditions make | Gal, The political economy of code choice; Canagarajah, The political economy of code choice in a “revolutionary society”: Tamil-English bilingualism in Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
7) | Social motivations for bilingual interaction | Grosjean, Chapter 4: Language mode and language choice; Gumperz, Conversational code switching |
8) | Identity negotiation and code-switching | Myers-Scotton, Code-switching as indexical of social negotiations; Grosjean, Chapter 11: Personality, thinking, & emotions in bilinguals |
9) | Linguistic aspects of language contact and bilingualism | Grosjean, Chapter 5, Code-switching & borrowing |
10) | Language acquisition and bilingualism | Grosjean, Ch. 14-16: In & out of bilingualism., Acquiring 2 languages, Linguistic aspects of bilingualism.; Paradis, Early bilinguals & multilingual acquisition |
11) | Bilingualism and education | Grosjean, Chapter 19: Education & bilingualism |
12) | Bilingualism and Education (Continued) | Garcia, Education, multilingualism & translanguaging in the 21st century |
13) | Code-switching in the classroom | Martin-Jones et al, Turn-taking, power asymmetries in classroom discourse; Jaffe, Code-Switching and stance in a Corsican classroom |
14) | Globalization, Global English, English as a Lingua Franca | Bhatt: Experts, Dialects, and Discourse; Canagarajah, The place of WE in composition; Kachru, The bilingual’s creativity: Discoursal and stylistic strategies |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Baker, C. (2011). Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (5th Ed). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters. Di Pietro, R.J. (1971) Language Structures in Contrast. Rowley, MA: Newbury House. Firsten, R. & Killian, P. (1994). Troublesome English: A Teaching Grammar for ESOL Instructors. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall. Gardner-Chloros, P. 2009. Code-switching. CUP Grosjean, F. 2010. Bilingual Life and Reality. Harvard University Press. Heller, Monica (ed.). 2007. Bilingualism: A social approach. Palgrave. Myers-Scotton, C. 2006. Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism. Blackwell. Wei, Li. (2nd.ed.) 2007. The Bilingualism Reader. Routledge. Wei, Li & Melissa Moyer (eds.) 2008. The Blackwell guide to research methods in bilingualism and multilingualism. Blackwell. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 8 | % 30 |
Presentation | 5 | % 20 |
Project | 10 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Project | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Homework Assignments | 4 | 8 | 32 |
Quizzes | 4 | 8 | 32 |
Paper Submission | 3 | 20 | 60 |
Total Workload | 191 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Being able to develop and deepen their knowledge at the level of expertise in the same or a different field, based on undergraduate level qualifications. | |
2) | To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related. | |
3) | To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field. | |
4) | To be able to interpret and create new knowledge by integrating the knowledge gained in the field with the knowledge from different disciplines. | |
5) | To be able to solve the problems encountered in the field by using research methods. | |
6) | To be able to systematically transfer current developments in the field and their own studies to groups in and outside the field, in written, verbal and visual forms, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. | |
7) | To be able to critically examine social relations and the norms that guide these relations, to develop them and take action to change them when necessary. | |
8) | To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of expertise and to direct their learning. | |
9) | To be able to supervise and teach these values by observing social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field. | |
10) | To be able to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in the fields related to the field and to evaluate the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. | |
11) | To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies. | |
12) | Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field. | |
13) | To be able to develop new strategic approaches for the solution of complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field and to produce solutions by taking responsibility. | |
14) | Being able to lead in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the field. |