MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ELT4113 Material Design in English Language Teaching Fall 2 0 2 4
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
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 Outputs

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: 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
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 5 % 30
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 2 % 25
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 35
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 5 5 25
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 2 11 22
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
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