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
CET4053 Career Development Spring 3 0 2 6
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: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YAVUZ SAMUR
Course Objectives: The purpose of the course is to help students develop their own career plan and portfolio by forming their own career identity. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to design and implement an individualized career development plan for securing internships, permanent employment, and continued professional growth. These goals will be met by strengthening skills and knowledge about the topics in the weekly syllabus.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
• will be able to understand how to develop an effective plan for personal development
• will be able to have gained essential time management strategies that will improve their professional productivity
• will be able to acquire skills for building a peer network and appreciate the role of the networking in this process
• will be able to know how to evaluate a job offer
• Know how to successfully negotiate for salary, space and time
• will be able to gain essential strategies that will improve the balance between their personal and professional lives
• will be able to know interview techniques
• will be able to create their own career plan portfolio
• will be able to write a CV
• will be able to write cover letters for their job applications

Course Content

The course will be highly interactive and discussion oriented requiring your participation with lectures, cases, videos, in class and out of class activities, demonstrative exercises and real world simulations. In order to obtain the necessary internal synthesis of this diverse material into a coherent world view, it is imperative that you come to class prepared to discuss the readings and share your own insights. The course places a central emphasis on the key activities of developing self awareness, understanding through personal development planning, and reflective practice. Additionally the course provides students with the opportunity to engage in effective career planning through a range of exercises and activities. Students will develop knowledge and skills in relation to analyzing career paths, market place trends and researching, assessing and evaluating potential employment opportunities in their specific discipline.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) -Welcome -Reflections on Ss expectations from the course. -Course objectives
2) Generating questions for your career plan -Developing self awareness: likes, dislikes, what skills to develop, discussion, activities, tests Subject related reading
3) -Creating a personal profile -Strategies to overcome your weaknesses and use your potential. Subject related reading
4) -Guest Speaker Web Search
5) -Creating a database of graduates -Job hunt database: online, newspapers, networking, etc. Web Search
6) -Career choices of CEIT Ss and job profiles -Utilizing career resources Subject related reading
7) -Marketing yourself -Guest speaker Subject related reading Web Search
8) -CV and Cover letter preparation and getting reference letters -CV and Cover letter Samples Web Search
9) -Prepare your own CV and Cover letter -Career counseling (Video) Project Preparation
10) -Informational interview -Job interviews: Guest speaker Subject related reading
11) -Mock interview event -Reflective discussion on recorded interviews Reflective thinking for mock interview
12) Case Study (Video): Reflective discussion Watching a video and note taking
13) -Predicting interview questions, performing in a team job interview, preparing answers, making the best impression, Following up after your job interview, second interview Subject related reading
14) Professional etiquette Subject related reading
15) Final exam
16) Final exam

Sources

Course Notes: Bolles, R.N. (1995). What color is your parachute? Ten Speed Press: USA.
References: Erdoğmuş, N. (2003). Kariyer geliştirme. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım: Ankara. Bayram, C. (2008). Kariyer planlama ve yönetimi. Kum Saati Yayınları: İstanbul.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 16 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 8 % 25
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 1 % 30
Seminar 5 % 25
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final % 0
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 30
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
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 12 3 36
Presentations / Seminar 6 3 18
Project 1 14 14
Homework Assignments 8 5 40
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 0 0 0
Total Workload 150

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) 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) 2.Proficient in the phonology, semantics, grammar and the vocabulary of the language, use the language effectively.
3) 3. Apply theories and research in language acquisition and development to provide optimal learning environments in English language teaching.
4) 4. develop English language teaching materials according to the needs of the learners with a critical perspective.
5) 5. Use appropriate software and technology resources for language teaching effectively in and out of classroom by locating and selecting them.
6) 6. To improve students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, make use of various methods and techniques.
7) 7. Design English language teaching curriculum and lesson plans.
8) 8. Organize effective classrooms that promote English language learning.
9) 9. assess students’ knowledge using multiple measures and alternative assessment techniques in order to evaluate language knowledge and skills in an effective way by using and generating measurement and assessment instruments.
10) 10. Apply major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the nature and role of culture and cultural groups to construct supportive learning environments and to promote inter-cultural effective communication and pragmatics skills.
11) 11. Take on responsibility in individual and group projects by working cooperatively and meeting the requirements
12) 12. Take into consideration professional and ethical rules and principles.
13) 13. Apply the pedagogical implications of the research in the field of English language teaching for his/her personal and professional development, by keeping up with the recent studies.
14) 14. Use reflective thinking and reflective teaching to examine his/her teaching skills and professional competencies.
15) 15. Transfer the knowledge and skills necessary for life-long learning to students by using metacognitive techniques with the knowledge of how to obtain information effectively.
16) 16. utilize learning strategies and technology resources by evaluating their relevance to K-12 students’ interests, needs, individual differences, and developmental characteristics.