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ELL4030 | Psychology of the Language Learner | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mustafa Naci KAYAOĞLU | Co-Lecturer | | Language of instruction | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | The main goal is to be able to gain awareness of teaching and learning, to be open to all, to be critical of, to generate new choices, to identify and overcome a problem area in their teaching, and finally to make well-formed decisions. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | be familiar with the techniques commonly used in teaching main language skills. | | | LO - 2 : | be familiar with the ways to manage problems in foreign language classrooms. | | | LO - 3 : | be aware about different ways of using drama in foreign language classrooms. | | | LO - 4 : | be familiar with the concepts of autonomy and how to promote it in a foreing language classroom. | | | LO - 5 : | gain insights into the qualities of a good language teacher and learner. | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | |
Adopting an exploratory approach to teaching, this course aims to make students aware of searching for the better or the best ways to liberate themselves from the pressure of having to follow certain techniques.The main goal is to be able to gain awareness of teaching and learning, to be open to all, to be critical of, to generate new choices, to identify and overcome a problem area in their teaching, and finally to make well-formed decisions. The students will be encouraged to get involved in processes through which they can make their own decisions, construct and reconstruct their own set of beliefs and practices in relation to language teaching. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | General outlook towards the psychology of the learner | | Week 2 | Exploring teachers' beliefs and learner belief systems | | Week 3 | On Reflective Teaching | | Week 4 | Learner Differences and language use in the classroom | | Week 5 | Interaction in the language classroom | | Week 6 | Errors and feedback | | Week 7 | Classroom Management | | Week 8 | Mid term | | Week 9 | Teaching reading and listening skills / Comprehension Skills | | Week 10 | Using Films/Tv Programs and videos for listening | | Week 11 | Teaching Listening:pre-listening activities, teaching techniques such as skimming, scanning. | | Week 12 | Teaching speaking and writing skills / Productive skills | | Week 13 | Teachers' Beliefs | | Week 14 | Teaching Culture within Language Teaching and Learning | | Week 15 | Classroom Interaction | | Week 16 | Final | | |
1 | Dörnyei, Z. (2005). The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition. | | |
1 | Bowen, T and Marks, J. (1994). Inside teaching. Oxford: Heinemann | | 2 | Doff, A. (1998). Teach English: A training course for teachers. Cambridge: CUP | | 3 | Ur, P. (1996). A course in language teaching: Practice and Theory. Cambridge: CUP | | 4 | Brown, H.D. (2001). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy. London: Longman. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | | | | Project | 8 | 04/04/2024 | 3 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 30/05/2024 | 3 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 0 | 0 | 0 | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 13 | 39 | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | Uygulama | 3 | 1 | 3 | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ödev | 3 | 3 | 9 | Proje | 3 | 3 | 9 | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 13 | 39 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 13 | 39 | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total work load | | | 169 |
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