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| IDE5540 | Classroom Research Methods | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second 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 - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Asst.Prof.Dr.Öznur SEMİZ | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The particular aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic issues in classroom research methods and also to enable them to conduct research in real language classes. At the end of the course, students will, therefore, be conversant with general issues concerning classroom research and will be able to conduct classroom-related researc |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | have insights into the principles and procedure of classroom research. | 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 | 1,6 | | PO - 2 : | familiarize themselves with classroom research techniques. | 16 | 1,6 | | PO - 3 : | decide what classroom research technique best suits a particular research question. | 17 | 1,6 | | PO - 4 : | prepare a research proposal for classroom reserach. | 18 | 1,6 | | PO - 5 : | carry out classroom research. | 17,18,19,20 | 1,6 | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to the Major Concepts in Classroom Research Classroom Research: What It is and Why It is Important Classroom Research: Principles and Procedures Directions for Research and Teaching. The Treatment of Oral Errors in Language Classrooms. Teacher Talk in Second Language Classrooms Teacher and Student Interaction in Second Language Classrooms. Receptivity in Language Classrooms. Learner Behaviour in Second Language Classrooms. Input and Interaction in Language Classrooms. Learning Outcomes |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to the major Concepts in Classroom Research | | | Week 2 | Principles and procedure of classroom research | | | Week 3 | Classroom research techniques | | | Week 4 | The Treatment of Oral Errors in Language Classrooms | | | Week 5 | Teacher Talk in Second Language Classrooms | | | Week 6 | Student Interaction in Second Language Classrooms | | | Week 7 | Learner Behaviour in Second Language Classrooms | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Input and Interaction in Language Classrooms | | | Week 10 | Data collection instruments in classroom research | | | Week 11 | Principles of classroom observation in classroom research | | | Week 12 | Methods of observation in classroom research | | | Week 13 | Analyzing and reporting classroom research data | | | Week 14 | Preparing a proposal for classroom reserach | | | Week 15 | Analyzing completed classroom-research based studies | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Allwright, D. & Bailey, K. M. 1991;Focus on the Language Classroom. An Introduction to Classroom Research for Language Teachers, CUP. | | | 2 | Chaudron, C. 1988; Second Language Classrooms. Research on teaching and learning, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | | | |
| 1 | Freeman, D. 1998; Doing Teacher Research, Newbury House. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 12/11/2009 | 2 | 30 | | Project | 14 | 23/12/2009 | 6 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 14/01/2010 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 6 | 72 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Proje | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 7 | 70 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Total work load | | | 210 |
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