INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION

Course Description

Basic concepts related to education and training; educational purposes and functions; relation to other fields and sciences; legal, social, cultural, historical, political, economic, philosophical and psychological bases of education; methods in educational sciences; school and classroom as an educational and learning environment; current developments in teaching profession and teacher education, educational approaches and orientations in the 21st century. The structure and characteristics of the Turkish National Education System, formal and non-formal education, the role of the teacher in the education system, the characteristics of the teaching profession, the characteristics of a good teacher, practices and developments in the field of teacher education, personal and professional characteristics of a teacher, positive and negative practices in teacher training, proposals for effective education practices.

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 Students will be able to name the factors that influence how we teach
2. 02 Students will be able to criticise teaching diverse children in a diverse society
3. 03 Students will be able to explain the three schools of thought about learning and teaching
4. 04 Students will be able to summarize the ways of getting to know thier students
5. 05 Students will be able to differentiate three different school of thoughts
6. 06 Students will be able to list planning the instruction
7. 07 Students will be able to debate how to evaluate one's learning
8. 08 Students will be able to criticise the effective teachers' characteristics

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Cruickshank, D., Matcalf, K. K., Jenkins, D. B. (2008). The act of teaching. USA: McGraw-Hill Education.
2. 02 Rodriguez Sanfiorenzo, D. (2021). Introduction to education: Students and the art of teaching. UEN Digital Press. https://uen.pressbooks.pub/introtoeducation/⁠
3. 03 Lecture notes

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Define and explain key concepts in education and identify their relevance to ELT. SOLO 3
2. L02 Explain the purposes and functions of education at individual, social, cultural, economic and civic levels. SOLO 4
3. L03 Identify and compare major educational philosophies, and discuss their implications for language teaching. SOLO 3
4. L04 Descibe how learners' social, psychological and personal characteristics influence learning, and explain the implications for ELT. SOLO 3
5. L05 Explain the organisation, structure and key features of schools and educational systems, and relate them to teaching profession. SOLO 4
6. L06 Explain the basic elements of curriculum, instruction and assessment, and their interrelationship in education and ELT. SOLO 4
7. L07 Identify the roles, responsibilities and ethical obligations of teachers, and demonstrate awareness of professional standards. SOLO 2
8. L08 Apply core educational concepts to classroom situations and suggest appropiate teaching methods and techniques for diverse learners. SOLO 4
9. L09 Discuss contemporary issues in education (e.f., inclusion, equity, technology, globilasation) and state informed solutions from an ELT perspective. SOLO 4
10. L10 Reflect on their own educational experiences and evolving teacher identity, and demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and social responsibility. SOLO 4.5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1- make use of their professional training in language teaching and achieve effective classroom management,
2. P02 2- carry out research on the development of their learners’ social, psychological and personal characteristics by using testing and evaluation techniques in accordance with ethical principles and then report their results.
3. P03 3- conduct research using basic scientific research techniques with the aim to find solutions to problems that may be encountered in the field of Teaching English,
4. P04 4- evaluate, apply and interpret concepts and scientific methods related to the field of teaching English
5. P05 5- choose appropriate language teaching methods and techniques considering diverse learner characteristics stemming from their ages, learning styles, motivation and background knowledge,
6. P06 6- prepare daily lesson plans appropriate to the things to teach and deliver effective lessons by using appropriate course materials and instructional technology,
7. P07 7- choose appropriate materials available for use and/or develop their own course materials according to students’ level, interest and learning characteristics with the aim to use them in the teaching of language items (phonological, lexical, grammatical items and so on) and in the development of learners’ language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing),
8. P08 8- choose and use appropriate measurement tools and materials to asses and evaluate learners’ development and success,
9. P09 9- explain the similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition theories, and relate these theories to language teaching theories and practices.
10. P10 10- make use of principles, theories, approaches and techniques for the development and evaluation of educational programs.
11. P11 11- explain the concepts of Theoretical Linguistics & Applied Linguistics and use their knowledge for the preparation of lesson plans appropriate to the characteristics of the target language,
12. P12 12- use information and communication technology together with computer software required by the field,
13. P13 13- describe the characteristics of different text types considering basic theories & approaches in translation and translate texts from English to Turkish and from Turkish to English,
14. P14 14- define the basic concepts and principles of classical and modern literature, analyse and construct information, and then make use of their literary knowledge in language teaching,
15. P15 15- use the target language to obtain and transmit information; communicate either orally or in writing.
16. P16 16- identify and solve problems in their social environment with the awareness of social responsibility they have developed.

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