TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS-I

Course Description

This course deals with the basic principles of language teaching, diverse procedures to be used in language teaching, the preparation of language teaching plans in line with diverse language teaching methods, practical suggestions for lesson planning, classroom management and delivering effective lessons, the teaching of pronunciation, listening, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, grammar and functions of language. This course also places emphasis on the diverse stages of a lesson plan and the techniques to be followed in lesson planning, the features to be taken into consideration in the preparation of a lesson plan such as age, learners’ level of target language.

TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS-I

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 1. At the end of the course, the students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of lesson planning and diverse procedures and techniques of language teaching
2. 02 2. They will be able to make lesson plans.
3. 03 3. They will be able to design language teaching activities
4. 04 4. They will be able to apply divers techniques for pronunciation teaching,
5. 05 5. implement diverse techniques for teaching listening and teaching vocabulary,
6. 06 6. plan and conduct consciousness raising activities for diverse age groups,
7. 07 7. arrange activties with respect to diverse learning styles.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1. Hadfield, J.; Hadfield, C. (2010) Introduction to Teaching English
2. 02 2. Maley, A., Moulding, S. (1982) Learning to Listen, Cambridge Unv. Press
3. 03 3. Thornby, S. (2006) Teach Speaking, Longman / Thornby, S. (2004) Teach Vocabulary, Longman
4. 04 4. Chastain, K. (1998) Developing Second Language Skills, Harcourt College Publications

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1. The students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of lesson planning and diverse procedures and techniques of language teaching. SOLO 0
2. L02 2. The students will be able to apply diverse techniques of listening and pronunciation teaching, SOLO 0
3. L03 3. The students will be able to implement diverse techniques for teaching speaking and teaching vocabulary SOLO 0
4. L04 4. The students will be able to plan and conduct consciousness raising activities for diverse age groups, SOLO 0
5. L05 5. The students will be able arrange activities with respect to diverse learning styles. SOLO 0
6. L06 The students will be able to (1) demonstrate their knowledge of lesson planning and diverse procedures and techniques of language teaching SOLO 3.3
7. L07 (2) make lesson plans SOLO 3.3
8. L08 (3) design language teaching activities SOLO 3.3
9. L09 (4) apply diverse techniques for pronunciation teaching, SOLO 3.3
10. L10 (5) implement diverse techniques for teaching listening and teaching vocabulary, SOLO 3.3
11. L11 (6) plan and conduct consciousness raising activities for diverse age groups, SOLO 3.3
12. L12 (7) arrange activties with respect to diverse learning styles. SOLO 3.3

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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