MATERIAL DESIGN IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Course Description

This course focuses on material design and effective use of teaching materials in EFL classes. To this end, activities such as the selection of suitable materials, the effective use of selected materials, the evaluation of samples of material and the how they are used will be discussed. At the end of the course, students will gain skills in selecting the right material and using the selected material effectively. The course consists of topics such as using area-specific instructional technologies; software types and their purposes; principles of design and development of materials to be used in teaching English; determining what sort of materials are needed, designing two and three dimensional teaching materials; worksheets; slides; VCD, DVD, MP3 and MP4 files and so on.

MATERIAL DESIGN IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

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Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1-Materials Evaluation And Design For Language Teaching (Ian McGrath)(z-lib.org)
2. 02 2-Developing Materials for Language Teaching-Edited by Brian Tomlinson, 2014
3. 03 3-English Language Learning Materials-Brian Tomlinson
4. 04 4-Issues in Materials Development (Maryam Azarnoosh, Mitra Zeraatpishe etc.) (z-lib.org)

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Recognizes the types of teaching-learning materials to facilitate learning . SOLO 0
2. L02 Develops awareness about the objectives of teaching-learning materials. SOLO 0
3. L03 Describes the characteristics of good materials. SOLO 0
4. L04 Designs effective language teaching materials. SOLO 0
5. L05 Considers a set of guidelines for designing or adapting effective materials for teaching and learning english . SOLO 0
6. L06 Develops awareness about advantages and disadvantages of teacher produced materials. SOLO 0
7. L07 Develops awareness about the issues of textbook evaluation. SOLO 0
8. L08 Explains the similarities and differences between syllabus design and curriculum design. SOLO 0
9. L09 chooses and designs appropriate authentic materials for teaching reading in a foreign language without books. SOLO 0
10. L10 Develops awareness about how to use technology in the classroom. SOLO 0
11. L11 Develops a rationale for the design of materials . SOLO 0

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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