LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Course Description

What is the concept of culture?. The course focuses on factors forming culture and relations between them, sources of culture, written and oral culture products. Cultural elements, the concept of civilization, the national self, national identity, cultural identity and the role of culture in cultural identity, cultural transfer in Turkish teaching, legal basis of cultural transfer, development of cultural identity, language, language and culture relationship as a cultural element , preservation and development of language culture, the transfer of national and universal values through literary texts, texts that will convey Turkish culture and their critical evaluation, Turkish history, Turkish culture and Turkish relationship, language, culture and civilization relation in terms of sociology of language, civilization-culture relationship and different aspects of two concepts.

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

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Course outcomes

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Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Language and Culture by Kramsch, Claire ( 1998 )
2. 02 The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture. (2014 ) / https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315793993
3. 03 3. Lecture handouts

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1. Will be able to tell the formation stages of culture. SOLO 3.8
2. L02 Explain the relationship between human and culture. SOLO 3.8
3. L03 Can outline what culture means to a society. SOLO 3.8
4. L04 4. Evaluate the literary products in terms of their cultural features. SOLO 3.8
5. L05 5. Explain the relationship between language, society and culture. SOLO 3.8

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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