Sstudent-centered, eclectic, communicative, task and project based.
Principle Sources
Miscellaneous materials such as articles and presentations compiled from the Internet to fit the objectives of the course, and student presentations. www.breakingnewsenglish.com; www.esltalkingpoints.com; www.northeastern.edu/graduate/blog; www.esldiscussions.com; www.englishclub.com; www.adelaide.edu.au/english-for-uni/oral-presentation-skills; www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english; www.englishdaily626.com; www.esl-lab.com; www.listenaminute.com; www.voalearningenglish.com; www.eslflow.com; www.britishcouncil.org/learningenglish; www.A-Z quotes.com
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics.
Reading, oral discourse and discussion
2. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Basic stages and features of presentation preparation and delivery techniques.
Reading, oral discourse and discussion
3. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (non-graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
4. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (non-graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
5. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (non-graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
6. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (non-graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
7. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (non-graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
8. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (graded).
9. Week
Mid-Term Exam
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
10. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
11. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
12. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
13. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
14. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
15. Week
Reading, and group and whole class discussions under various topics. Student practice presentations (graded).
Reading, oral discourse and discussion, presentation evaluation
16. Week
Final Exam
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
45
Final Exam
1
45
Program Outcomes
PO-1
S/he can understand, adopt and apply social, cultural and social responsibilities.
PO-2
S/he can take into account students' needs, language development levels, ages, intelligence types and learning styles when preparing a lesson plan.
PO-3
S/he can choose the materials to be used in teaching process by evaluating usefulness, topicality and their effectiveness according to students’ age and language level.
PO-4
S/he can create environments that will ensure the active participation of all students and increase their success.
PO-5
S/he can organize multimedia learning environments inside and outside of the school, which develop all students' interactions with the teacher and each other for learning purposes.
PO-6
S/he can organize educational environment suitable for all students to develop effective language learning strategies.
PO-7
S/he can organize activities for all students to use English grammar and vocabulary correctly and effectively.
PO-8
S/he can organize and apply activities to improve the listening skills of all students.
PO-9
S/he can organize and apply activities that will improve the reading skills of all students.
PO-10
S/he can organize and implement activities that will improve the speaking skills of all students.
PO-11
S/he can organize and implement activities that will improve the writing skills of all students.
PO-12
S/he can enable students to make self-assessment of their language learning processes.
PO-13
S/he can use / develop assessment and evaluation tools and methods to be used in the teaching process in terms of usefulness, validity and reliability.
PO-14
S/he can recognize Turkish National Education system, teaching profession and educational sciences in all aspects
PO-15
S/he can use information and communication technologies by using at least one foreign language.
PO-16
S/he can communicate well with colleagues and other school stakeholders.
PO-17
S/he can follow the professional and ethical rules and take part in cooperative practices.
PO-18
S/he can follow the national and international publications related to the field for their personal and professional development.
PO-19
S/he can use Turkish in accordance with the rules and effectively.
PO-20
S/he can select and apply measurement and evaluation methods in accordance with the gains.
PO-21
S/he can apply contemporary teaching, strategy, methods and techniques.
PO-22
S/he can use class dynamics to create appropriate learning experiences.
PO-23
S/he can make use of sociology, psychology and philosophy in the planning and implementation of educational activities, being aware of the relationship of education with other disciplines.
PO-24
S/he can evaluate the nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of information.
PO-25
S/he can understand the methods related to the production of scientific knowledge.
PO-26
S/he can use language learning strategies effectively.
PO-27
S/he can understand, interpret and evaluate the different written texts they will encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-28
S/he can understand, interpret and evaluate the different verbal texts they will encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-29
S/he can communicate orally in different environments that they may encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-30
S/he can create different types of text by using the writing process effectively.
PO-31
S/he can have the knowledge to understand and analyze the properties, structure and functioning of the human language and use them.
PO-32
S/he can understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language learning.
PO-33
S/he can understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language teaching.
PO-34
S/he can gain professional self-confidence (finds himself/ herself sufficient as a teacher).
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Students will be able to apply some of the features of oral communication in English at a more advanced level.
LO-2
Students will be able to use various phrases and expressions more frequently in order to sound more natural and fluent when communicating orally.
LO-3
Students will be able to communicate more effectively in English in communication environments such as discussion, role playing, individual and group presentations and improvisation.
LO-4
Students will be able to use appropriate expressions and strategies by considering the purpose of speaking, the place where it takes place, and the relationship between the speakers when communicating orally in English.
LO-5
Students will be able to practise speaking in the target language as accurately and fluently as possible.
