Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
ELT4004	4	Language Acquisition	2/0/0	CC	English	3

Course Goals	This course provides a thorough exploration of fundamental concepts essential to language teacher education programs worldwide. Through the elucidation of terminology, probing inquiries, illustrative charts, and comprehensive coverage of both second language and first language acquisition, students delve into essential aspects of language teaching. Moreover, the course offers an extensive examination of the underpinnings of language instruction, incorporating the latest research in the field, which includes: ·         Theoretical frameworks such as Vygotsky's and Bakhtin's theories ·         Thorndike's law of effect ·         Approaches to error treatment, noticing, and recasts ·         Intercultural communication dynamics ·         Language policy and political dimensions ·         The role of corpus linguistics ·         Explorations of "hot topics" in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) ·         Theoretical paradigms like connectionism and emergentism ·         Concepts such as flow theory and willingness to communicate ·         Instructional methodologies based on strategies ·         Contrastive rhetoric analyses ·         Insights from attribution theory and self-efficacy ·         The output hypothesis By engaging with these topics, students gain a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted landscape of language teaching and acquisition.
Prerequisite(s)	Course Code Course Name…
Corequisite(s)	Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)	The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)	Assist. Prof. Dr. Taj Bakhsh Hosseini
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule	Wed. 10:00 - 11:50; 12:00 - 13:50
Office Hour(s)	Instructor name, day, hours, XXX Campus, office number.
Teaching Methods and Techniques	Lecture, discussion
Principle Sources	Brown, D. (2014). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. 6th Ed.
Other Sources

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Orientation on the course objectives & bilateral expectation (to be discussed & written)
2. Week	First Language Acquisition
3. Week	Age & Acquisition
4. Week	Age and Acquisition
5. Week	Human Learning
6. Week	Individual Differences
7. Week	Affective Factors
8. Week	Communicative Competence
9. Week	MIDTERM
10. Week	Communicative Competence
11. Week	Sorting Through Perspectives on SLA
12. Week	Sorting Through Perspectives on SLA
13. Week	Reviewing 5 and 6
14. Week	Reviewing 8 & 9
15. Week	Final
16. Week
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 She can understand and interpret the theories of first language acquisition. LO-2 She can understand and interpret the theories of second language acquisition. LO-3 She can understand the differences between the processes of first and second language acquisition theories. LO-4 She knows the differences between these two processes. LO-5 She can understands the effects of individual factors on language learning.

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