Undergraduate
Education Faculty
English Language Education Program
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Literature and Language Teaching I

Course CodeSemester Course Name LE/RC/LA Course Type Language of Instruction ECTS
ELT5003 5 Literature and Language Teaching I 2/0/0 CC English 3
Course Goals
 Example short stories and novels from British and American and those which are originally produced in English; identification of the distinctive features of short stories and novels; different approaches to using literature with teenage and adult learners at all levels; examining ways in which the teaching of literature and language in these two genres (short story and novel), exploring theoretical and practical dimensions of this integration; analysis of literary texts as content and as context; culture teaching through short stories and novel in the following domains: comparison and contrast between objects or products that exist in the target and native culture; proverbs, idioms, formulaic expressions which embody cultural values; social structures, roles and relationships; customs/ rituals/ traditions; beliefs, values, taboos and superstitions; political, historic and economic background; cultural institutions; metaphorical/ connotative meanings, use of humor.
Prerequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Kutay Uzun
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques Lecture, group work, observation, discussion
Principle Sources
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week Contents Learning Methods
1. Week Discussion of the academic calendar and course outline
2. Week Teaching literature: why, what and how.
3. Week Approaches to using literature with the language learner
4. Week Selecting and evaluating materials, Literature in the classroom
5. Week First encounters
6. Week Student presentations
7. Week Maintaining momentum
8. Week Mid-term exam
9. Week Exploiting highlights
10. Week Student presentations
11. Week Endings
12. Week Student presentations
13. Week Examination of sample lesson plans for young learners (short story)
14. Week Designing a lesson for young learners
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools Quantity Weight(%)
Midterm(s) 1 25
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations 1 35
Final Exam 1 40


Program Outcomes
PO-1S/he can understand, adopt and apply social, cultural and social responsibilities.
PO-2S/he can take into account students' needs, language development levels, ages, intelligence types and learning styles when preparing a lesson plan.
PO-3S/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-4S/he can create environments that will ensure the active participation of all students and increase their success.
PO-5S/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-6S/he can organize educational environment suitable for all students to develop effective language learning strategies.
PO-7S/he can organize activities for all students to use English grammar and vocabulary correctly and effectively.
PO-8S/he can organize and apply activities to improve the listening skills of all students.
PO-9S/he can organize and apply activities that will improve the reading skills of all students.
PO-10S/he can organize and implement activities that will improve the speaking skills of all students.
PO-11S/he can organize and implement activities that will improve the writing skills of all students.
PO-12S/he can enable students to make self-assessment of their language learning processes.
PO-13S/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-14S/he can recognize Turkish National Education system, teaching profession and educational sciences in all aspects
PO-15S/he can use information and communication technologies by using at least one foreign language.
PO-16S/he can communicate well with colleagues and other school stakeholders.
PO-17S/he can follow the professional and ethical rules and take part in cooperative practices.
PO-18S/he can follow the national and international publications related to the field for their personal and professional development.
PO-19S/he can use Turkish in accordance with the rules and effectively.
PO-20S/he can select and apply measurement and evaluation methods in accordance with the gains.
PO-21S/he can apply contemporary teaching, strategy, methods and techniques.
PO-22S/he can use class dynamics to create appropriate learning experiences.
PO-23S/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-24S/he can evaluate the nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of information.
PO-25S/he can understand the methods related to the production of scientific knowledge.
PO-26S/he can use language learning strategies effectively.
PO-27S/he can understand, interpret and evaluate the different written texts they will encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-28S/he can understand, interpret and evaluate the different verbal texts they will encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-29S/he can communicate orally in different environments that they may encounter in daily and professional life.
PO-30S/he can create different types of text by using the writing process effectively.
PO-31S/he can have the knowledge to understand and analyze the properties, structure and functioning of the human language and use them.
PO-32S/he can understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language learning.
PO-33S/he can understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language teaching.
PO-34S/he can gain professional self-confidence (finds himself/ herself sufficient as a teacher).
Learning Outcomes
LO-1Students will have knowledge of the techniques that can be used to offer students language support and practice in relation to the literary text at hand.
LO-2Students will be able to design activities through which they can offer language support and practice in relation to the literary text at hand.
LO-3Students will be able to design lessons and produce activities that help students understand and appreciate literary texts.
LO-4Students will have knowledge of the techniques that can be used to help students understand and appreciate literary texts.
LO-5Students will be able to judge the appropriateness of literary materials.
LO-6Pre-service teachers will be informed of the approaches used in integrating literature in EFL classrooms.
Course Assessment Matrix:
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