The aim of this course is to equip our students with an elementary level of English which will enable them to understanad and talk about everyday topics.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Seval SARIYILDIZ AKSU, LecturerAyşegül Gezek, Lecturer Özay Şeker, Lecturer Ebru Temiz, Lecturer Dr. Sinan Bataklar, Lecturer Mehmet Altay
Course Assistant(s)
None
Schedule
Online education.
Office Hour(s)
Update office hours are announced on online education portal CATS at the beginning of every term.
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Online education.
Principle Sources
Powerpoint slides about the target topic of the week.
Other Sources
Practice worksheets.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Formal and informal greetings and responses, farewells and responses, people's names and titles.
Online education.
2. Week
Giving your name and address; how to start a conversation, present simple of be +,-,?
Introductions, "be" statements and questions, introducing people, talking about jobs.
Online education.
3. Week
Countries and nationalities, giving commands, responding to commands, subject and object pronouns.
Online education.
4. Week
Singular and plural nouns, demonstrative pronouns, asking questions about new things, office items.
Online education.
5. Week
Talking about time, describing people and things, using positive and negative adjectives.
Online education.
6. Week
Ordinal numbers, describing people and things, making reservations, days of the week, months of the year.
Online education.
7. Week
Talking about clothes and possessions using possessive adjectives and possessive "'s", clothing.
Online education.
8. Week
Talking about clothes and possessions using possessive adjectives, asking questions with "which", "there is / there are"- MIDTERM EXAM
Quiz
9. Week
Talking about things you like and your personal life using the simple present tense , ordering food in a restaurant, vocabulary related to restaurant.
Online education.
10. Week
Talking about schedules and free time activities using frequency adverbs and time expressions "in,on,at".
Online education.
11. Week
Countable and uncountable nouns, talking about prices and amounts using numbers, "some" and "any", vocabulary on leisure activities.
-QUIZ
Online education.
12. Week
Talking about activities using " the present continuous tense" and talking about facts using " the simple present tense".
Online education.
13. Week
Talking about family members, asking questions about them, abilities: " can/can't"
Online education.
14. Week
Asking questions about people in family, making small talk, uncountable nouns, " how" questions.
Online education.
15. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Quizzes
1
20
Final Exam
1
80
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Know and use scientific methods and techniques, statistics, measurement and evaluation methods necessary to conduct scientific studies.
PO-2
Evaluate and analyse the findings obtained during the research process in detail within the framework of the rules and standards of scientific methods and techniques.
PO-3
Follow current developments and publications at national and international levels regarding the preschool education.
PO-4
Recognize contemporary development and learning theories and national and international preschool education programs developed based on these theories.
PO-5
Learn the concepts and methodologies related to learning and teaching in contemporary educational science in detail and comprehensively compares the features, advantages, and potential difficulties of different pedagogical approaches, theories, and educational strategies.
PO-6
Create interactive and learning-encouraging environments and programs that support children's development within the scope of preschool education under the guidance of scientific methods and techniques based on pedagogical theories and current research on child development and applying this information in practice.
PO-7
Develop innovative educational strategies and materials to simultaneously develop children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills with theoretical knowledge and applied techniques from different academic disciplines by expanding the boundaries of the discipline of preschool education.
PO-8
Develop a multidimensional perspective and produce solutions based on pedagogical theories, the most up-to-date research on child development and good practice examples in identifying and analysing the difficulties and problems encountered in preschool education.
PO-9
Evaluate scientific evidence in early childhood development and education and carry out studies accordingly.
PO-10
Examine various models and strategies that encourage family participation in pre-school education from a broad perspective and, based on this information, design and implement studies that will enable families to take an active role in educational processes.
PO-11
Examine and comprehensively analyse pre-school education programs implemented nationally and internationally in the light of various pedagogical approaches and theoretical frameworks.
PO-12
Use different methods for children to use technology in a balanced way, especially for educational purposes in the digitalizing education world.
PO-13
Develop and implement innovative and holistic educational strategies that will support children's cognitive, emotional and social development by using the knowledge and problem-solving skills acquired in pre-school education by collaborating with experts from different fields in interdisciplinary studies.
PO-14
Produce and implement projects, events, and seminars for the social environment in which people live with an awareness of social responsibility.
PO-15
Take essential steps towards increasing the quality of education and providing children with a better educational experience by effectively addressing current national and international education-related problems and producing innovative solutions.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
LO-2
Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives and things he/she has.
LO-3
Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
LO-4
Can socialize when he/she meets people.
LO-5
Can communicate in a shopping center and do his/her shopping.
