TÜRKÇE
ENGLISH
Information
| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) (ENGLISH) | |
| Code | ELT744 |
| Name | Approaches to Adult Second Language Acquisition |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. CEM CAN |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
|
Course Goal / Objective
The course aims at offering the required theoretical and applied information on contrastive and corpus driven Interlanguage Error Analysis focusing on a comparison of English and Turkish and on the analysis of English interlanguage as produced by Turkish EFL learners.
Course Content
The course aims at offering the required theoretical and applied information on contrastive and corpus driven Interlanguage Error Analysis focusing on a comparison of English and Turkish and on the analysis of English interlanguage as produced by Turkish EFL learners. The teaching draws on the following text corpora: Cambridge Learner Corpus International Corpus of Learner English Cambridge Academic Corpus English Profile Project Corpus
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learning Interlanguage Theories |
| LO02 | Learner Profile |
| LO03 | SLA Theories |
| LO04 | Learning Interlanguage Theories |
| LO05 | Adult SLA |
| LO06 | Language and Age |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Students know various teaching methodologies and can implement them in their teaching | |
| PLO02 | - | Students can apply various approaches for specific purposes | |
| PLO03 | - | Students can assess and evaluate the learning process | |
| PLO04 | - | Students can develop appropriate teaching materials in accordance with the objectives | |
| PLO05 | - | Students are aware of first and second language learning theories and can compare them | |
| PLO06 | - | Students are aware of the role of culture and its relationship to foreign language learning | |
| PLO07 | - | Students give importance to professional development | |
| PLO08 | - | Students can get published nation-wide and also internationally | |
| PLO09 | - | Students can produce thesis reflecting their knowledge of research methodology | |
| PLO10 | - | Students can carry out action research to improve learning and teaching | |
| PLO11 | - | Students can conduct interdisciplinary studies | |
| PLO12 | - | Students are aware of ethical issues in academic research |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The nature of learner language | Pre-reading | |
| 2 | Interpreting evidence from learner language | Theoretical preparation | |
| 3 | The role of the L1 in SLA | Theoretical preparation | |
| 4 | Universal Grammar and SLA I | Pre-reading | |
| 5 | Universal Grammar and SLA II | Theoretical preparation | |
| 6 | Effects of age on SLA I | Review of Literature | |
| 7 | Effects of age on SLA II | Pre-reading | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Theoretical preparation | |
| 9 | Studies of near-native L2 speakers | Review of Literature | |
| 10 | Role of input in SLA | Pre-reading | |
| 11 | Initial state - transitional states - end state: theories of SLA | Theoretical preparation | |
| 12 | Initial state - transitional states - end state: theories of SLA | Theoretical preparation | |
| 13 | Initial state - transitional states - end state: theories of SLA | Theoretical preparation | |
| 14 | Interlanguage and learner profile | Pre-reading | |
| 15 | Interlanguage and learner profile | Pre-reading | |
| 16 | Term Exams | General review | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Genel hazırlık |