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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (PhD) (ENGLISH) | |
| Code | ELT815 |
| Name | Second Language Learning Theories |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. RANA YILDIRIM |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. RANA YILDIRIM
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This course examines the complex relationship between language, interaction and learning with a view to improving language teachers' professional practice. The objectives of the course is to focus on the main features of classroom discourse and analyse how it is typically structured; look at the relevance of classroom discourse to teaching and learning; evaluate different approaches to studying classroom discourse; focus on the concept of classroom interactional competence.
Course Content
This course examines the complex relationship between language, interaction and learning with a view to improving language teachers' professional practice. The objec
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Mitchell, R., & Myles, F. (2004). Second language learning theories (2nd ed.). London: Hodder Arnold.
Notes
Additional handouts, topic related videos and articles will be provided by the course tutor.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | investigate the multiple factors that influence language acquisition and understand the main phenomena common to most learners of a second language |
| LO02 | examine various theories that have been offered to explain the complex processes involved in learning a second language. |
| LO03 | discuss the role of instruction in second language acquisition. |
| LO04 | develop awareness of the individual and social factors that influence learning |
| LO05 | critically read and evaluate research on second language acquisition |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | The students can critically analyze language learning theories | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | The students can develop themselves professionally | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | The students can critically evaluate the research studies in the field | 5 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | The students can join in collaborative team work | |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | The students can present his knowledge and share his experience in the field | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | The students can think creatively to construct novice ideas | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | The students can apply scientific research methods in novel studies | |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | The students can be aware of the ethical issues in their research studies | 5 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | The students can discuss their arguments with evidence | |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | The students can implement higher order thinking skills in solving problems | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | The students can contribute to their fields by publishing their studies in journals | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | The students can contribute to the goal of becoming an intellectual community | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | History of SLL Research | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 2 | Language Development | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Universal Grammar | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Cognitive Approaches to SLL | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Sociocultural Perspectives | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 6 | Sociolinguistic perspectives | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 7 | Input, interaction and output | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Individual Differences: Motivation and Reasons for Learning | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 10 | Other Individual Differences:aptitude,age,anxiety, and learning styles | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 11 | Social Contexts of SLA & Social Factors of SLA: identity, power, investment, accommodation theory, code choice, code-switching, and code-mixing | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 12 | Language Competence-communicative competence, pragmatic and discourse competence, intercultural competence | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 13 | Student presentation-1 | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 14 | Student presentation-2 | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 15 | Revision-1 | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 16 | Revision-2 | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Soru-Cevap |
| 17 | End of Term Exams | reading and revision | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||