School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Education
Course Code ELT 308
Course Title in English Teaching English to Young Learners
Course Title in Turkish Teaching English to Young Learners
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 130 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites ELT 301 - Internship I: School Experience and Teacher Assistantship
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To understand the concept of teaching English to young learners.
Course Description This course covers both theoretical and practical aspects of Teaching English to Young Learners. The course will investigate approaches for teaching language within a meaningful context as well as different techniques for making language input comprehensible and encouraging young learners. More specifically, recent theories of learning, the learning strategies of young children, teaching-learning activities, the classroom methods and techniques to be used when teaching English to young learners; material development and their use in teaching as well as assessment of young English learners will be closely addressed in this course.
Course Description in Turkish Bu ders, erken yaştaki öğrencilere İngilizce öğretiminin hem teorik hem de pratik yönlerini kapsar. Bu derste anlam odaklı bir bağlamda dil öğretimi yaklaşımları, dilin anlaşılabilir kılınması için kullanılcak farklı yöntemler, genç öğrencilerin dil öğrenmeye teşvik edilmesi için farklı öğretme yöntem ve tekniklerin kullanılması, ve dil öğretimi yaklaşımları incelenecektir. Daha detayla bakılacak olunursa, güncel öğrenme teorileri, küçük çocukların öğrenme stratejileri, öğretme-öğrenme etkinlikleri, küçük yaştaki öğrencilere İngilizce öğretirken kullanılacak sınıf yönetimi teknikleri; Materyal geliştirme ve kullanımı ve çocukların dil gelişimin değerlendirilmesi bu derste yakından ele alınacaktır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) küçük yaştaki öğrencilere öğretme konusunda yöntem ve teknikleri uygular
2) küçük yaştaki öğrencilere yönelik materyal ve hikaye kitaplarını değerlendirir
3) belli hedef grubu öğrenciler için küçük yaştaki öğrencilere yönelik materyaller tasarlar
4) öğrenci özellikleri bakımından farklı öğrenci gruplarını karşılaştırır ve ayrıştırır
5) küçük yaştaki öğrenciler için ders planları hazırlar
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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) S HW
2) H Exam,HW,Lab,Participation,Presentation,Project
3) H Exam,HW,Lab,Participation,Presentation,Project
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5) S HW,Project
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9) S Project
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11) S Exam,HW,Lab,Participation,Presentation,Project
12) S Project
13) N
14) H Exam,HW,Lab,Participation,Presentation,Project
Prepared by and Date DERYA ALTINMAKAS , December 2023
Course Coordinator DERYA ALTINMAKAS
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Öğr. Gör. IŞILAY GÜLLÜ

Course Contents

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Required/Recommended ReadingsRequired readings: Cameron, L. (2001). Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge University Press. Carol Read’s blog https://carolread.wordpress.com/ Linse, T. C. (2005). Practical English Language Teaching: Young Learners. McGraw Hill: NY. Nunan, D. Teaching English to Young Learners.
Teaching MethodsSome lecture, but mostly seminar/discussion. Students will work in groups to negotiate understanding of the topics. Students will read the assigned chapter and watch videos and complete pre-class work before coming to class. Group and class discussion and student presentations will take place in class. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions.
Homework and ProjectsStudents will have a reading assignment and reflective questions to answer every week. Students are expected to read and answer questions prior to class and in the class, students are expected to ask questions and complete tasks according to the flipped classroom methodology. Students will visit a bookstore to evaluate story books and present their findings in class. There will be noticed and unnoticed short quizzes. There is one final project for which students will work in groups to create young learners’ materials and a lesson plan.
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Computer UseWritten assignments and communication
Other ActivitiesGroup and whole class discussions, presentations and project
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Devam 10 % 20
Küçük Sınavlar 2 % 20
Ödev 3 % 15
Projeler 1 % 20
Final 1 % 25
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration altinmakasd@mef.edu.tr
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Attendance is required for 70% of the course session, if you exceed this you may fail by F or FX. Plagiarism involves copying any material from a book, online material, or another student or your own papers previously completed and graded in other classes without using proper citation. Plagiarism also involves asking anyone to review or do your assignment. Statement on academic dishonesty and plagiarism: Law on Higher Education Article 54

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Ders Saati 14 2 3 1 84
Ödevler 4 4 3 28
Final 1 16 2 18
Total Workload 130
Total Workload/25 5.2
ECTS 5