School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Education
Course Code ELT 207
Course Title in English Language Acquisition
Course Title in Turkish Language Acquisition
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Exercise,Flipped Classroom,Guided Personal Study,Lecture,Project,Seminar
Level of Course Introductory
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 136 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective
Course Description This course provides an introduction to the field of second language acquisition (SLA). This course will cover issues, and problems in current SLA research and theory; background on the historical development of the field; analysis of learner data; language acquisition stages; reading and discussing research articles in SLA, comparing first language acquisition to SLA; and analyzing learner data. The course outlines the major theories of second language acquisition in both naturalistic and instructed learning settings, and uncover what the theories have to offer to second and foreign language teachers.
Course Description in Turkish Bu ders ikinci dil edinimi (SLA) alanına giriş sağlar. Bu ders, güncel SLA ve birinci dil edinimi araştırma ve kuramlarını kapsar; alanın tarihsel gelişimi üzerine arka plan; öğrenci verisinin analizi; dil edinme süreçlerini, SLA'daki araştırma makalelerini okuma ve tartışma, ilk dil ediniminini SLA ile karşılaştırma; ve öğrenci verilerini analiz etmeyi içerir. Ders, hem doğal ortamda hem de sınıf ortamlarında ikinci dil ediniminin temel teorilerini özetler ve teorilerin ikinci ve yabancı dilde öğretmenlere ne sunmaları gerektiğini ortaya çıkarır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
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3) H Exam,HW,Lab,Participation,Presentation,Project
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12) S Project
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14) S Exam,HW,Lab,Participation,Presentation,Project
Prepared by and Date HATİME ÇİFTÇİ , December 2023
Course Coordinator HATİME ÇİFTÇİ
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ŞÜKRÜ NURAL

Course Contents

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Required/Recommended ReadingsLightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2006). How languages are learned. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Teaching MethodsSome lecture, but mostly seminar/discussion. Students will work in groups to negotiate understanding of the issues and conduct an action research study. 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.
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Computer UseWritten assignments and communication
Other ActivitiesGroup and whole class discussions, presentations and project
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Küçük Sınavlar 1 % 10
Ödev 1 % 15
Sunum 1 % 20
Projeler 1 % 25
Final 1 % 30
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration ciftcih@mef.edu.tr

Attendance is required for 70% of the course session, if you exceed this you may fail by F or FX. Any plagiarism or academic dishonesty will be treated very seriously with the most serious appropriate disciplinary action in the education context. 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. Rules for attendance: The student must attend at least 70% of the classes. 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 2 98
Ödevler 4 4 3 28
Final 1 8 2 10
Total Workload 136
Total Workload/25 5.4
ECTS 5