| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Education | |||||
| Course Code | ELT 116 | |||||
| Course Title in English | Oral Communication II | |||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Oral Communication II | |||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | |||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom,Independent Studies,Lecture,Practical,Project,Seminar | |||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | |||||
| Semester | Spring | |||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 155 hours per semester | |||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | |||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | |||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | |||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | |||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To be equipped with oral communication skills that enhance speaking and listening skills in English alongside teaching and performing practices. | |||||
| Course Description | This undergraduate course is designed for the development of prospective English language teachers in the domains of communicative competence. Through this course, students will explore the aspects of spoken communication, focusing on its potential to support teaching and learning in various contexts involving English language instruction. Students will engage in hands-on activities and projects, learning techniques for spoken production and comprehension, allowing them to design tasks facilitating acquisition of communicative competence. Emphasis will be placed on tasks that invoke awareness of the pragmatic and discursive competence, facilitating a holistic and critical understanding thereof. By the end of the course, students will possess the necessary communicative expertise to create interactive tasks that emphasize the complex dynamics and creativity of spoken conversation for their future classrooms. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) decode and use academic terminology in a wide range of topics related 2) comprehend subtleties of oral communication; 3) identify a variety of English language use and its multimodal discourses; 4) understand and perform on the audial and spoken content of the English language; 5) appreciate a variety of complex sentence phenomena. 6) understand and evaluate in English language use in digital discourses |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Integrate concepts related to ELT based on previous competencies and realize inter-conceptual relations; demonstrate an understanding of evaluating the source, limits, authenticity and reliability of knowledge and discuss the methods related to generating this knowledge. | ||||||
| 2) Demonstrate knowledge of applied linguistics as related to Second Language (L2) teaching and learning. | ||||||
| 3) Think critically and independently about topics in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, which are: L2 use, L2 analysis, L2 processes, and L2 pedagogy and program administration. | ||||||
| 4) Define the aim, structure, and process of Turkish education system, the approaches of classroom management and the concepts related with education. | ||||||
| 5) Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and constructs related to assessment; use a variety of assessment methods, tools, and strategies to evaluate competencies. | ||||||
| 6) Prepare daily lesson plans according to the contemporary language learning theories and practices, taking learning styles and multiple intelligences into consideration. | ||||||
| 7) Analyze and contrast the British and American Literature on basic level. Explain basic concepts and principles of using literature and drama and apply them in foreign language teaching. | ||||||
| 8) Present a model to the society in terms of attitudes and behavior, which are democratic and ethical, both in the disciplinary and social levels, get involved with quality management processes and provide sustainability. | ||||||
| 9) Take responsibilities individually and within group works, realize the tasks in a responsible and effective way, work individually and as a part of a group to solve problems encountered during implementation; assess himself as an individual, use creative and powerful qualifications and try to develop weak sides. | ||||||
| 10) Interpret social, economic, political and ideological conditions which have caused Turkish revolution; in accordance with Ataturk’s principles and reforms, and embrace the society, and adopt human ideals including love of home country, and national goals and aspirations. | ||||||
| 11) Select and use variety of information and communication technologies with computer software that is needed on the level of the field in the classroom to the level and beyond required by European Computer Use License. | ||||||
| 12) Gain life-long learning skills in the light of needs, follow social and art performances, show an awareness of the currently debated global issues, act in accordance with the regulations of Ministry of Education on issues such as legal responsibilities and rights, present an understanding of differences within national and international cultures and adaptability to different cultures; plan social responsibility activities and projects for the immediate environment. | ||||||
| 13) Display a willingness to co-operate with members of the teaching staff in their assigned school, communicate effectively with the school community and with society at large in the area of English language education. | ||||||
| 14) Demonstrate an ability to use English in C1 level of European Language Portfolio and foster an interest in learning another foreign language. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Integrate concepts related to ELT based on previous competencies and realize inter-conceptual relations; demonstrate an understanding of evaluating the source, limits, authenticity and reliability of knowledge and discuss the methods related to generating this knowledge. | S | Exam |
| 2) | Demonstrate knowledge of applied linguistics as related to Second Language (L2) teaching and learning. | N | |
| 3) | Think critically and independently about topics in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, which are: L2 use, L2 analysis, L2 processes, and L2 pedagogy and program administration. | N | |
| 4) | Define the aim, structure, and process of Turkish education system, the approaches of classroom management and the concepts related with education. | N | |
| 5) | Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and constructs related to assessment; use a variety of assessment methods, tools, and strategies to evaluate competencies. | N | |
| 6) | Prepare daily lesson plans according to the contemporary language learning theories and practices, taking learning styles and multiple intelligences into consideration. | N | |
| 7) | Analyze and contrast the British and American Literature on basic level. Explain basic concepts and principles of using literature and drama and apply them in foreign language teaching. | N | |
| 8) | Present a model to the society in terms of attitudes and behavior, which are democratic and ethical, both in the disciplinary and social levels, get involved with quality management processes and provide sustainability. | N | |
| 9) | Take responsibilities individually and within group works, realize the tasks in a responsible and effective way, work individually and as a part of a group to solve problems encountered during implementation; assess himself as an individual, use creative and powerful qualifications and try to develop weak sides. | S | Project |
| 10) | Interpret social, economic, political and ideological conditions which have caused Turkish revolution; in accordance with Ataturk’s principles and reforms, and embrace the society, and adopt human ideals including love of home country, and national goals and aspirations. | N | |
| 11) | Select and use variety of information and communication technologies with computer software that is needed on the level of the field in the classroom to the level and beyond required by European Computer Use License. | S | Project |
| 12) | Gain life-long learning skills in the light of needs, follow social and art performances, show an awareness of the currently debated global issues, act in accordance with the regulations of Ministry of Education on issues such as legal responsibilities and rights, present an understanding of differences within national and international cultures and adaptability to different cultures; plan social responsibility activities and projects for the immediate environment. | N | |
| 13) | Display a willingness to co-operate with members of the teaching staff in their assigned school, communicate effectively with the school community and with society at large in the area of English language education. | S | Project |
| 14) | Demonstrate an ability to use English in C1 level of European Language Portfolio and foster an interest in learning another foreign language. | H | HW,Presentation,Project |
| Prepared by and Date | SELMAN ECEVİT , December 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | HATİME ÇİFTÇİ |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Assoc. Prof. Dr. HATİME ÇİFTÇİ |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | What is discourse? |
| 3) | Speech Acts & Pragmatics |
| 4) | Presentations |
| 5) | Conversation Analysis |
| 6) | Intercultural Communication |
| 7) | Politeness |
| 8) | Debate Sessions |
| 9) | Navigating New Media Networks |
| 10) | Virtual Cosmopolitanism in a Networked Society |
| 11) | Presentations |
| 12) | The Influence of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence |
| 13) | Final Project Preparations |
| 14) | Digital Language Discourse in Educational Domains |
| 15) | Final Examination Period |
| 16) | Final Examination Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Flowerdew, J. 2013. Discourse in English Language Education, Routledge. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Flipped Learning – Seminar – Discussion – Q & A session. Students are supposed to read the assigned chapter, watch relevant videos and complete pre-class work. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions to improve their understanding of the core issues at hand. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Students will have a reading assignment apart from introductory videos as part of the flipped classroom methodology. Students are also expected to answer questions prior to class and complete tasks based on these videos. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Correspondence and BlackBoard | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 98 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 8 | 2 | 40 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Total Workload | 155 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 6.2 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||