YTR608 - MATERIALS PREPARATION IN TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
MATERIALS PREPARATION IN TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHING YTR608 Any Semester/Year 3 0 3 6
PrequisitesNone
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Team/Group Work
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
Drill and Practice
Problem Solving
Project Design/Management
 
Instructor (s)Department staff 
Course objective1)To be able to recognize the basic principles of material design in language education, 2)To ensure the bilingual Turkish children design materials considering the physiological and cognitive development of childr 3)To provide students with the ability to analyze and evaluate materials.  
Learning outcomes
  1. To recognize the basic principles to be considered in material design.
  2. To design materials considering the physiological and cognitive developments of students.
  3. To recognize the needs of bilingual Turkish children and design appropriate materials for them.
  4. To analyze materials? form and content.
  5. To evaluate the form and content properties of materials.
  6. To follow national and international publications about material design.
Course ContentTeaching environments, definition and basic concepts in teaching Turkish to bilingual Turkish children; the role of educational environments in reaching course objectives; the characteristics of textbooks, the evaluation of textbooks; qualifications of school dictionaries, reading books and features, encyclopedias and other printed sources; Internet and other electronic resources; Evaluation of Turkish lesson materials and material development in teaching Turkish to bilingual Turkish children. 
ReferencesDemirel, Ö., Seferoğlu, S. & Yağcı E. (2001). Öğretim teknolojileri ve materyal geliştirme. Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık.
Kaya, Z. (2005). Öğretim teknolojileri ve materyal geliştirme. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.
Seferoğlu S. (2006). Öğretim teknolojileri ve materyal tasarımı. Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık.
Yanpar, T. (2005). Öğretim teknolojileri ve materyal geliştirme. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Ergin, A. (2002). Öğretim teknolojileri ve iletişim. Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık.
Heinich, R., Molenda, M., Russel, J. D. & Smaldino, S. E.(2002). Instructional media and technologies for learning (7th edition). USA: Pearson education Inc.
Newby, T. J., Stepich, D. A., Lehman, J. D.(1996). Instructional technology for teaching and learning. usa: Prentice-Hall Inc.
Selvi, K. (Ed.) (2008). Öğretim teknolojileri ve materyal tasarımı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Ed. Brian Tomlinson (2011). Materials Development in Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Educational settings, definition and basic concepts.
Week 2The role of educational settings in reaching course objectives.
Week 3Features that textbooks need to carry.
Week 4Evaluation of textbooks.
Week 5Qualifications of school dictionaries.
Week 6Textbooks and their features.
Week 7Encyclopedias and other printed sources.
Week 8Internet and other electronic resources.
Week 9Midterm exam.
Week 10Evaluation of Turkish course materials.
Week 11Evaluation of Turkish course materials.
Week 12Developing materials in teaching Turkish to bilingual Turkish children.
Week 13Developing materials in teaching Turkish to bilingual Turkish children.
Week 14Developing materials in teaching Turkish to bilingual Turkish children.
Week 15General Evaluation.
Week 16Final exam.

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance1410
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments115
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms125
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes050
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes050
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)21428
Presentation / Seminar Preparation11515
Project000
Homework assignment11515
Midterms (Study duration)13030
Final Exam (Study duration) 15050
Total Workload20127180

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. He has theoretical and practical knowledge about Turkish education discipline in proficiency level according to graduate competences.     X
2. He/she discusses interactions among disciplines of Turkish education.   X 
3. He forms new knowledge by functionally integrating the knowledge produced in Turkish education discipline with the knowledge gathered from different disciplines    X
4. He develops new strategic approaches against the complex situations that he couldn't predict in practices of Turkish education field and creates solutions by taking responsibilities   X 
5. He actively takes part in team works about Turkish education and becomes a leader.  X   
6. He evaluates the knowledge about Turkish education critically and guides learning.   X  
7. He communicates orally and in written form by using at least one foreign language in European Language Level B2.   X  
8. He uses the technologies of computer and communication together with computer software that Turkish educational discipline requires in advance level.  X   
9. .He comments on strategies, policies and application plans of Turkish education, develops these plans and evaluates the gathered results within the scope of quality processes.    X 
10. He applies the knowledge and abilities that he gained from Turkish education in interdisciplinary studies.  X   
11. He evaluates daily developments according to national values and realities of country.  X  

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest