YDT600-01 - SPECIAL TOPICS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
SPECIAL TOPICS YDT600-01 3rd Semester 4 0 0 30
Prequisites-
Course languageTurkish
Course typeMust 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesDiscussion
Other: Interview, discussion, application  
Instructor (s)- 
Course objectiveTo enable the student in a thesis stage to conduct a study in his/her field and to bring a new insight into an existing topic with a thesis or to conduct a study on a topic that has not been studied before. To teach developing scientific methodology through contemporary literature.  
Learning outcomes
  1. By the end of this course, the student will be able to; Research on the subject of thesis,
  2. Classify the data through the literature, improve searching data instrument,
  3. Analyze the data,
  4. Tabulate the research outcomes and construe them,
  5. Produce a conclusion by using of the research outcomes and make proposals,
  6. Produce a research conclusion and define it. Produce an authentic study that is different from the existing ones,
  7. Bring a new insight into an existing study,
  8. Commend on previous studies from a critical perspective. Use appropriate scientific techniques and methods in accordance with the ethics of the field.
Course ContentConducting a comprehensive study in the area of Turkish Teaching as a Foreign Language, in the scope of linguistics, education and technology by using the international method and technical approach which is approved by the student?s thesis advisor. 
ReferencesCohen, Louis, Lawrence Manion & Keith Morrison. (2000). Research Methods in Education (Fifth Edition). London & New York: Routledge.
Creswell, John W. (2007). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (Second Edition). London: SAGE.
Gliner, Jeffrey A. & Morgan, George A. (2000). Research Methods in Applied Settings: An Integrative Approach to Design and Analysis. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Johnson, Donna M. (1992). Approaches to Research in Second Language Learning. New York & London: Longman.
Mackey, Alison & Gass, Susan M. (2005). Second Language Research: Methodology and Design. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
McDonough, Jo & McDonough, Steven. (1997). Research Methods for English Language Teachers. London: Arnold.
Pallant, Julie. (2001). SPSS Survival Manual. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Punch, Keith F. (2005). Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches (Second Edition). London: SAGE.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 2Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 3Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 4Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 5Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 6Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 7Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 8Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 9Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 10Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 11Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 12Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 13Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 14Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 15Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic
Week 16Meeting with the thesis advisor and working on the thesis topic

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities1100
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam00
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes1100
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes00
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 4 56
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities1020200
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)1435490
Presentation / Seminar Preparation1411154
Project000
Homework assignment000
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 000
Total Workload5270900

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Evaluate the developments in academic methods and techniques of Teaching Turkish as a foreign language.    X
2. Identify the national and international cultural factors influence the teaching methods of teaching Turkish as a foreign language.    X
3. Identify the role of the linguistics skills in learning of target student groups, and discuss their role in education.    X
4. Explore the impact in the learning process of technology in learning plans and in the learning process.    X
5. Organize appropriate educational environments and design the appropriate learning materials for target student groups.    X
6. Use the appropriate methods and techniques for improving the creative thought and problem solving.     X
7. Utilize different assessment and evaluation methods and techniques in the master thesis and related studies.    X
8. Formulate and present orally and written original ideas and solutions related to the subject of study.    X
9. Behave according to the ethic assignments, agreed rights and responsibilities in his/her field of study.    X
10. Accept the individual or group responsibility to produce solutions when encountering difficulties in teaching Turkish and improve professional knowledge and skills.    X
11. Understand acknowledge the difference between teaching Turkish to Turkic peoples and others and prepare materials related.    X
12. To be able to move to a further level.    X

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