YDT700-02 - SPECIAL TOPICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPECIAL TOPICS | YDT700-02 | 6th Semester | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Prequisites | To have successfully completed the course YDT 799 and to have completed all required coursework for the Ph.D. Program. | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Other: Face-to-face meeting, interview, application | |||||
| Instructor (s) | - | |||||
| Course objective | To enable the student in a dissertation stage to conduct a study in his/her field and to bring a new insight into an existing topic with a dissertation or to conduct a study on a topic that has not been studied before. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | A student conducting a comprehensive study on a topic that is interesting for him/her and that is approved by the thesis advisor. | |||||
| References | Cohen, 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. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Planning the research strategy |
| Week 2 | Planning the research strategy |
| Week 3 | Planning the research strategy |
| Week 4 | Planning the research strategy |
| Week 5 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 6 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 7 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 8 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 9 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 10 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 11 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 12 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 13 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
| Week 14 | Developing methods of collecting research material |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 100 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 100 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 10 | 20 | 200 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 35 | 490 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 52 | 70 | 900 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Produce scientific knowledge to promote Turkish as an the international language. | X | ||||
| 2. Produce on applied and theoretical studies on improved methodology of teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
| 3. To assess the historical development of learning Turkish by people of different cultures and develops new approaches on the issue. | X | ||||
| 4. Improve learning and teaching methods of Turkic dialects and sub dialects. | X | ||||
| 5. To produce new approaches and develop material facilitating the learning of Turkish of students who are remotely or closely related to Turkish. | X | ||||
| 6. Produce, develop and use technological tools in learning and teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
| 7. Advanced knowledge related to facilitating the learning of Turkish for students of alien societies. | X | ||||
| 8. Produce methodological and socio-cultural materials on the usage of media and mass communication tools to overcome difficulties arising from learning and teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
| 9. Improve new methods and contents for course books and material to simplify learning Turkish. | X | ||||
| 10. Produce and apply the necessary techniques for the usage of Turkish as a foreign language in the fields of education and social sciences. | X | ||||
| 11. Use the latest version of technology and software and produce new ones in the field of teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
| 12. Update material according the latest trends in the field of in teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest