DKT722 - ASSESSING METALINGUISTIC SKILLS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSESSING METALINGUISTIC SKILLS | DKT722 | 2nd Semester | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assist. Prof. Fatma Esen Aydınlı, PhD | |||||
| Course objective | To familiarize students with `metalinuistic skills / performance? and make them understand the relationship between metalinguistic skills & language disorders and metalinguistic awareness & academic performance. This class will guide students to correctly identify individual metalinguistic needs and problems and make them plan required interventions for the student or adult. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The development of metalinguistic awareness, Link Between Metalinguistic Awareness and Reading, Cilnical Considerations on Assessment Options of Metalinguistic Skills for Adult and Pediatric Populations. | |||||
| References | Tunmer, W. E. (1997). Metalinguistic skills in reading development. In Encyclopedia of Language and education (pp. 27-36). Springer Netherlands. Bowey, J., Grieve, R., Herriman, M., Myhill, M., & Nesdale, A. (2013). Metalinguistic awareness in children: Theory, research, and implications (Vol. 15). Springer Science & Business Media. Relevant current literature | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Recent Trends in Research on Linguistic Development |
| Week 2 | Relationship Between Linguistic and Cognitive Development |
| Week 3 | The Development of Metalinguistic Awareness |
| Week 4 | Phonological Awareness in Children |
| Week 5 | Word Awareness in Children |
| Week 6 | Syntactic Awareness in Children |
| Week 7 | Pragmatic Awareness in Children |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Assessing Metalinguistic Skills with `CELF ? 5 Metalinguistics? |
| Week 10 | Assessing Metalinguistic Skills with other tests and / or informal observations |
| Week 11 | Metalinguistic Awareness and Reading Acquisiton |
| Week 12 | Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingualism |
| Week 13 | Metalinguistic Awareness and Education |
| Week 14 | Practical Application |
| Week 15 | Exam Preparation |
| Week 16 | Recent Trends in Research on Linguistic Development |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 5 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 5 | 12 | 60 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 29 | 29 |
| Total Workload | 35 | 70 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Observes theoretical, clinical and scientific events, and advances in speech language therapy rehabilitation and assessment techniques, utilizes deeply and systematically obtained information on vocational and academic studies. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses theoretical and practical concepts in Speech and Language Therapy. Uses the multidisciplinary knowledge of problem-solving, clinical decision-making, research planning, and implementation. | X | ||||
| 3. Provides research design, participates in projects, interprets research results using statistical methods, makes reports, and presents them at scientific meetings or publishes the report. | X | ||||
| 4. Makes necessary cooperation by considering ethical values in teamwork for field-related research. | X | ||||
| 5. Works multidisciplinary, communicates efficiently at national and international platforms by using at least one foreign language and reflects personal skills and responsibilities to teamwork. | X | ||||
| 6. Defines learning needs and goals, has life-long learning and contributes professional education and introduction. | X | ||||
| 7. Contributes to public health and health policies, raises awareness of people, families and society about education, preventive and rehabilitative approaches. | X | ||||
| 8. By adopting self-improvement, literacy and life-long learning, take active role in progression, development and presentation of this field, presents professional skills at international platforms. | X | ||||
| 9. Participates actively in public health development programs to determine practices that improve life quality. | X | ||||
| 10. Take active role in progression, development and presentation of Speech and Language Therapy. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest