TÄ°D608 - NEW TRENDS IN SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW TRENDS IN SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING | TÄ°D608 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Other: hands-on workshops | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Members of the department | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with former and current approaches and methods in language teaching, to provide classroom practice in language teaching and to introduce various theories and perspectives of sign language teaching through relevant literature in the field. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This course covers basic and fundamental issues, approaches, techniques and methods of language teaching as well as contemporary methods and techniques in teaching sign languages. | |||||
| References | Cook, V. (2016) second language learning and language teaching, 5th ed. Routledge Napier, J. And L. Leeson (2016). Sign Language in Action, Springer Wilcox, S. And P.P. Wilcox (1997) Learning to See: Teaching American Sign Language as a second language, 2nd ed., Gallaudet Univ. Press, Washington D.C. Roy, B.C. (ed.) (2000). Innovative Practices for Teaching Sign Language Interpreters, Gallaudet Univ. Press, Washington D.C. Mertzani, M. (2010). Sign Language Teaching and Learning: Papers from the 1st Symposium in Applied Sign Linguistics, Centre for Deaf Studies | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Historical development of the field of 2nd language learning and teaching |
| Week 3 | Goals of language teaching |
| Week 4 | Fundemantal models and techinques in 2nd language learning and teaching |
| Week 5 | Fundemantal models and techinques in 2nd language learning and teaching |
| Week 6 | Learning and teaching of different grammatical structures |
| Week 7 | Midterm |
| Week 8 | Sign language learning and teaching |
| Week 9 | Sign language learning and teaching |
| Week 10 | Applied sign linguistics |
| Week 11 | Applied sign linguistics |
| Week 12 | Development of research in applied sign linguistics |
| Week 13 | Readings in sign language teaching and learning |
| Week 14 | Readings in sign language teaching and learning |
| Week 15 | Overview |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 38 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| 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 | 3 | 42 |
| 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) | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 131 | 240 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Will gain knowledge about the basic concepts of linguistics and linguistic features of sign languages. | X | ||||
| 2. Will survey the literature on interdisciplinary areas pertaining to sign linguistics and understand the interaction of sign linguistics with fields such as sociology, translation sciences and communication sciences. | X | ||||
| 3. Have knowledge about the historical development of sign languages and Turkish Sign Language. | |||||
| 4. Will evaluate phenomena such as language contact, language genesis, creole, bilingualism within the context of sign languages. | |||||
| 5. Develop research design on sign linguistics and make data analyses through efficient use of academic resources. | |||||
| 6. Pursue academic studies, plan related activities, monitor the Pursue academic studies, plan related activities, monitor the process, decide on and apply ways of accessing information. | |||||
| 7. Will carry out scientific research independently by using knowledge in linguistics, translation studies, communication sciences and related fields and present it. | X | ||||
| 8. Use their knowledge within the perspective of social responsibility and scientific ethic values. | X | ||||
| 9. Have general knowledge of the cultures of the languages they work on. | |||||
| 10. Master the languages they work with sufficiently in different communication situations. | |||||
| 11. Have fundamental knowledge of terminology and special field knowledge in order to make TID-Turkish/Turkish-TID translations. | |||||
| 12. Have professional knowledge of translation and translation studies. | |||||
| 13. Define stages of translation processes, translation strategies and problems encountered and develop methods for solving these problems. | |||||
| 14. Communicate effectively at basic level in TID. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest