sap course 1537258191

Course Code:

ECE 242

Course Title:

Language Development and Literacy Education

Course Level:

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+2+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Expressive and receptive language skills in early years. Emergent literacy activities in preschool. Assessment of language development and learning in early and primary school years. Listening, speaking, visual reading and visual presentation. Properties of the Turkish language and its effects on literacy education. Goals and principles of literacy education. Principal characteristics of first-grade teacher and students. Emergent literacy teaching methods. Phonetic based sentence method. Teaching letters through cursive italic writing. (The language of instruction in this course is both Turkish and English) Expressive and receptive language skills in early years. Emergent literacy activities in preschool. Assessment of language development and learning in early and primary school years. Listening, speaking, visual reading and visual presentation. Properties of the Turkish language and its effects on literacy education. Goals and principles of literacy education. Principal characteristics of first-grade teacher and students. Emergent literacy teaching methods. Phonetic based sentence method. Teaching letters through cursive italic writing. (The language of instruction in this course is both Turkish and English)

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE

Co-requisites: NONE

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Compulsory

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Software Usage:

N/A

Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. compare theories of language and early literacy development.
2. outline developmental milestones of language and early literacy development of children
3. utilize appropriate instructional strategies for fostering language development and promoting literacy in early childhood education
4. design developmentally appropriate language and literacy environments for young children
5. use appropriate assessment tools and techniques to evaluate young children’s language development and literacy skills.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining

Discussion/Debate

Questioning

Reading

Inquiry

Collaborating

Case Study/Scenarion Analysis

Oral Presentations/Reports

Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam

Case Studies / Homework

Portfolio

Presentation (Oral/Poster)

Others: Reflection

Student Workload:

Lectures

hrs

Exams/Quizzes

hrs

Resource Review

hrs

Research Review

hrs

Report on a Topic

hrs

Oral Presentation

hrs

Reflection

hrs

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