Course Profile

sap course 1631092012

Course Code:

ELT 104

Course Title:

Approaches in English Language Teaching

Course Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

English language teaching (ELT) history. English language teaching methods and approaches. Current practices in ELT. Pedagogical implications of methods and approaches. Personal teaching philosophy in consideration of current approaches. English language teaching (ELT) history. English language teaching methods and approaches. Current practices in ELT. Pedagogical implications of methods and approaches. Personal teaching philosophy in consideration of current approaches.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Course Coordinator: 
Dr. Belgin Aydın
Semester: 
Spring
Type of Course: 
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery: 
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction: 
English
Course Objectives: 

This course aims to increase language teacher candidates’ awareness in principles of language teaching methodology. The course also provides an opportunity for students to develop a set of principles that can guide their practice. It is designed to highlight effective instructional practices and help students expand the repertoire of specific practices that they can make use of in the classroom while teaching a foreign language. Students will be able to reflect on their learning as teachers by evaluating the current trends, and innovative approaches in English Language Teaching. 

Course Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. differentiate the concepts of approach, method and technique, 
  2. critically evaluate the methods and approaches of language teaching, their historical background and rationale, and their current relevance to their teaching experience,
  3. identify the underlying principles of language teaching methodology, techniques used in the field, and appropriate philosophical approaches to the process of language learning,
  4. critically evaluate new trends and innovative approaches in English language teaching,
  5. choose a contextually relevant language teaching philosophy based on different language teaching and learning perspectives.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Inquiry
Collaborating
Think-Pair-Share
Microteaching
Oral Presentations/Reports
Brainstorming
Hands-on Activities
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria: 
Test / Exam
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Others: In-class Tasks

Student Workload:

Lectures
42
hrs
Course Readings
32
hrs
Online Discussion
6
hrs
Hands-on Work
15
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
15
hrs
Oral Presentation
15
hrs

Prepared By:

Belgin Elmas

Revised By:

Belgin Aydin