ELTC404


Course Title Course Code Program Level
Material Review and Development in English Language Teaching ELTC404 English Language Teaching B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
08
(Spring)
42 - - 50 - 30 122 3 4

Teaching Staff Doç. Dr. Ceyhun Karabıyık
Language of Instruction İngilizce (English)
Type Of Course Compulsory
Prerequisites
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to develop students' competencies regarding the teaching materials used in teaching English, their evaluation and development.
Course Content ELT course materials design theories and principles (e.g.: material selection, adaptation, development and evaluation) and basic views for and against textbook use; format for selecting course materials: student language proficiency, learnability, ease of use, cultural content, appropriateness of communicative interaction and language use, materials deployed in a real-world context that help students interact with each other and with the teacher; adaptation and development of materials for language teaching, adaptation of textbook materials according to specific learning needs and teaching environments, prospective teachers to design their own teaching materials and auxiliary materials according to the appropriate method, student level, needs and current school environment; equipment evaluation.
Learning Outcomes (LO) The achievements of students who complete and succeed in this course are as follows; LO-1 Knows and compares the theories and principles of course material design (eg: material selection, adaptation, development and evaluation) in teaching English. LO-2 Examines the relationship between the format regarding the selection of course materials, the student's language proficiency, learnability, ease of use, cultural content, suitability of communicative interaction and language use and works on examples. LO-3 Examines and implements the adaptation and development of materials for language teaching, the adaptation of textbook materials according to specific learning needs and teaching environments, and the design of teacher candidates' own teaching materials and auxiliary materials according to the appropriate method, student level, needs and current school environment.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Information about the course and its scope
2. Week Current issues in language teaching materials and material development
3. Week Material evaluation
4. Week Develop criteria for material evaluation
5. Week Teaching and learning materials and their development in competency-based education
6. Week Material Evaluation presentations
7. Week Material Evaluation presentations
8. Week Midterm (Material evaluation report)
9. Week How to create digital stories?
10. Week Story development
11. Week Digital story development
12. Week Developing activities related to digital stories
13. Week Developing activities related to digital stories
14. Week Developing activities related to digital stories
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40 (%40 test + %60 materyal ve ilgili aktivite tasarım projeleri)
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 60 (Materyal ve ilgili aktivite tasarım projesi)
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References Tomlinson, B. (2013). Materials development in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Tomlinson, B., & Masuhara, H. (2018). The complete guide to the theory and practice of materials development for language learning. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Work Placement(s)
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)