ELTE004

Course Title Course Code Program Level
Pragmatics and Language Teaching ELTE004 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
05
(Fall)		 28 50 40 118 2 4

Teaching Staff Prof. Dr. Abdulvahit Çakır
Language of Instruction İngilizce (English)
Type Of Course Elective
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course. 70% attendance is mandatory.
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to teach the basic concepts and theories of pragmatics and the application of the basic concepts and theories of pragmatics to teaching English.
Course Content Basic concepts and theories of pragmatics, application of basic concepts and theories of pragmatics to teaching English
Learning Outcomes (LO) The student lists the similarities and differences between semantics and pragmatics. The student analyzes a speech act. The student classifies and exemplifies situational utterances. The student discusses the applications of basic pragmatics concepts and theories in teaching English. The student prepares activities for teaching speech acts. The student prepares activities for teaching situational utterances. The student prepares tests for speech acts. The student prepares tests for situational utterances.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Introduction
2. Week Sociopragmatics; pragmalinguistics
3. Week Context theory
4. Week Context theory and teaching English
5. Week Speech act theory
6. Week Speech act theory and teaching English
7. Week Revision
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Formulaic expressions and teaching English
10. Week Metaphor theory and teaching English
11. Week Situational utterances
12. Week Situational utterances
13. Week Situational utterances
14. Week Measurement and evaluation in pragmatics
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 60
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References O’Keefe, A., Clancy, B., & Adolphs, S. (2011). Introducing pragmatics in use. London and New York: Routledge. Brown, P. and Levinson, S. (1987). Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage. UK: Cambridge University Press.
Work Placement(s)
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)

Program Learning Outcomes

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Having the knowledge to evaluate the nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of information

 

 

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Ability to comprehend methods related to the production of scientific knowledge

 

 

X

 

 

Having awareness of social and professional responsibility

 

 

X

 

 

The ability to recognize oneself as an individual and to use one's creative and strengths

 

 

X

 

 

Ability to act in accordance with democracy, human rights, social, scientific and professional ethical values

 

 

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Ability to use language learning strategies effectively

 

 

 

 

X

 Ability to understand and evaluate different written texts that they will encounter in daily and professional life

 

 

X

 

 

Ability to understand, interpret and evaluate different oral texts they will encounter in daily and professional life

 

 

 

 

X

Ability to communicate verbally in different environments they may encounter in daily and professional life

 

 

 

 

X

Ability to create different types of texts by using the writing process effectively

 

 

X

 

 

Ability to understand language-specific concepts and relationships between concepts

 

 

 

 

X

The ability to have and use knowledge to understand and analyze the characteristics, structure and functioning of human language.

 

 

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Ability to use English at near native level

 

 

 

 

X

The ability to have and use knowledge to understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language learning

 

 

 

 

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