ELTE006


Course Title Course Code Program Level
Materials Development in English Teaching ELTE006 English Language Teaching (Starting from 2018-2019 Academic Year) 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
06
(Spring)
28 - - 46 - 46 120 2 4

Teaching Staff Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ceyhun Karabıyık
Language of Instruction İngilizce (English)
Type Of Course Elective
Prerequisites -
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to develop students' competencies in teaching materials used in teaching English, their evaluation, and development.
Course Content Principles and theories of the design of ELT materials (eg. selection, adaptation, development and evaluation) and basic views for and opposing on the use of textbooks; format related to the selection of course materials; language proficiency of students, learnability, user-friendliness, cultural content, relevancy of communicative interaction and language use, real-life material that helps students communicate with one another and the teacher, material adaptation and development for language teaching, adaptation of textbook based on certain learning needs and teaching environments, appropriate managing of teacher candidates’ own teaching materials and supportive materials, students level, materials for the needs and environment of the present school, evaluation of the materials.
Learning Outcomes (LO) The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings; LO1 – to know and compare the theories and principles of the design of ELT materials (eg. selection, adaptation, development and evaluation) LO2 – to examine the relation between language use and format related to the selection of course materials; language proficiency of students, learnability, user-friendliness, cultural content, relevancy of communicative interaction and work on examples LO3 – to adopt and develop materials for language teaching, adopt textbook materials based on certain learning needs and learning environments, appropriate managing of teacher candidates’ own teaching materials and supportive materials, examine materials based on students level, needs and the present school environment.
Mode of Delivery Distance Learning
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Introduction
2. Week Language teaching materials and contemporary issues in materials development
3. Week Materials evaluation
4. Week Developing criteria for materials evaluation
5. Week The teaching and learning materials in competence-based instruction and their development
6. Week Materials Evaluation presentations
7. Week Materials Evaluation presentations
8. Week Midterm Exam (Materials evaluation report)
9. Week How to create digital stories
10. Week Story development
11. Week Digital story development
12. Week Digital story related activity development
13. Week Digital story related activity development
14. Week Digital story related activity development
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)