GKS007

Course Title	Course Code	Program	Level
Human Rights and Democracy Education	GKS007	English Language Teaching (Starting from 2018-2019 Academic Year)	B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term (Course Semester)	Teaching and Learning Methods							Credits
Course Term (Course Semester)	Theory	Practice	Lab	Projects/Field Work	Seminars/Workshops	Other	Total	Credits	ECTS Credits
06 (Spring)	28	-	-	-	-	60	88	2	3

Teaching Staff

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Muhittin ŞAHİN

Language of Instruction

Türkçe (Turkish)

Type Of Course

Elective

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Component

Course Objectives

Course Content

Learning Outcomes (LO)

The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of the semester will acquire the followings: 1. Explains the concept of human rights and its historical development. 2. Knows fundamental human rights, international documents and establishments related to human rights. 3. Knows the practices on human rights and democracy education in Turkey. 4. Knows how to give human rights and democracy education. 5. Evaluates the effectiveness of the practices about human rights and democracy education. 6. Makes a habit to respect democracy and human rights. 7. Raises awareness on human rights and democracy all around. 8. Evaluates social and actual areas of human rights.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Course Outline

Week	Topics
1. Week	Introduction to the course
2. Week	- How to define democracy - Some preconditions to a democratic environment and lifestyle.
3. Week	Historical development of human rights and democracy
4. Week	Historical development of human rights and democracy
5. Week	Perspectives on democracy and their principals; their connection to human rights
6. Week	- Principle in equality in human rights and prohibition of discrimination. - International documents and establishment on human rights.
7. Week	To understand human rights by discussing some cases, legal facts, human rights violation
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Education of democracy and democratic education
10. Week	- Family and democracy education - Education as a human right
11. Week	Human rights education in primary and secondary education.
12. Week	Human rights education in higher education.
13. Week	Discussion: - School models, which are sensitive to human rights and democracy. - Is it possible to make connections between democratic school environment and philosophical perspectives on human rights?
14. Week	Closing remarks: questions & answers

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

Work Placement(s)

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