Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / İDE 209 - PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Code: İDE 209 Course Title: APPROACHES TO ELT I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İHSAN ÜNALDI (ihsan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ERKAN YÜCE,
Language of Instruction English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Focus on identifying the difference among approach, method and technique, and emphasize the significance of these concepts in course design.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Define basic issues and processes in ELT. PO-9 Define and apply the approaches and methods in foreign language teaching.
PO-10 Practice teaching English language.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-2 Identify methods used in ELT. PO-9 Define and apply the approaches and methods in foreign language teaching.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-3 Define professional terms such as classroom, learners, materials. PO-9 Define and apply the approaches and methods in foreign language teaching.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-4 Describe learning process. PO-3 Analyze the development of the learning and guidance processes of a person, and the relation of these processes with students’ development.
PO-9 Define and apply the approaches and methods in foreign language teaching.
Examination
Term Paper
LO-5 Identify activities. PO-9 Define and apply the approaches and methods in foreign language teaching.
Examination
LO-6 prepare lesson plans in line with methods and approaches. PO-13 Develop materials that can be used in English language teaching, adapt and evaluate ready-made materials.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic issues and processes in ?DE course design; the difference among approach, method and technique and the significance of these concepts in course design; an overview of important methods and approaches in ?DE: Grammar Translation Method, Direct Method, Audio-lingual Method, Silent Way, Community Language Learning, Suggestopedia, Communicative Approach, the Natural Approach.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 A brief history of language teaching Lecture, discussion
2 Presentation of the nature of approaches and methods in language teaching Lecture, discussion
3 Situational Language Teaching Lecture, discussion
4 The audiolinguil method Lecture, discussion
5 Total physical response Lecture, discussion
6 The silent way Lecture, discussion
7 Community language learning
8 mid-term exam
9 Suggestopedia Lecture, discussion
10 The Natural approach
11 Multiple intelligences Lecture, discussion
12 Neurolinguistics Programming Lecture, discussion
13 The Communicative Language Teaching Lecture, discussion
14 The Communicative Language Teaching Lecture, discussion
15 Review Lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Harmer, J. (2001) The Practice of English Language Teaching. Essex: Longman.
2 Richards, J. & Rogers, T. (2002). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge
3 Larsen- Freeman, D. (1986). Teachniques and Principles in Language Teaching. London: Oxford University Press.
4 Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language by Douglas Brown
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz 10
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 1 1 1
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 4 8
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 4 8
final exam 1 2 2
0
0
Total work load; 90