Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / ADEAE 503 - GERMAN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Code: ADEAE 503 Course Title: COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department GERMAN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer FAİK ÖMÜR (faikomur@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SEVTAP GÜNAY KÖPRÜLÜ,
Language of Instruction German
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to raise awareness in the use of German and Turkish grammatical structures and thus help students use both languages correctly.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Analyze characteristics of Turkish and German grammar. PO-6 The student employs Turkish and German basic language skills and grammar rules effectively and selects the appropriate teaching plan for the target audience and implements them.
PO-9 The student translates in different fields from German to Turkish or from Turkish to German.
PO-13 The student communicates in this language by using a foreign language at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
PO-15 The student gets to know German culture, makes cultural comparisons and gains the ability to communicate between cultures.
Examination
LO-2 Compare and contrast German and Turkish grammatical structures. PO-6 The student employs Turkish and German basic language skills and grammar rules effectively and selects the appropriate teaching plan for the target audience and implements them.
PO-9 The student translates in different fields from German to Turkish or from Turkish to German.
PO-13 The student communicates in this language by using a foreign language at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
PO-15 The student gets to know German culture, makes cultural comparisons and gains the ability to communicate between cultures.
Examination
LO-3 Gain awareness on negative transfer between Turkish and German. PO-6 The student employs Turkish and German basic language skills and grammar rules effectively and selects the appropriate teaching plan for the target audience and implements them.
PO-9 The student translates in different fields from German to Turkish or from Turkish to German.
PO-13 The student communicates in this language by using a foreign language at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
PO-15 The student gets to know German culture, makes cultural comparisons and gains the ability to communicate between cultures.
Examination
LO-4 Can explain the basic concepts of comparative grammar. PO-4 The student explains the concepts and principles of theoretical and applied linguistics and theories of first and second language acquisition, establishes the connection of these theories with the theories and practices of foreign language teaching.
PO-6 The student employs Turkish and German basic language skills and grammar rules effectively and selects the appropriate teaching plan for the target audience and implements them.
PO-9 The student translates in different fields from German to Turkish or from Turkish to German.
Examination
LO-5 Can define the problems encountered in teaching German after Turkish. PO-4 The student explains the concepts and principles of theoretical and applied linguistics and theories of first and second language acquisition, establishes the connection of these theories with the theories and practices of foreign language teaching.
PO-6 The student employs Turkish and German basic language skills and grammar rules effectively and selects the appropriate teaching plan for the target audience and implements them.
PO-9 The student translates in different fields from German to Turkish or from Turkish to German.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
.Examining the similarities and differences between German and Turkish language structures by making comparisons; determining the common and different aspects of the word types in the two languages by comparing them; bilingual comparison of times; Comparative analysis of conjunctions and sentence structures in two languages receiving.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Typology of Languages, Phonological and Graphological Contrastive Analysis Lecture, Discussion
2 Morphological Contrastive Analysis Features of the Turkish and German alphabets Lecture, Discussion
3 Nouns in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
4 Pronouns in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
5 Verbs in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
6 Auxiliaries in Turkish-German Lecture, Discussion
7 Tenses of verbs in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Adjectives in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
10 Adjectives in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
11 Word formation in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
12 Conjunctions in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
13 Prepositions in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
14 Adverbs in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
15 Syntax in Turkish and German. Lecture, Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Balcı, T. (2009). Grundzüge der Türkisch-Deutschen Kontrastiven Grammatik. Adana. Ulusoy Matbaası.
2 Çakır, H. (2011). Grammatik kurz & bündig Türkisch. Stuttgart. PONS GmbH.
3 Uslu, Z. (2008). Türkçe-Almanca Karşılaştırmalı Temel Dilbilgisi. Ankara. Anı Yayıncılık.
4 Voit, H. (2011). Grammatik kurz & bündig Deutsch. Stuttgart. PONS GmbH.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project 10-14 5 10
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 12 36
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 8 8
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 1 7 7
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 107