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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / ADE 524 - ALMAN DİLİ EĞİTİMİ (TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS)

Code: ADE 524 Course Title: INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE TEACHING 2 Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ALMAN DİLİ EĞİTİMİ (TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SEVTAP GÜNAY KÖPRÜLÜ (sevtapkoprulu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction German
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to inform students about what kinds of linguistic or non-linguistic attitudes/could be exhibited in which situations, to develop students' sense of tolerance and empathy towards differences, and to contribute to the communication with foreigners in their professional life on a healthy ground free of prejudice.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Explain the basic concepts of culture and communication. PO-1 Improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
Examination
Presentation
LO-2 Can establish a relationship between language, culture and communication phenomenon. PO-1 Improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
Examination
Presentation
LO-3 Understand the similarities and differences between intracultural and intercultural communication. PO-1 Improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
Examination
LO-4 can explain the factors affecting intercultural communication. PO-3 Make an efficient use of the resources in a relevant field of study based on their graduate level of qualifications.
Examination
LO-5 can explain the problems of intercultural communication. PO-1 Improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
Examination
LO-6 can explain the related approaches to the management of cultural differences. PO-1 Improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course covers the basic concepts of culture, language and communication, language teaching methods and techniques, the importance of intercultural communication in language teaching.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 To give information about content, context and structure of lesson. Lecture, discussion, question and answer
2 Definitions and discussions on the consept of the culture. Lecture, discussion, question and answer
3 The elements of cultur and acteristics of culture Lecture, discussion, question and answer
4 Types of culture (the culture, sub-culture, mass culture, popular culture, etc.) Lecture, discussion, question and answer
5 Relationship among language, culture and communication. Lecture, discussion, question and answer
6 Language as a type of the social behavior Lecture, discussion, question and answer
7 Emergencining the intercultural communication and the the reasons that s it (the film-documentary show) Lecture, discussion, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 The subject and aim of the intercultural communication studies. Lecture, discussion, question and answer
10 The short histories of the intercultural communication studies. Lecture, discussion, question and answer
11 Similarities and differences among interpersonal, intra-and intercultural communication Lecture, discussion, question and answer
12 Diffrences between verbal and non-verbal behavior from one cultures to another cultures. Lecture, discussion, question and answer
13 Factors affecting cross-cultural communication (film screenings on the subject) Lecture, discussion, question and answer
14 Intercultural communication competence Lecture, discussion, question and answer
15 General evaluation Lecture, discussion, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 KARTARI, Asker, Farklılıklarla Yaşamak, Kültürlerarası İletişim, Ürün Yayınları, Ankara, 2001.
2 SELÇUK, Ayhan, Dil-Kültür Bağlamında Kültürlerarası İletişim, Çizgi Kitapevi, Konya 2005 kARTARI, Asker, Farklılıklarla Yaşamak, Kültürlerarası İletişim, Ürün Yayınları, Ankara, 2001
Required Course instruments and materials
Book

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 3 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 12-15 3 30
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project 12-15 3 30
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam

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 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       c) Performance Project 3 12 36
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 3 12 36
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 8 24
mid-term exam 3 1 3
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 189