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Course Description Course Name : Language acquisition Course Code : ADE 715 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. HACI OSMAN ASLAN Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns the concepts, theories, methods, techniques and applications of first, second and foreign language acquisition. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To teach the concepts, theories, methods, techniques and applications of first, second and foreign language acquisition. Course Contents : The concepts, theories, methods, techniques and applications of first, second and foreign language acquisition. Language of Instruction : Germany Work Place : Seminarroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 The learner and the characteristics of the learner: age, socialization in the native language Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 2 The learner and the characteristics of the learner: motivation, attitude, style and strategies Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 3 Second language acquisition theories: behaviorism, and comparative analysis Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 4 Second language acquisition theory: Cognitivism reconstructivism Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 5 General characteristics of the German Language Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 6 Knowledge of the German language, country, and language learning Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 7 Language teaching methods I Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 8 Midterm examination 9 Language teaching methods II Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 10 Capabilities and skills aimed in teaching language Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 11 Other individual factors that play a role in language teaching Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 12 Other skills that support the teaching of language Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 13 Language teaching methods, and applications Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 14 Materials and technological tools used in language teaching Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 15 Concrete proposals for implementation Reading the relavant sections in the specified resources and searching Lectures, presentations, discussion, homework 16/17 Final examination   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  H.-W.Huneke/ W. Steinig: Deutsch als fremdsparche. Eine Einführung.Erich Schmidt Verlag Berlin 2000  M. Kaemper-van den Boogaart(Hrsg): Deutsch Didaktik. Leidfaden für die Sekundarstufe I und II.Cornelsen, Berlin2008  Wofgang Klein: Zweitspracherwerb. Eine einführung. Athennaem- Taschenbücher Frankfurt am Main 1987 Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Equips students with necessary skills to study individually or in teams for intra-disciplinary and and inter-disciplinary subjects. 4 2 Equips students with effective intra-cultural and inter-cultural communication skills. 4 3 Evaluates the learned information with a critical approach gaining self-learning ability. 5 4 Uses information and communication technologies in education of German language effectively. 5 5 Equips students with analytical and critical thinking skills. 1 6 Equips students with the original knowledge production skills. 4 7 Equips students with analysis skills by thinking, reasoning and building connections among various ideas. 3 8 Equips students with Scientific Research Methods and to help them use the knowledge and skills related to these methods in practice. 4 9 Equips students with assessment and evaluation skills. 5 10 Equips students with necessary skills to produce national and international projects. 4 11 Equips students with necessary theoretical and practical skills related to the field of German Language Teaching. 4 12 Equips students with necessary skills to apply the scientific concepts and methods in practice in the field of German Language Teaching. 4 13 Equips students with necessary skills to build scientific connections among several knowledge fields. 4 14 Equips students with relevant skills to examine the native language and German in terms of grammatical, linguistic and literary perspectives and to utilize similarities and differences didactically throughout this examination. 3 15 Equips students with necessary skills to be able to do scientific presentations at national and international meetings. 4 16 Equips students with the information about national and international contemporary education. 4 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 10 10     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 20 20     Final Exam 1 20 20 Total Workload: 162 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.48 ECTS Credit: 6