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  Course Description
Course Name : Alternative Methods of Foreign Language Teaching I

Course Code : ADE 741

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. YASEMİN DARANCIK

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Has knowledge about alternative methods of foreign language teaching as well as traditional ones, and applies them.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : In foreign language teaching, the class is usually shaped with traditional methods of teaching foreign languages. In order to bring innovation and success, alternative methods will be analysed and presented visually.

Course Contents : Apart from traditional teaching methods, students will be informed about alternative teaching methods and theories.

Language of Instruction : Germany

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 An overview of traditional teaching methods and the importance of alternative foreign language teaching methods Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
2 Suggestopedia: Properties, form of presentation and sample applications Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
3 Student Presentation: Suggestopedia Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
4 Psycopedia: Properties, form of presentation and sample applications Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
5 Student Presentation: Psycopedia Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
6 Total Physical Response: Properties, form of presentation and sample applications Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
7 Student Presentation: Total Physical Response Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
8 Midterm exam
9 Foreign Language Development Method:Properties, form of presentation and sample applications Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
10 Student Presentation: Foreign Language Development Method Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
11 Communitiy Language Learning: Properties, form of presentation and sample applications Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
12 Student Presentation: Communitiy Language Learning Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
13 The linguistic dramaturgy: Properties, form of presentation and sample applications Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
14 Student Presentation:The linguistic dramaturgy Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
15 The effects of alternative methods of language learning and a critical impact Scanning scientific resources, examining and questioning Lectures, compare, question and answer, presentation
16/17 Final exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Belgrad, J./ Melenk, H. (2002), “Literarisches Verstehen, literarisches Schreiben. Positionen und Modelle zur Literaturdidaktik”, Hohengehren: Schneider Verlag
 Demircan, Ömer (2002), “Yabancı Dil Öğretim Yöntemler”, İstanbul: Der Yayınları
 Demirel, Özcan (2007), “Yabancı Dil Öğretimi. Dil Pasaportu Dil Biyografisi Dil Dosyası”, Ankara: Pegema Yayınevi
 Haas, Gerhard (1984), “Handlungs- und produktionsorientierter Literaturunterricht in der Sekundarstufe I. (Deutschunterricht konkret)”, Hannover: Schroedel-Schulbuchverlag
Required Course Material(s)  Darancık, Yasemin (2008), "İKİNCİ YABANCI DİL ÖĞRETİMİNDE ALTERNATİF YÖNTEMLERİN ALMANCA EDEBİ METİNLERLE UYGULANMASI ",Doktora Tezi, Adana: Çukurova Üniversitesi
 Karşı, Yasemin (2004), "Eylemsel ve Üretimsel Yazın Öğretim Yöntemi ve Sözkonusu Yöntemin "Kısa Öykü İncelemesi ve Öğretimi" Dersinde Uygulanması, Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Adana: Çukurova Üniversitesi


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 40
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 60
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. 4
5 Equips students with analytical and critical thinking skills. 4
6 Equips students with the original knowledge production skills. 3
7 Equips students with analysis skills by thinking, reasoning and building connections among various ideas. 5
8 Equips students with Scientific Research Methods and to help them use the knowledge and skills related to these methods in practice. 5
9 Equips students with assessment and evaluation skills. 5
10 Equips students with necessary skills to produce national and international projects. 5
11 Equips students with necessary theoretical and practical skills related to the field of German Language Teaching. 5
12 Equips students with necessary skills to apply the scientific concepts and methods in practice in the field of German Language Teaching. 5
13 Equips students with necessary skills to build scientific connections among several knowledge fields. 5
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. 5
15 Equips students with necessary skills to be able to do scientific presentations at national and international meetings. 5
16 Equips students with the information about national and international contemporary education. 5
* 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