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| ELL4035 | Teaching English to Children | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mustafa Naci KAYAOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course focuses on the practical preparation for the role of a YL teacher. It aims at helping students to appreciate the significant role of a YL teacher and highlight the teaching skills necessary in pre-primary and lower primary education. During the course, the trainees will be provided with sufficient background information concerning child development and the implications for a variety of approaches and techniques suitable for young learners. They will also learn about the place of FL instruction in early education in Turkey. They will also learn how to plan lessons for different age groups and how to manage English classes at pre-primary and lower primary levels. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | develop different approaches to foreign language teaching to children. | | | | LO - 2 : | do game-based activities in the areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking. | | | | LO - 3 : | decide on learning and classroom activity different from adulthood | | | | LO - 4 : | Understand the process of language acquisition in children and comprehend its effects on child development. | | | | LO - 5 : |
Utilize various teaching methods, materials, and activities to effectively teach English to children | | | | LO - 6 : | Adopt student-centered approaches to shape the learning process according to the interests and needs of children. | | | | LO - 7 : | Enhance the learning process by using various materials and technology in teaching English to children. | | | | LO - 8 : | Evaluate students' language skills and provide feedback | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course examines the theoretical and practical dimensions of foreign language teaching to children aged 6-12, focusing on the cognitive, social, and affective processes involved in early language learning. The course will provide an in-depth analysis of language acquisition processes in children, the influence of individual and environmental factors, appropriate teaching methodologies, material selection, and classroom management strategies. In the first part of the course, foreign language acquisition in children will be explored. Topics will include the differences between natural language acquisition and foreign language learning, the role of hereditary abilities (biological factors) and environmental influences (family, school, media), the cognitive and neurological foundations of early language learning, and the critical period hypothesis. The course will also examine the acquisition of morphological, syntactic, and semantic structures in young learners, as well as the development of vocabulary, phonology, and pragmatics.
Following this, foreign language teaching strategies for children will be addressed. Discussions will focus on age-appropriate methods to support listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, as well as the role of game-based teaching, storytelling, drama, songs, and movement-based activities in communicative language teaching. The relationship between language input and output, meaning-making, response development, and the enhancement of productive language skills will also be examined.
The course will further analyze the suitability, format, attractiveness, and effectiveness of teaching materials in supporting language learning. The evaluation and use of both digital and print materials will be discussed. Additionally, the effective use of visual and auditory tools in foreign language teaching will be examined, along with interactive and game-based language learning resources. The course will also explore the application of stories, cartoons, songs, drama activities, role-playing, and digital applications in teaching foreign languages to children. |
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1,30 | 50 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | Proje, dönem yazıları, sunu | | | | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1,30 | 50 | | |
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