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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
INO 508	TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS	3 + 0	2nd Semester	5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	This course is designed to enable students to gain insight in Teaching English to Young Learners. It covers a wide variety of theoretical and practical issues as to teaching techniques and strategies taking into account children’s personal, social, and emotional development and its impact on learning as well as children’s needs. Within this framework, language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and vocabulary learning will be discussed, and the implementation of these skills will be done in respect to course book use, lesson planning and other activities such as games, drama and songs. Finally, classroom management techniques to be applied among learners will also be emphasized.
Course Content	In this course students learn the theory and practice of such basic issues as features of children learning a foreign language,activity, task-based teaching, teaching language skills such as listening,speaking,reading and writing as well as gramar, vocabulary and pronunciation teaching, songs, rhymes and chants, games, and storybooks. They also learn how to select materials for young learners, classroom management, using technology, and assessment of young learners.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students can use basic information related to teaching young learners a foreign language.
2	Students become conversant with the basic language learning processes of young learners.
3	Students know the basic characteristics of first language and second language learners.
4	Students can carry out research related to teaching young learners English.
5	Students can teach young learners basic English language skills.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12
LO 001
LO 002	5	3	4		4	5				3
LO 003	4	4	4		4	5	3	3	3		5
LO 004			4	4	4	4
LO 005				5		4		5		4	4	5
Sub Total	9	7	12	9	12	18	3	8	3	7	9	5
Contribution	2	1	2	2	2	4	1	2	1	1	2	1

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	10	3	30
Assignments	5	5	25
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Final examination	1	14	14
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	3	3	9
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			130 5

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester	Mode of Delivery
INO 508	TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS	3 + 0	1	English	2017-2018 Spring	Face to Face

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. RECEP ŞAHİN ARSLAN	rsarslan@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0331-06	%80

Goals		This course is designed to enable students to gain insight in Teaching English to Young Learners. It covers a wide variety of theoretical and practical issues as to teaching techniques and strategies taking into account children’s personal, social, and emotional development and its impact on learning as well as children’s needs. Within this framework, language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and vocabulary learning will be discussed, and the implementation of these skills will be done in respect to course book use, lesson planning and other activities such as games, drama and songs. Finally, classroom management techniques to be applied among learners will also be emphasized.
Content		In this course students learn the theory and practice of such basic issues as features of children learning a foreign language,activity, task-based teaching, teaching language skills such as listening,speaking,reading and writing as well as gramar, vocabulary and pronunciation teaching, songs, rhymes and chants, games, and storybooks. They also learn how to select materials for young learners, classroom management, using technology, and assessment of young learners.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Children Learning a Foreign Language A Framework for teaching English to young learners
2	Learning language through tasks and activities Activity-based teaching: approaches to topic-centered work
3	Article review-1
4	Learning the spoken language What is good primary practice?
5	Learning Words
6	Learning Grammar
7	Article review-2
8	Learning Literacy Skills
9	Learning through stories
10	Listening and the Young Learner
11	Article review-3
12	Using Games in teaching English to young learners
13	Theme-based teaching and learning
14	Assessment and language learning

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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