COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING GERMAN TO YOUNG LEARNERS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YAÖ 3002 TEACHING GERMAN TO YOUNG LEARNERS COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

German Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR ZEYNEP ATEŞ BOZKURT

Offered to

German Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

To prepare students for language teaching to children of all ages, To enable students to consider children s linguistic development by preparing teaching materials and lessons.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students can summarize significant cognitive (neuro) biological developmental stages.
2   Students can describe and classify important stages of first language acquisition
3   Students can identify and describe central stages in second language acquisition
4   Students can summarize and compare national and international foreign language programmes
5   Students can design teaching materials for children of different ages and different language levels applying various teaching methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An overview of the course
2 Foreign language teaching: Basic facts about brain development, and neurobiological development (self- Organization)
3 Foreign language teaching: Basic facts about brain development, and neurobiological development (self- Organization)
4 Analysis of language learning processes (first language, second language, foreign language)
5 Analysis of language learning processes (first language, second language, foreign language)
6 Analysis of language learning processes (first language, second language, foreign language)
7 Analysis of language learning processes (first language, second language, foreign language)
8 Midterm Exam
9 Theoretical and methodological aspects in preparing German lessons for children of different ages
10 Theoretical and methodological aspects in preparing German lessons for children of different ages
11 Language and behavior in Germany and Turkey
12 Language and behavior in Germany and Turkey
13 Presentation of self-designed teaching materials and conducted lessons
14 Presentation of self-designed teaching materials conducted lessons Evaluation of Results
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Ateş-Bokurt, Zeynep: Teaching materials for Foreign Language Teaching for Children
(is updated every year)
- Wicke E. Rainer: Aktiv und Kreativ Lernen, Projektorientierter Spracharbeit im Unterricht
DaF,Ausburg
- Edmondson,Willis-Howe, Juliane: Einführung in die Sprachlehrforschung, 2. Auflage/Franke,
Tübıngen und Basel: Unsere Lernstationen, Materialien für die Grundschule
- Frühes Deutsch, Heft 20, August 2010
- Frühes Deutsch, Heft 18, August 2009
- Frühes Deutsch, Heft 15, August 2006
- Frühes Deutsch, Heft 15, Dezember 2006
- Frühes Deutsch, Heft 19, April 2010
- Heyd Gertraude: 1991. Deutsch lehren, Grundwissen für den Unterricht als Fremdsprache,
Verlag Moritz Diesterweg, Frankfurt am Main.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, individual work, pair work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zeynep.ates@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Application 13 2 26
Quiz Preparation 0
Paper Preparation 0
Pre Class Self Study 13 2 26
Midterm Preparation 1 1 1
Final Preparation 1 1 1
Research Presentation 2 4 8
Others (Please indicate) 4 4 16
Quizzes 0
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.13524544255
LO.22453455
LO.32335545
LO.4355
LO.5343444

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