COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MATERIALS DESIGN AND EVALUATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YIÖ 4001 MATERIALS DESIGN AND EVALUATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZLEM GÖRÜMLÜ

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

Recognizing that teachers are often involved in planning and developing courses as part of their responsibilities, this course focuses on describing the factors which must be considered in constructing courses and materials. All of these aspects are considered against current theories of language learning. Examples of different types of materials are discussed, and the process of creating materials is described as the link between the syllabus and the audience. It ends with a survey of the practical issues involved in organizing writing projects. The course is intended for student teachers who will be involved in course planning and materials development either on a larger scale, or simply within their own institution.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Theory and principles in materials design. Fundamental views for/against the use of a coursebook in the classroom.
2   Format about choosing course materials.
3   Pre-service teachers designing their own teaching materials and their use of appropriate methods in their design.
4   Certain criteria in analyzing and evaluating coursebooks.
5   Coursebook evaluation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An Introduction to the course
2 A systematic approach to materials evaluation
3 Choosing a coursebook 1: from analysis to first-glance
4 Choosing a coursebook 2: close evaluation
5 Coursebook-based teaching: adaptation
6 Supplementation: designing worksheets
7 General summary
8 Midterm
9 Using the real
10 Systematizing materials design
11 Getting learners involved
12 Getting learners involved
13 Coursebook evaluation projects by the student teachers under the light of the criteria they are given.
14 Presentations of the projects
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ian McGrath (2002), Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching
Cunningsworth, A. (1984), Evaluating and Selecting EFL Teaching Materials
Olshtain, E. and Dubin, F. (2000) Course Design: Developing Programs and Materials for Language Learning

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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


Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulsah.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 139

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1444554444
LO.2444444444
LO.3443344433
LO.4444554444
LO.5444444443

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