DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

General Description

History

The Division of English Language Teacher Education was established in 1982. Our division which started to teach in 1982-1983 academic year under the Department of Foreign Languages Education has been implementing formal education curriculum from the establishment to date. It has an undergraduate education that is four years in progress as well as a masters and PhD. degree programs are in progress at the Institute of Educational Sciences. The language of instruction in all undergraduate and graduate programs of English Language Teacher Education is English and Turkish. The programs cover the fields of language, culture, literature, and particularly, English language teaching education.
The aim of Division of English Language Teacher Education is to train the future teachers of English in the related subjects such as methods of teaching English as a foreign language, language acquisition, language-culture interaction, literature education, translation, language skills, developing and adapting materials for different age groups on different levels, preparing a syllabus considering student needs and expectations, analyzing English textbooks and computer supported language teaching, etc.

Qualification Awarded

English Language Teacher Education, Bachelors Degree (B.Sc.), English Teacher

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelors Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The Regulations Concerning Transferring Between Associate Degree and Bachelors Degree Programs, Double Major and Minor Programs and The Interagency Credit Transfer and the Evaluation Terms and Conditions for parallel transfers determined by the University Senate are applied to students in Turkey and foreign countries, who wish to transfer from higher education Institutions to Dokuz Eylul University.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Student must successfully complete all of the courses in the four-year program, in order to graduate. This degree is given to students who pass all courses in the curriculum, successfully complete a minimum of 240 ECTS credits and obtain an overall grade point average of at least 2.00 / 4.00.

Profile of the Programme

The Division of English Language Teacher Education, with its four years undergraduate curriculum based on contemporary teacher training approaches, aims to educate qualified teachers who are aware of contemporary assessment and evaluation approaches, enable to design learning environments by means of instructional technologies and use various special teaching methods and techniques in their teaching, keep up with new developments and innovations in their field. Within the frame of this purpose, there are lessons, which aimed at career development of students as well as field information and general knowledge of them, in the curriculum of that program.
Since 2010, BOLOGNA Process (European Higher Education Area alignment) has been started for the citizens of the countries within the European Higher Education Area, to provide easy travelling for higher education and working.
Since 2011, Diploma Supplement is given to graduating students. The University has received the Diploma Supplement Label and studies are in progress for the ECTS label.
Through bilateral agreements with high-quality institutions of international reputation, the Program is aiming to increase the knowledge and experience, by supporting the exchange of students and academics. As of 2012, the Program has bilateral agreements for ERASMUS Students and Scholars Exchange Program, and for FARABÝ program.
The Division of English Language Teacher Education is situated in the building of English and comprised of 17 classrooms and 8 offices for academics. All classrooms are equipped with multimedia aids. Besides, in the faculty there is a central library for students to utilize.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   He/she speaks English very well and is knowledgeable about the concepts related to English language teaching and its pedagogy.
2   He/she adapts the language teaching programs, strategies, approaches and techniques to his/her own teaching conditions. He/she also makes use of his/her existent knowledge of language testing and evaluation.
3   He/she chooses the best teaching strategies, approaches and techniques, considering the individual and developmental differences of students and the subject area.
4   He/she develops appropriate teaching materials, taking the students' needs into consideration.
5   He/she collaborates with other English teachers, participates in various organizations and conferences and follows the recent literature on language teaching.
6   He/she knows his/her weaknesses and strenghts as a teacher and tries to improve those weaknesses.
7   He/she expands his/her own learning on an ongoing life-long basis and fosters life-long learning in students.
8   He/she stresses national and global values and introduces them to students.
9   He/she applies for bursaries available from the Ministry of National Education and the Turkish National Agency and represents our country abroad.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Division of English Language Teacher Education enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers or they can be instructors in universities.

Access to Further Studies

Students, who graduate from this program, may apply to second cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Academic Plan consists of 58 compulsory and 9 elective courses. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 210 / 30 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 ATA 1001 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
G 2 BÝL 1001 COMPUTER I REQUIRED 2 2 0 4
G 3 EGÝ 1019 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 4 RPD 1003 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
G 5 TRÖ 1011 TURKISH L: WRITTEN EXPRESSION REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
G 6 YÝÖ 1001 CONTEXTUALIZED GRAMMAR I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 7 YÝÖ 1003 ADVANCED READING AND WRITING SKILLS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 8 YÝÖ 1005 LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 9 YÝÖ 1007 ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   30
 
2. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 ATA 1002 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 2 BÝL 1002 COMPUTER II REQUIRED 2 2 0 4
B 3 RPD 1014 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 4 TRÖ 1012 TURKISH II: ORAL EXPRESSION REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 5 YÝÖ 1002 CONTEXTUALIZED GRAMMAR II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 6 YÝÖ 1004 ADVANCED READING AND WRITING SKILLS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 7 YÝÖ 1006 LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 8 YÝÖ 1008 ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
B 9 YÝÖ 1010 LEXICAL COMPETENCE REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   30
 
3 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 EPÖ 2027 HISTORY OF TURKISH EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 2 YÝÖ 2001 ENGLISH LITERATURE I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 3 YÝÖ 2003 LINGUISTICS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 4 YÝÖ 2005 APPROACHES AND METHODS IN ELT I REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 5 YÝÖ 2007 ENGLISH-TURKISH TRANSLATION REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 6 YÝÖ 2009 SPEAKING COURSE REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 7 YÝÖ 2011 TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIAL DESIGN REQUIRED 2 2 0 5
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   30
 
4. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 EPÖ 2022 PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF TEACHING REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 2 YÝÖ 2002 ENGLISH LITERATURE II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 3 YÝÖ 2004 LINGUISTICS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 4 YÝÖ 2006 APPROACHES AND METHODS IN ELT II REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 5 YÝÖ 2008 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 6 YÝÖ 2010 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS REQUIRED 2 0 0 4
B 7 YÝÖ 2012 SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS I REQUIRED 2 2 0 5
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   30
 
5 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 EÖD 3005 HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 2 EYD 3015 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 3 YÝÖ 3001 TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS I REQUIRED 2 2 0 5
G 4 YÝÖ 3003 SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS II REQUIRED 2 2 0 5
G 5 YÝÖ 3005 TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS I REQUIRED 2 2 0 4
G 6 YÝÖ 3007 LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE TEACHING I REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
G 7 YÝÖ 3009 SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE (GERMAN/FRENCH) I REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 8 YÝÖ 3013 DRAMA I REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   30
 
6. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 YÝÖ 3002 TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS II REQUIRED 2 2 0 6
B 2 YÝÖ 3004 TURKISH - ENGLISH TRANSLATION REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 3 YÝÖ 3006 TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS II REQUIRED 2 2 0 6
B 4 YÝÖ 3008 LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE TEACHING II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 5 YÝÖ 3010 SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE (GERMAN/FRENCH) II REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 6 YÝÖ 3014 SOCIAL SERVICE PRACTICES REQUIRED 1 2 0 4
B 7 YÝÖ 3018 DRAMA II REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   30
 
7 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 ÖEB 4009 SPECIAL EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 2 RPD 4011 GUIDANCE REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 3 YÝÖ 4001 MATERIALS DESIGN AND EVALUATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING REQUIRED 3 0 0 6
G 4 YÝÖ 4003 SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE (GERMAN/FRENCH) III REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 5 YÝÖ 4005 SCHOOL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 1 4 0 7
G 6 YÝÖ 4021 NOVEL ANALYSIS AND TEACHING I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 3
TOTAL:   30
 
7 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 YÝÖ 4009 ELECTIVE COURSES I (SEMANTICS I) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
G 2 YÝÖ 4011 ELECTIVE COURSES I(POETRY ANALYSIS AND TEACHING I) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
G 3 YÝÖ 4015 ELECTIVE COURSES I (SELECTIONS FROM ENGLISH LITERATURE I) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
 
8. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 EYD 4016 TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 2 YÝÖ 4002 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING AND EVALUATION REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 3 YÝÖ 4004 COMPARATIVE EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 4 YÝÖ 4006 TEACHING PRACTICE REQUIRED 2 6 0 10
B 5 YÝÖ 4022 NOVEL ANALYSIS AND TEACHING II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 6
TOTAL:   30
 
8 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 YÝÖ 4010 ELECTIVE COURSES II (SEMANTICS II) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
B 2 YÝÖ 4012 ELECTIVE COURSES II (POETRY ANALYSIS AND TEACHING II) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
B 3 YÝÖ 4014 ELECTIVE COURSES III (SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE (GERMAN/FRENCH IV) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
B 4 YÝÖ 4016 ELECTIVE COURSES III (OCCUPATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
B 5 YÝÖ 4018 ELECTIVE COURSES III(TEXTUAL ANALYSIS) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
B 6 YÝÖ 4020 ELECTIVE COURSES II (SELECTIONS FROM ENGLISH LITERATURE II) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Measurement and evaluation methods for each course are defined in the course syllabi prepared by the instructor/s. Exam and passings grades are regulated according to the rules and regulations of Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education undergraduate programs as indicated in their catalogs. According to these students must attend classes, practices and examinations. Students attendance is followed by the Instructor concerned. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations : One midterm examination ( given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester ) and one final exam. The semester grades are determined by adding forty percent of the midterm exam and sixty percent of the final exam grade. In some courses, additional works such as projects, presentations and assignments could be given to students. If there is an additional work given in that course, then the semester grades are: 30% of the midterm exam, 10% the midterm project and 60% of the final exam. Students are successful in the course if their grades are (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB), (CC), (DC), (DD) and (B); if their grades are (FD), (FF) and (Y), they fail. Students whose GPA are lower than 1.80 cannot register for a new course. Those who have failed in the final exam may take the make-up exam of which grade replaces the final exam and students grades are computated again based upon the make-up exam results.
For further information please visit:
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=2885

Graduation Requirements

Student must successfully complete all the courses in the four-year program, in order to graduate. This degree is awarded to students who pass all courses in the curriculum, and provide a minimum of 240 ECTS credit with an overall grade point average of at least 2.00 / 4.00.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time training programs are implemented.

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Division: Prof. Dr. Leyla Harputlu
E-posta: leyla.harputlu@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 301 21 90