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Objective of the Course:
It aims to teach students how to study poems and plays in British and American literature and to use literary texts as a resource to teach language. Another purpose is to develop their critical thinking and interpretation of the literary texts. It also aims to engage students interactively with the text, with fellow students and with the teacher in the performance of tasks involving literary texts. It aims to help them develop a principled approach to developing their own classroom materials.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
Focusing on using literature (poetry and play) in English language teaching. Improving critical thinking and learning the elements of these genres. Being able to design activities based on the literary texts.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Acquiring to use literature in English language. ;
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Improving advanced reading skills and interpretation ;
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Improving reading and interpreting poems and plays in British and American literatures.;
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Learning various approaches to using poems and plays in language teaching in every level.;
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Learning phrasal verbs, idioms, metaphors in the culture of English.;
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Learning customs, traditions, beliefs, taboos and supersitions as reflected in the stories and use them in language teaching;
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Learning the historical, cultural, political and economical background in the stories and use them in language teaching;
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Using metaphorical expressions and humor in literary texts in language teaching.;
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Using and improving critical thinking and point of view ;
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Improving ways of teaching culture through poems and plays;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Introduction to literature and genres
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Introduction to using poems in language teaching
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Reading and interpreting poems
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Approaches to using poems with the language learners
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Materials design and lesson planning: Poetry
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Using poetry to develop language skills
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Anticipating student problems
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Designing groups’ materials for use with poems: Microteaching by using poems
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Presentations
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Introduction to plays and using them in the language classrooms
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Discussion of Trifles and/or the Death of a Salesman
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Designing groups’ materials for use with the plays: Microteaching by using plays
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Various examples: Ss presentations
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Various examples: Ss presentations
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Lazar, G. (1993). Literature and Language Teaching: A Guide for Teachers and Trainers (Cambridge Teacher Training and Development). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511733048 İnan, B. &Yüksel, D. (2013) Literature and Language Teaching a Course Book. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Maley, Alan; Moulding, Sandra (1985) Poem into Poem: Reading and Writing Poems with Students of English. Cambridge University Press. Maley, Alan and Alan Duff (1989).The Inward Ear—Poetry in the language classroom . Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 1985
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
20
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
2
20
Final Exam
1
60
Total
4
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
1. Open ended and multiple choice questions.
2. Language teaching activities (presentations)
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
4
10
40
Homeworks, Performances
2
10
20
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
1
1
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
1
1
Total WorkLoad
91
Total workload/ 30 hr
3
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
