COURSE SYLLABUS

CURRENT FIELD STUDIES IN GERMAN TEACHING

1	Course Title:	CURRENT FIELD STUDIES IN GERMAN TEACHING
2	Course Code:	ALM6103
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	7
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ANASTASİA ŞENYILDIZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Anastasia Şenyıldız Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Yabancı Diller Eğitimi Bölümü Alman Dili Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı Görükle Kampüsü 16059 Bursa/Türkiye E blok, 218 nolu ofis E-Posta: asenyildiz@uludag.edu.tr Telefon:+90 224 294 22 74
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to analyze and critically evaluate scientific studies related to the teaching of German as a foreign language, to use quantitative and qualitative research principles, to create research questions specific to their own studies with data acquisition and analysis, to increase their knowledge and skills in discussing research results and writing reports.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It prepares an important basis for the thesis work and future studies of the student who completes the course and contributes to the studies he will do in his professional life.

Learning Outcomes:

1	The student identifies and discusses current field research topics in teaching German as a foreign language.;
2	Knows the research process and its stages, compares research models and patterns.;
3	Criticizes the methods used in research.;
4	List the principles to be used in quantitative and qualitative research, estimates appropriate data collection methods and tools for problems using sampling strategies of quantitative and qualitative research.;
5	Prepare valid and reliable data collection tools and analyze the researches.;
6	Reports and presents analysis results.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Analysis and reflection of selected empirical studies in DaF
2	Analysis and reflection of selected empirical studies in DaF
3	Deepening the knowledge and skills of independent scientific work
4	Deepening the knowledge and skills of independent scientific work
5	Approaches to second and foreign language-related research
6	Approaches to second and foreign language-related research
7	Inquiry learning
8	Data collection and evaluation of data
9	Data collection and evaluation of data
10	Development of a research design
11	Development of a research design
12	Documentation and presentation of research results
13	Evaluation of the research project
14	Discussion

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Aguado, Karin; Riemer, Claudia (2000): „Empirische Forschung: aus der Praxis für die Praxis?“. In: Wolff, Armin; Tanzer, Harald (Hrsg.): Sprache – Kultur – Politik (= Materialien Deutsch als Fremdsprache 53). Regensburg: Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 153-165. Albert, Ruth; Koster, Cor J. (2002): Empirie in Linguistik und Sprachlehrforschung. Ein methodologisches Arbeitsbuch. Tübungen: Gunter Narr. Arbeitsgruppe Fremdsprachenerwerb Bielefeld (1996): „Fremdsprachenerwerbsspezifische Forschung. Aber wie? Theoretische und methodologische Überlegungen“. Deutsch als Fremdsprache 33, 144–155; 200–210. Bausch, Karl-Richard; Christ, Herbert; Krumm, Hans-Jürgen (2003): „Fremdsprachendidaktik und Sprachlehrforschung“. In: Bausch, Karl-Richard; Christ, Herbert; Krumm, Hans-Jürgen (Hrsg.): Handbuch Fremdsprachenunterricht. Vierte, vollständig neu bearbeitete Auflage Tübingen, Basel: Francke, 1-9. Brown, James Dean (2002): Understanding Research in Second Language Learning. A Teacher’s Guide to Statistics and Research Design. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Brown, James Dean; Rodgers, Theodore S.: Doing Second Language Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Caspari, Daniela (2003): Fremdsprachenlehrerinnen und Fremdsprachenlehrer: Studien zu ihrem beruflichen Selbstverständnis: Tübingen: Narr. Dörnyei, Zoltán (2003): Questionnaires in Second Language Research. Construction, Administration, and Processing. Mahwah, NJ/London: Lawrence Erlbaum. Ellis, Rod; Barkhuizen (2005): Analysing Learner Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Gass, Susan M; Mackey, Alison (2007): Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research. Mahwah, NJ/London: Lawrence Erlbaum. Grotjahn, Rüdiger (1987): “On the methodological basis of intro spective methods”. In: Faerch, Claus; Kasper, Gabriele (Hrsg.): Introspection in Second Language Research. Clevedon/Philadelphia: Multilingual Matters, 54-81. Grotjahn, Rüdiger (2005): „Rezensionsaufsatz. ‘Empirie in Linguistik und Sprachlehrforschung’. Kritische Bemerkungen zu einem ‚methodologischen Arbeitsbuch’“. Zeitschrift für Fremdsprachenforschung 14, 1, 169-186. Grotjahn, Rüdiger (2005): „Subjektmodelle. Implikationen für die Theoriebildung und Forschungsmethodologie der Sprachlehr- und Sprachlernforschung“. Zeitschrift für Fremdsprachenforschung 16, 1, 23-56. Grotjahn, Rüdiger (2006): „Zur Methodologie der Fremdsprachenerwerbsforschung“. In: Scherfer, Peter; Wolff, Dieter (Hrsg.): Vom Lehren und Lernen fremder Sprachen: Eine vorläufige Bestandsaufnahme. Berlin, Bern, Brüssel, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien: Peter Lang, 247-270. Mackey, Alison; Gass, Susan M. (2005): Second Language Research. Methodology and Design. Mahwah, NJ/London: Lawrence Erlbaum. Moser, Heinz (2003): Instrumentenkoffer für die Praxisforschung. Zürich: Verlag Pestalozzianum. Rankin, Jamie; Becker, Florian (2006): “Does reading the research make a difference? A case study of teacher growth in FL German“. Modern Language Journal 90, 3, 353-372. Riemer; Claudia (2002): „Für und über die eigene Unterrichtspraxis forschen: Anregungen zur Lehrerhandlungsforschung“. In: Schreiber, Rüdiger (Hrsg.): Deutsch als Fremdsprache am Studienkolleg. Unterrichtspraxis, Tests, Evaluation (= Materialien Deutsch als Fremdsprache 63). Regensburg: Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 129–143. Schlak, Torsten (2004): „Aus den Erfahrungen anderer Fächer lernen: Wege und Perspektiven der forschungsmethodologischen Ausbildung im Hochschulfach ‘Deutsch als Fremdsprache’“, Info DaF 31, 5, 533-548. Seliger, Herbert W.; Shohamy, Elana (1989): Second Language Research Methods, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Steinke, Ines (1999): Kriterien qualitativer Forschung. Ansätze zur Bewertung qualitativ-empirischer Sozialforschung. Weinheim, München: Juventa
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	4	40
Final Exam	1	60
Total	5	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	exam, seminar paper
Information	Students will be evaluated continually based on their performance throughout term on the article reports and the preparation of a research proposal.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	10	140
Homeworks, Performances	4	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	10	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			212
Total workload/ 30 hr			7,07
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	3	1	3	3	4	5	1	3	3	2	2	1
LO2	1	2	3	4	2	1	3	2	3	1	3	3
LO3	4	1	2	2	5	2	3	1	5	2	3	3
LO4	2	2	4	3	2	3	2	3	1	3	1	2
LO5	4	1	4	2	3	1	4	5	1	3	2	1
LO6	2	2	2	3	1	3	2	1	3	4	1	3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High