1	Course Title:	THEORY AND METHODS IN TESOL
2	Course Code:	ING5103
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second 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. AYŞEGÜL AMANDA YEŞİLBURSA
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ayesilbursa@uludag.edu.tr, (0224) 294 2196, U.Ü, Eğitim Fakültesi, Yabancı Diller Eğitimi Bölümü, 16059- Görükle/ Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course aims to give the students a thorough understanding of the theoretical underpinnings to the various current classroom practices in the field of TESOL. There will be a central focus on the learner in the FL classroom; the place of the language in the FL classroom; and the wider cultural context of both the FL being taught, and the classrooms it is being taught in. Students will be expected to review and analyse the national and international literature on FL teaching, and to synthesise this knowledge to produce their own work.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To improve and deepen theoretical and applied knowledge base in the field of foreign language teaching; 2 To improve knowledge on the social and psychological dimensions of foreign language teaching; 3 To review, understand and interpret international literature on foreign language teaching; 4 To improve academic skills necessary for the application of knowledge base acquired in the field of foreign language teaching to English language teaching ; 5 To posses language skills necessary for obtaining and generating knowledge at the highest level ; 6 To analyze problems observed in the process of foreign language teaching within cause-effect relationship and to develop alternative solutions by following current literature; 7 To acquire necessary skills for using technology and relevant Internet sources in order to increase the effectiveness of foreign language teaching process; 8 To evaluate and interpret foreign language teaching methods within the dimensions of classroom research and professional development and to set relevant professional goals;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to the course and requirements
2	The Meaning of Methods, The Post-Method Era
3	Methods and the language learner: Learning theories and methods
4	Methods and the language learner: The place of the learner
5	The language in methods: Grammar
6	The language in methods: Vocabulary
7	The language in methods: Teacher knowledge and teaching the four skills
8	The language in methods: Methods and principles for integrating the four skills
9	The world in the classroom: Multiple literacies
10	The world in the classroom: Cultural competencies
11	Windows into TESOL classrooms: What are we doing and where are we going in Turkey?
12	Continuing Professional Development
13	Article discussion circles
14	Article discussion circles

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Aşık, G. et al. (2015). Türkiye’de yüksek öğretim kurumlarındaki İngilizce eğitimi. Ankara: British Council-TEPAV. Available: http://www.britishcouncil.org.tr/sites/default/files/20160211_english_he_baseline_study_final_tr.pdf Brown, H.D. (2007). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy. 3rd edition. White Plains, NY: Pearson Education, Inc. Özen, E.N., Alparslan, İ.P., Çağlı, A., Özdoğan, İ., Sancak, M., Dizman, A.O., & Sökmen, A. (2013). Turkey national needs assessment of state school English language teaching. Ankara: British Council-TEPAV. Available: http://www.britishcouncil.org.tr/sites/default/files/turkey_national_needs_assessment_of_state_school_english_language_teaching.pdf Richards, J.C. & Renandya, W.A. (2002). Methodology in language teaching: An anthology of current practice. Cambridge: CUP. Richards, J. & Rodgers, T.S. (2014). Approaches and methods in language teaching. 3rd edition. Cambridge: CUP. Spiro, J. (2013). Changing methodologies in TESOL. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	25
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	3	45
Final Exam	1	30
Total	5	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		70
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		30
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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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	6	84
Homeworks, Performances	3	15	45
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	19	19
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			210
Total workload/ 30 hr			7
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 LO2 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 3 5 LO3 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 5 LO4 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 3 5 LO5 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 LO6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 LO7 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 5 LO8 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High