Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ENG3072016136SECOND LANGUAGE EDITION-ICompulsory356
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to introduce students to some fundamental ideas in Applied Linguistics.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Turgay Han
Learning Outcomes
1The students will have a good understanding of the nature of applied linguistics
2will have an understanding of the application of linguistics to language teaching and learning
3will discuss some of the theories and principles of applied linguistics
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
This lecture course is designed to give students an overview of the major issues of applied linguistics and also to equip those who later decide to become teachers with the background knowledge necessary for grounding practice in theory. Important topics to be discussed include language and communication, language testing and evaluation, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis and discourse analysis. The major sub-fields of linguistics are reviewed and their application to language teaching and learning is covered.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction / An overview of applied linguistics
2Language as a system
3Discourse Analysis
4Corpus linguistics
5Theoretical explanations for first and second language acquisition
6Language learning: styles, strategies and motivation
7Practical approaches to foreign language teaching
8Midterm exam
9Psycholinguistic approaches to developmental sequences in learner language
10Sociolinguistics: language and culture
11Listening and speaking
12Reading and writing
13Language planning and policy
14Language Assessment
15Final exams
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Quiz10110
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination9327
Individual Study for Final Examination12336
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)173
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LO1 434   5  3 44  54
LO25 54 4  5  344   5
LO354  4    4  54 5 4
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