ELT602 APPROACHES TO ENG.LANG.TEACHER EDUC.
| Course Code: | 8200602 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | English Language Teaching |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr MÜGE GÜNDÜZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The main aim of this course is to provide learners with the theoretical basis and practical skills in the area of ELT Teacher Education. The course is designed to educate learners in different aspects of ELT Teacher Education so that they can become component researchers and/or resourceful ELT teacher trainers. By the end of the semester, learners will mainly be able to:
- Study the main approaches and methods to ELT Teacher Education.
- Reflect on the current state and future of the ELT Teacher Education as a research field.
- Read chapters in selected books and current articles in the field of ELT Teacher Education.
- Go through practical ELT Teacher Education supervision cycle.
- Be exposed to different technological tools for ELT Teacher Education.
- Write and share reflection reports and forum posts in relation to the topics covered in the lesson.
- Design, implement, and report a study in the field of ELT Teacher Education.
Course Content
Overview of major issues in teacher education through promoting research on the design and implementation of teacher education and training programs; action research, and models of teacher supervision; training the trainers.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course, will be able to:
- distinguish approaches to language teacher certification
- explain multiple frameworks for language teacher education
- propose a research study focusing on language teacher education
- justify a selected theoretical framework for a teacher education research study
- construct a research paper reporting a study related to teacher preparation or practice
- compare models for language teacher education curriculum
- critique reports related to teacher education with a focus on standards, evaluation, and professional concerns
- reframe teacher education issues related to identity, culture, diversity, technology, instruction, and research
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | demonstrate awareness of theoretical and applied knowledge about contemporary approaches, methods and techniques and use this awareness effectively in practice for various educational settings. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | synthesize, critically assess, and improve theoretical and practical findings on contemporary research. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | evaluate the existing instructional procedures, methods and techniques and make suggestions to improve new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | carry out studies with a scientific point of view in order to meet the educational needs in national and international contexts with the aim of making contributions to the field. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | demonstrate the necessary skills to conduct independent research with scientific research methods and share research findings at academic meetings or other settings both orally and in written form. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | evaluate national and international instructional materials, exams and programs and design new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | analyze innovative theories, applications and tools, and conduct research to suggest new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | investigate the cultural differences and similarities that can be found in countries where English is spoken as native, second and foreign language, and use this knowledge to improve national English learning and teaching practices. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | analyze the theories and applications about the acquisition of English language as a second and foreign language and applied linguistics, and use this knowledge in relation to English language teaching and learning. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution