FLE285 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Course Code:4500285
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:6.0
Department:Foreign Language Education
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Assist.Prof.Dr ŞENÖM TUĞBA YALÇIN
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

The course aims to help student-teachers become aware of the relation between culture and language, and the role of culture(s) in language teaching. Course participants will explore key concepts related to intercultural communication, intercultural competence, and intercultural development with particular links to issues in international mobility and education.


Course Content

Beginning with a discussion of language as a social institution, this course treats various aspects of the reciprocal relationship between language and culture, including language and world view, language and nationalism, naming and word magic, linguistic taboos, and national language policy.


Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to

-explore the relationship between language and culture by analysing how language is used by people of different genders and social classes.

-discuss the nature and the importance and the ways of developing intercultural competence and its implications for education and training.

-analyze and discuss cultural aspects represented in coursebooks, literary texts and popular media.


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
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1Make appropriate pedagogical decisions in accordance with their particular English teaching context (i.e. Age, setting, location, and learner background) based on a contemporary repertoire of language teaching approaches and methods.
2Critically analyze linguistic, literary, cultural, and historical issues when selecting, developing, and using course materials and assessment instruments.
3Based on their familiarity with educational sciences, literature, and linguistics, establish cross-disciplinary connections and develop critical intellectual curiosity.
4Identify and generate solutions for specific language-related problems which learners of English may face at different proficiency levels.
5Individually and collaboratively design, conduct, and report small-scale educational research projects by employing relevant research methods in the investigation of language with teachers from local, national or international contexts.
6Demonstrate awareness of individual, (multi) cultural, and psycho-social diversity in learning environments and adapt to different local contexts.
7Analyze and address professional challenges based on an awareness of global systems and comparisons of educational systems.
8Fluently and accurately use all receptive and productive English language skills at an advanced level for effective daily and academic communication.
9Effectively translate a diverse set of English and Turkish discourses considering context-specific elements.
10Utilize experiences of learning a foreign language other than English for developing an awareness of language learning processes.
11With self-confidence, effectively communicate with students and other stakeholders in educational settings.
12Engage in reflective teaching, self-evaluation, and ongoing professional development.
13Select and utilize appropriate instructional technologies and information literacy skills to increase the effectiveness of foreign language teaching.
14Promote creativity, understanding, cooperation, and equity to establish a positive classroom environment.
15Develop a critical and multicultural perspective to language and language-related issues emerging from global English contexts.

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