FLE483 CONTINUOUS PROFESSSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FOR EFL PRE -SERVICE TEACHERS
| Course Code: | 4500483 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 3.0 |
| Department: | Foreign Language Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. IŞIL GÜNSELİ KAÇAR |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify and analyze key issues in professional development for English language teachers.
- Evaluate various professional development frameworks and strategies.
- Understand the role of teacher research and action research in professional growth.
- Collaborate with peers to design professional development activities and workshops.
Course Content
This course aims to raise EFL pre-service teachers awareness towards continuous professional development in face-to- face and online educational platforms and to develop the prospective teachers as reseachers by introducing them different forms of teacher research such as action research and exploratory practice.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Identify and analyze key issues in professional development for English language teachers.
Evaluate various professional development frameworks and strategies.
Engage in reflective practice to assess and improve their teaching competencies.
Utilize technology and online platforms for professional growth and networking.
Develop a personalized professional development plan.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Make 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. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Critically analyze linguistic, literary, cultural, and historical issues when selecting, developing, and using course materials and assessment instruments. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Based on their familiarity with educational sciences, literature, and linguistics, establish cross-disciplinary connections and develop critical intellectual curiosity. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Identify and generate solutions for specific language-related problems which learners of English may face at different proficiency levels. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Individually 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. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Demonstrate awareness of individual, (multi) cultural, and psycho-social diversity in learning environments and adapt to different local contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Analyze and address professional challenges based on an awareness of global systems and comparisons of educational systems. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Fluently and accurately use all receptive and productive English language skills at an advanced level for effective daily and academic communication. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Effectively translate a diverse set of English and Turkish discourses considering context-specific elements. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Utilize experiences of learning a foreign language other than English for developing an awareness of language learning processes. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | With self-confidence, effectively communicate with students and other stakeholders in educational settings. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Engage in reflective teaching, self-evaluation, and ongoing professional development. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Select and utilize appropriate instructional technologies and information literacy skills to increase the effectiveness of foreign language teaching. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Promote creativity, understanding, cooperation, and equity to establish a positive classroom environment. | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Develop a critical and multicultural perspective to language and language-related issues emerging from global English contexts. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution