ENLT527 TEACHING PRACTICUM
| Course Code: | 3910527 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | English Language Teaching |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Specifically, this course will assist students to begin uncovering the following areas:
(1) To understand the theoretical principles that underscore approaches to (English language) teaching;
(2) To gain skills in describing, analyzing and interpreting teaching through observation, tutoring (both individual and group), and/or peer teaching;
(3) To understand how observation as well as teaching can be used to gain awareness of our teaching beliefs and practices and the way we talk about teaching;
(4) To gain insight into what “good teaching” means, and to obtain the skills necessary to critically reflect on teaching as well as be comfortable in both designing appropriate teaching materials and in their teaching roles.
Course Content
This seminar covers different topics related to classroom teaching and classroom-centered research, including instructional observation, practice teaching, and in-class data collection and analysis. Projects based on these topics will be assigned during the semester.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
-write about the core of their teaching philosophy and how they would be able to enact that in their teaching contexts
-describe their context of practicum in writing through journal writing (Knowledge of Sociocultural Context) and discuss how this affects teaching & learning in reflective writing
-discuss and decide what units will be taught, what materials will be needed and the learning outcomes (Knowledge of Subject Matter, Curriculum)
-write/explain/demostrate how they will teach (Knowledge of Pedagogy). Ways (approaches, methods, and techniques) of teaching.
- write after each observation /teaching a brief reflective piece on how they felt about the lesson and discuss their strenghts and areas of improvement (Knowledge of Teacher Development and Growth)
- develop, design, and delivery of a lesson.
-reflect on appropriate strategies to help students learn effectively.
-evaluate their own teaching effectiveness and creatively revise their approaches for improvement.
-document their development as a teacher through preparation of a well-designed learning/teaching journal