FLE431 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING PRACTICUM I
| Course Code: | 4500431 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 5 (2.00 - 6.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | Foreign Language Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. SEBAHAT YASEMİN TEZGİDEN CAKCAK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This practicum course will give student-teachers the opportunity to observe authentic teaching and gain teaching experience at primary/secondary (state or private) schools under supervision of assigned mentor teachers and course supervisors.
Course Content
Making observations about field-specific teaching methods and techniques; experiencing individual and group micro-teaching applications, designing lesson plans and developing materials for the observed language classes, teaching and practicing language in the cooperating schools and using classroom management techniques while teaching, evaluating students work through activities and assigned materials, reflecting on teaching and observation experience.
Course Learning Outcomes
- develop a critical awareness of Turkish education system, their histories as learners and who they are becoming as ELT teachers
- explore tools to better understand their experiences as teachers and use them for professional growth
- explore a variety of real-life teaching contexts and pedagogies by listening to practicing ELT teachers’ stories and reading a range of academic texts on critical topics on ELT
- identify educational issues in their local teaching context and implement local solutions to address them
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