LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

ECE649

Course Code: ECE649
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Sibel Çiğdem Güneysu

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

To think critical thinking about language development.
To differentiate diffrences and similarities among theory
To evaluate children according tı individual differences, age and developmental level.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Introducing basic topics about learning and language accusation. Including subjects such as language, learning and instruction, mother tongue accusation, age and language accusation, instructional strategies, interaction among the languages, individual differences, socio-cultural factors, communication skills, and theories of second language accusation

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Language, learning and teaching
2^nd Week	First language acquisition methods and strategies for learning , personal factors, social-cultural factors,
3^rd Week	Language acquisition of age and developmental level
4^th Week	Human Learning
5^th Week	Language learning in children
6^th Week	Language learning in adults
7^th Week	Description of language learning in children
8^th Week	Mid-term Exam
9^th Week	Strategies of language learning
10^th Week	Individual factors
11^th Week	Social factors
12^th Week	Interaction between language and the student's language
13^th Week	Communicative power, theories of second language acquisition
14^th Week	General discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

Owens,R.E. (2000). Language Development: An Introduction (5th edition) Alyn and Bacon.
Fletcher, P., (1995). Macwhinney, B. The Handbook of Language Development Merrill Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Other
Project
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Project	1	30
Presentation of Article	1	30
Other	1	20
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1		X	X
K2	X
K3		X
K4
K5			X
K6
K7
K8	X		X
K9
K10	X