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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İDÖ003AS | TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY | Elective | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | Relationship between lexical items and structural forms, word formation including prefixes and suffixes, idioms, collocations, slang, euphemisms, neologisms, proverbs and phrasal verbs in spoken and written language. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Bölüm öğretim üyesi | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | By the end of this course, the student will be able to: identify relationships between lexical items and structural forms, identify word formation processes by means of prefixes and suffixes, use common idioms and idiomatic expressions in their daily communication use common proverbs and phrasal verbs in spoken language, recognize idioms, collocations, slang, euphemisms, and neologisms spoken and written language. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Formal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | none | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | none | | Course Contents | | English vocabulary focuses on analyzing the relationship between semantics and discourse, and developing the skills of teaching vocabulary with integrated vocabulary skills; students will be given the opportunity to assess the different types of English words, forms of word formation, and different meanings of words in context; elements of vocabulary teaching in the classroom and various text types that can be used in class, resources such as dictionary and corpus and vocabulary teaching techniques are covered; this course also focuses on exams that can be used to measure English vocabulary and teaching / learning strategies that support students' vocabulary learning. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Introduction to phonemes, morphemes, syllabus and lexis | | | | 2 | Relationship between lexical items and structural forms Types of Meaning: polysemy, synonymy, collocation, connotation and register | | | | 3 | Word formation: stems, prefixes and suffixes | | | | 4 | Idioms, phrasal verbs in spoken and written language Collocations, slang, euphemisms, neologisms and proverbs | | | | 5 | Teaching English vocabulary through integrated language skills | | | | 6 | Teaching English vocabulary through integrated language skills | | | | 7 | Elements of vocabulary teaching in the classroom and various text types | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Resources such as dictionary and corpus and vocabulary teaching techniques | | | | 10 | Resources such as dictionary and corpus and vocabulary teaching techniques | | | | 11 | Exams that can be used to measure English vocabulary knowledge and teaching / learning strategies that support students' vocabulary learning | | | | 12 | Exams that can be used to measure English vocabulary knowledge and teaching / learning strategies that support students' vocabulary learning | | | | 13 | Text-based thematic vocabulary study | | | | 14 | Text-based thematic vocabulary study | | | | 15 | revision | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Chesla, E.L. (2003). 501 Vocabulary questions. New York: Thomson Delmar Learning.
Gairns, R. & Redman, S. (1998). Working with words. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hiebert, E. H. (2005). Teaching and learning vocabulary. London: Lawrance.
Jackson, H. (2007). Words, meaning and vocabulary: An introduction to modern English lexicology. London: Cassell.
McCarthy, M. & O?Dell, F. (1994). English vocabulary in use. New York: Cambridge University Pres.
Taylor, L. (1992). Vocabulary in action. New York: Prentice-Hall. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | English | | Work Placement(s) | | none |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Attending Lectures | 7 | 3 | 21 | | Discussion | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Question-Answer | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Criticising Paper | 5 | 3 | 15 | | Self Study | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Reading | 5 | 3 | 15 | | Homework | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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