Course Code & Number
ELT 320
Course Title
Literature in ELT
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits
Type of Course:
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Approaches to use literature in foreign language teaching. Literary texts for foreign language teaching selection and evaluation. Short stories, novels, poems and plays from British and American literature. Literature for various proficiency levels. Literary texts analysis for linguistic features and content richness. Idiomatic expressions and proverbs. Expressions for cultural values, social structures, relationships and roles.
Course Objectives
This course aims to introduce students to approaches, methods and techniques for using literature in foreign language teaching. The course offers students the opportunity to exploit literary texts from British and American literature in language teaching and design their own instructional materials to teach foreign language through literature. Within the scope of the course, teacher trainees are engaged in the analysis of literary texts for their linguistic and aesthetic features in a way that increases enjoyment and understanding of literature. The course also provides students with new insights into cultural values, social structures and encourages appreciation of differences.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- identify the approaches to use literature in foreign language classroom,
- explain the cultural features, metaphorical expressions and idiomatic language in literary texts,
- use different literary genres for foreign language teaching,
- select suitable literary texts for learners with varying proficiencies,
- design instructional materials according to the characteristics of learners,
- evaluate individually prepared materials and those designed by their peers.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Peer Teaching
Scaffolding/Coaching
Problem Solving
Collaborating
Microteaching
Oral Presentations/Reports
Brainstorming
Drama/Roleplaying
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Self Evaluation
Peer Evaluation
Portfolio
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Others
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
In-class Tasks
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Course Coordinator:
Dr. Belgin Aydın
Student Workload:
| Workload |
Hrs |
| Course Readings |
28 |
| Hands-on Work |
42 |
| Exams/Quizzes |
14 |
| Resource Review |
14 |
| Oral Presentation |
14 |
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