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| Code | ELT760 |
| Name | Corpora in Language Teaching and Learning |
| Term | 2022-2023 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ABDURRAHMAN KİLİMCİ |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
Students will review of corpus-oriented methods and assess and harness software tools to be able to explore and manipulate actual language data as supports in the context of discovery learning. The course also aims to help the student gain insight into how the kind of information which can only be obtained from a corpus, and how this information can be of great value to foreign language learners and teachers.
Course Content
The course focuses on the use of variety of written and spoken corpora available with the pedagogic approaches in the classroom.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | The students will learn what corpus linguistics is and what corpora are available for linguistic analysis |
| LO02 | The students will learn how to analyze corpora for language teaching and learning purposes |
| LO03 | The students will familiarize themselves with various software tools to analyze corpora |
| LO04 | The students will be able to explore corpora in the context of discovery learning |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students know various teaching methodologies and can implement them in their teaching | 2 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can apply various approaches for specific purposes | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can assess and evaluate the learning process | 2 |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students can develop appropriate teaching materials in accordance with the objectives | 2 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students are aware of first and second language learning theories and can compare them | 5 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students are aware of the role of culture and its relationship to foreign language learning | 3 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students give importance to professional development | 3 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students can get published nation-wide and also internationally | 4 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can produce thesis reflecting their knowledge of research methodology | 3 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can carry out action research to improve learning and teaching | 1 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can conduct interdisciplinary studies | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students are aware of ethical issues in academic research | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is corpus, What is Corpus linguistics, What are varieties of corpora, How is Corpus linguistics related to other fields of linguistics. | The instructor provides an introduction to the topic and conducts a question-answer session | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Accessing and analysing corpus data | Discussion and question and answer | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 3 | Corpus-based studies of synchronic and diachronic variation | Discussion and question and answer | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | A historical overview of corpus analysis tools | Discussion and question and answer | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Using a corpus for language research | Discussion and question and answer | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 6 | Using a corpus for language research | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 7 | Statistics in corpus linguistics | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-term exam - Take home research | |
| 9 | Building and designing a corpus: the key considerations | Discussion and question and answer | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Using a corpus for language pedagogy and methodology | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 11 | Using a corpus for language pedagogy and methodology | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 12 | Using a corpus for language pedagogy and methodology | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 13 | Designing corpus-based materials for the language classroom | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 14 | Designing corpus-based materials for the language classroom | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 15 | Designing corpus-based materials for the language classroom | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 16 | Term Exams | Term exams - Research Project | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Term exams - Research Project |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||