ELT760 Corpora in Language Teaching and Learning

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ELT760
Name Corpora in Language Teaching and Learning
Term 2022-2023 Academic Year
Semester . Semester
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 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.

Course Precondition

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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

Update Time: 23.11.2022 11:45