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| Code | ELT760 |
| Name | Corpora in Language Teaching and Learning |
| Term | 2024-2025 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
The aim of this course is to enable students to utilize corpus-oriented methods within the context of language learning and teaching by employing corpus analysis software and applying discovery-based learning strategies. Through the topics covered, students will gain the following competencies: The ability to use and analyze corpora for linguistic analyses, The ability to leverage corpus data in foreign language teaching, The capacity to make corpus-driven inferences.
Course Content
This course covers the use of existing written and spoken corpora in language teaching through educational approaches. The following topics will be addressed: Fundamental concepts of corpus linguistics and its relation to other fields, Applications of corpora in education and language teaching, Introduction to and usage of corpus analysis software, Designing language materials based on corpus data.
Course Precondition
No Prerequisite
Resources
Timmis, I. (2015). Corpus Linguistics for ELT: Research and Practice (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315715537
Notes
Meyer, C. F. (2023). English corpus linguistics: An introduction. Cambridge university press.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | The student identifies the nature of corpus linguistics and analyzes existing corpus resources for linguistic purposes. |
| LO02 | The student effectively utilizes corpus data for the purposes of language teaching and learning. |
| LO03 | The student specializes in analyzing corpora by employing discovery-based learning methods. |
| LO04 | The student applies findings derived from corpus data to the design of language materials. |
| LO05 | The student uses various types of corpus analysis software. |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 | Corpora and 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 | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 9 | Building and designing a corpus: the key considerations | Discussion and question and answer | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | The relationship between corpus linguistics, pedagogy and methodology | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 11 | The use of 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 | Corpus-based materials for teaching | Discussion, question and answer and demonstration | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 14 | The use of corpora for the preparation of language materials | 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 | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Term exams - Research Project | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
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 | ||