Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to make students comprehend mother tongue and foreign language acquisition theories, compare and exemplify them, stages of language development and language acquisition process, language acquisition and learning-process, to be able to have knowledge about the basic features of language, especially first and second language, to be able to discuss how human learning is realized.
Course Content
First and second language acquisition theories; developmental stages and processes of mother tongue and target language; case studies, form in the second language, syntactic development stages, second language acquisition processes, learner characteristics in second language acquisition and individual differences in the acquisition, difference in second language and foreign language learning contexts, multiple intelligence theory.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students be able to explain the basic concepts of language acquisition.
- Students know the mother tongue and foreign language learning processes.
- Students be able to express differences between language acquisition and learning.
- Students be able to explain the factors affecting language acquisition and learning
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Language acquisiton in early childhood | lecture notes |
| 2 | Language learning in primary school | lecture notes |
| 3 | Bilingualism in childhood | lecture notes |
| 4 | Second language learning process | lecture notes |
| 5 | Previous theories on language learning and acquisition | lecture notes |
| 6 | Modern theories on language learning and acquisition | lecture notes |
| 7 | Individual differences in second language learning | lecture notes |
| 8 | MID-TERM EXAM | MID-TERM EXAM |
| 9 | Researches on language learner characteristics | lecture notes |
| 10 | Acquisition age and critical period hypothesis | lecture notes |
| 11 | Language learning in classroom | lecture notes |
| 12 | Observation in second language learning in classroom | lecture notes |
| 13 | Learner's language and second language learning | lecture notes |
| 14 | Analysis of popular ideas about language learning | lecture notes |
| 15 | General summary and evaluation of term | lecture notes |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | FINAL EXAM |