Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
Applying methods and techniques to improve reading skills, check reading activities in terms of various variables, prepare reading texts according to age and class level
Course Content
Explanation of reading skills, examination of techniques for reading skills, choice of readings depending on the types of reading and reasoning, Studies on developing reading skills in Turkish education, critical reading concept.
Required Resources
Temizkan, M. (2009). Metin türlerine göre okuma eğitimi. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Arıcı, A. F. (2008). Okuma eğitimi. Pegem Akademi.
Balcı, A. (2017). Okuma ve anlama eğitimi. Pegem Akademi.
Kurudayıoğlu, M. (2011). Zihinsel ve fiziksel bir süreç olarak okuma. Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 31(1).
Güneş, F. (2012). Okuma ve zihni yönetme/Reading and managing of mind. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 9(18).
Recommended Resources
Puslu Kıtalar Atlası - İhsan Oktay Anar
Sineklerin Tanrısı - William Golding
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students be able to evaluate reading activities for various variables.
- Students be able to apply methods and techniques to improve reading skills
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 17 | 3 | 51 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 11 | 3 | 33 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Practice | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Content of lesson Definiton of reading | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | Physical and mental factors of reading Relationship between reading and brain Reading theories | Lecture notes |
| 3 | Importance of reading Factors affecting reading and reading habits | Lecture notes |
| 4 | Reading Types | Lecture notes |
| 5 | Reading education in previous curriculums Reading education in 2005 Turkish Language curriculum | Lecture notes |
| 6 | Reading skills in new curriculum | Lecture notes |
| 7 | Reading Skill in 2024 Turkish Curriculum | Lecture notes |
| 8 | Midterm exam | Midterm exam |
| 9 | Bloom’s taxonomy and preparing reading comprehension questions | Lecture notes |
| 10 | PISA reading exams and new types of reading comprehension questions | Lecture notes |
| 11 | Reading strategies - 1 | Lecture notes |
| 12 | Reading strategies - 2 | Lecture notes |
| 13 | Reading fluent | Lecture notes |
| 14 | Reading Disorders Reading Difficulties New Types of Reading | Lecture notes |
| 15 | Measurement and evaluation of reading skills | Lecture notes |
| 16 | Final exam | Final exam |