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Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction	İngilizce
Level of Course	Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
Course Coordinator	Instructor (Ph.D.) ALI HAMED BARGHI
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course	This course explores the dynamic relationship between language, society, and education. Through a blend of theory and practical applications, students gain insights into how language influences societal norms and educational systems. The course fosters critical thinking, enabling students to create culturally responsive teaching strategies. By understanding these connections, students are better equipped to contribute meaningfully to language education, promoting intercultural understanding in diverse settings.
Course Content	The "Language and Society" course delves into fundamental sociolinguistic concepts, encompassing essential terminology such as dialects, social levels, and language change. Students explore the intricate intersections of language with thought, education, and identity, gaining insights into the dynamics of bilingualism and multilingualism. The curriculum also delves into language planning, equipping students with a comprehensive understanding of how language shapes and reflects societal structures. Throughout the course, students engage with real-world applications to develop a nuanced appreciation for the critical connections between language and various aspects of human interaction.

The aim of the course

This course explores the dynamic relationship between language, society, and education. Through a blend of theory and practical applications, students gain insights into how language influences societal norms and educational systems. The course fosters critical thinking, enabling students to create culturally responsive teaching strategies. By understanding these connections, students are better equipped to contribute meaningfully to language education, promoting intercultural understanding in diverse settings.

Course Content

The "Language and Society" course delves into fundamental sociolinguistic concepts, encompassing essential terminology such as dialects, social levels, and language change. Students explore the intricate intersections of language with thought, education, and identity, gaining insights into the dynamics of bilingualism and multilingualism. The curriculum also delves into language planning, equipping students with a comprehensive understanding of how language shapes and reflects societal structures. Throughout the course, students engage with real-world applications to develop a nuanced appreciation for the critical connections between language and various aspects of human interaction.

Learning Outcomes

Define the basic notions and approaches in the instruction of English language teaching (ELT).
Identify the relationship between the main concepts in ELT and the instructional practice.
Correlate the concepts of the field of ELT and the teaching profession.
Recognize the methods of production of scientific cognition.
Interpret the relationship between the language education and the culture.
Exemplify instructional programs, strategies, methods and techniques relating to the instruction of English language teaching.
Classify students’ capacity, habits or difficulties in acquiring a foreign language.
Clarify the concepts and the processes relating to Enlish language teaching at large.
Develop skills for idenfiying problems and proposing solutions to the problems in ELT.
Appreciate the understanding and the analysis of the concepts and the processes relating to language instruction.
Apply the most appropriate instructional strategies, methods and techniques by contemplating the differences in individual learning styles of the students.
Use appropriate materials to provide the optimum instructional efficiency in accordance with the subject field and students’ backgrounds.
Apply the classroom management skills and technologies to promote positive attitude towards English language learning.
Present their own oral or written views and suggestions on English language teaching.
Take full responsibility under any condition.
Design original activities involving the practical use of English in daily life.
Outline individual or team work to solve the problems relating to the profession.
Develop a positive attitude towards acquiring information.
Determine the acquired and further required information on English language teaching.
Apply what is necessary to cope with recent developments and innovations in technology regarding English language teaching.
Participate actively in artistic and cultural activities and field trips.
Use English to follow the national and international developments in the field.
Accommodate self with what is necessary to lead students and the society.
Assist students in developing a positive attitude towards acquiring information on language.
Practice for self improvement and self promotion for professional advancement in the field.
Develop material and resources utilizing the software and the related technology on the instruction of English language.
Develop the tests, evaluation techniques and instruction tools for English language teaching.

Weekly Course Subjects

1	Introducing the course
2	key concepts in the study of language in a society
3	Approaches to language and the study of language Language and Thought
4	Languages, Dialects and Varieties
5	Bilingualism and Multilingualism Cognitive and Societal Benefits of Multilingualism
6	Quiz and Review
7	Language Choice, Code-Switching and Language Indexicality
8	Speech Communities
9	Midterm Exam
10	Intercultural Communication
11	Language in Interaction Conversation Management and Encoding Relationships
12	Language and Identity Language and Globalization
13	Sociolinguistics and Education
14	Applied Sociolinguistics and ELT

Resources

Introducing Sociolinguistics (Second Edition)
Rajend Mesthrie, Joan Swann, Ana Deumert and William L. Leap
Edinburgh University Press

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