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Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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Describe the characteristics of preschoolers, explain the importance and reasons for teaching English at early ages
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R1- p:1-110
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2
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Explain how preschoolers learn and how preschoolers learn language, distinguish adult and preschooler learners
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R1- p:1-110
SR2- Part I
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3
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Theories of language acquisition (Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner, Gardner)
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part I
SR2-Part I
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4
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Classroom management, creating a classroom environment conducive to learn English
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part I
SR2-Part II
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5
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Effective lesson planning, daily lesson planning, choosing and sequencing language teaching activities
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part I
SR2-Part II
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6
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Contextualized language teaching, vocabulary teaching
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part II
SR2-Part II
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7
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Teaching listening and speaking, effective listening and speaking activities
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part II
SR2-Part II
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8
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Teaching English through songs
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part II
SR2-Part II
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9
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Teaching English through stories, creating storytelling materials
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R1- p:1-110
SR2-Part II
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10
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Teaching English through games
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part III
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11
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Culture in language teaching and culture activities
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part III
SR2-Part III
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12
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21st century skills, technology in language teaching
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R1- p:1-110
SR1-Part III
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13
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Assessing preschoolers
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R1- p:1-110
SR2-Part III
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14
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Evaluation of course achievements, students material presentations
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R1- p:1-110
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Prerequisites
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Language of Instruction
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Turkish
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Responsible
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Dr. Hatice Kızılkaya, Instr. Abdulkadir Gökmen, Dr. Oktay Yazıcı, Instr. Selahattin Evren, Instr. Salih Potukoğlu, Instr. Hikmet Uluğ, Instr. Zeynep Maden, Dr. Rabia Aksoy Arıkan, Instr. Seda Yazıcı Köksal, Instr. Seda Yılmaz Saka, Instr. Ayşe İrem Kütükoğlu
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Instructors
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Assistants
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Resources
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R1. Teaching English to Preschoolers Course Notes
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Supplementary Book
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SR1. Arıkan, A. & Gürsoy, E. (2012). Teaching English to Young Learners: An activity based guide for prospective teachers (2. Baskı), Eğiten Kitap, Ankara.
SR2. Kimsesiz, F. (2021). Exploring & Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Young Learners An Activity Based Guide, Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara.
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Goals
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To introduce students how preschoolers learn and acquire second language in consideration of the notion of the language acquisition device, the critical period hypothesis and social constructivist theories of language learning, to provide an understanding of effective curriculum development, material development and classroom management
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Content
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Language learning and acquisition skills of preschoolers, materials and techniques to be used in foreign language teaching, classroom environment that helps learning foreign language, effective classroom management, teaching foreign language through songs, stories and games, technology in foreign language teaching
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