Information Package / Course Catalogue
Teaching Reading and Writing
Course Code: SÖ255
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to comprehend basic language skills, to acquire the habit of fluent and meaningful reading and writing.

Course Content

Listening, speaking, visual reading and visual presentation; the relationship between definition and processes of the field of learning reading-writing and the field of learning , properties in Turkish , effects of these properties on instructions for reading and writing, goals and principles of first reading and writing instructions, the basic attributes of first-class teacher and students ; reasons for failure and inefficiency in first reading and writing, tools used in teaching first reading and writing (the properties and the effects, the selection of these tools, the creation and use of these tools); methods used in teaching first reading and writing (definitions, characteristics, classifications, practices, advantages and limitations of methods); audio-based sentence method (definition, principles, features, stages and implementation), reading and writing practices in accordance with stages of audio-based method

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Berker BULUT
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to carry out the necessary practices for developing listening and speaking skills
2.To be able to follow points to be noted for correct pronunciation of words
3.To be able to apply rules of hand-writing techniques
4.To be able to pay attention to consistency of format and content in written expression
5.To be able to pay attention to stress and intonation in oral expression
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akyol, H. (2009). Türkçe ilk okuma yazma öğretimi (8. bs.). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
2.Güleryüz, H. (2004). Türkçe ilkokuma yazma öğretimi (7. bs.). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
3.Rosenblatt, L. M. (1978). The reader, the text, the poem: The transactional theory of literacy work. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Audio properties and structure of Turkish words
Week 2 - Theoretical
Audio properties and structure of Turkish words
Week 3 - Theoretical
First reading and writing methods and their implementations
Week 4 - Theoretical
First reading and writing methods and their implementations
Week 5 - Theoretical
Phoneme based sentence method and the implementation of the method
Week 6 - Theoretical
Phoneme based sentence method and the implementation of the method
Week 7 - Theoretical
Phoneme based sentence method and the implementation of the method
Week 8 - Theoretical
Developmental characteristics of children and first reading and writing instruction (Mid-term Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Developmental characteristics of children and first reading and writing instruction
Week 10 - Theoretical
Developmental characteristics of children and first reading and writing instruction
Week 11 - Theoretical
Phoneme based sentence method and word-creation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Phoneme based sentence method and word-creation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reading and writing studies
Week 14 - Theoretical
Developing vocabulary
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment141128
Individual Work141128
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
2
5
OÇ-2
4
3
5
OÇ-3
4
5
OÇ-4
4
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026