Information Package / Course Catalogue
Elt For Young Learners I
Course Code: İDE339
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

This course introduces the students to the basic concepts of teaching English to young learners. It starts by describing the basic characteristics of young learners; namely, description of the child as a language learner, talks about its policy nationally and internationally, deals with teaching language skills to young learners and finally ends with how to evaluate young learners’ performance.

Course Content

The differences between young learners and learners at other ages (in terms of learning of language structures, skills and sub-skills), misconceptions about young learners; learner styles (e.g.: visual, auditory, kinesthetic) and strategies (e.g.: meta cognitive, cognitive, socio affective) of young learners; activities (e.g.: puzzles, stories and games, simulations) and audio visual aids (e.g.: pictures, realia, cartoons, puppets, songs) for the teaching of vocabulary, language skills and structures; classroom management techniques necessary for young learner classrooms.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students can use basic information related to Teaching English to Young Learners
2.Students can learn the basic language processes of young learners.
3.Students can learn the basic characteristics of first language and second language learners.
4.Students can produce materials related to teaching Young Learners
5.Students can teach young learners basic English language skills.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Teaching Languages to Young Learners
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and the purpose of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Taking a learning-centered perspective
Week 3 - Theoretical
Learning theory of Piaget
Week 4 - Theoretical
Learning theory of Vygotsky
Week 5 - Theoretical
Learning theory of Bruner
Week 6 - Theoretical
From learning to language learning
Week 7 - Theoretical
Curriculum Assessment
Week 8 - Theoretical
Learning language through tasks and activities
Week 9 - Theoretical
Learning language through tasks and activities
Week 10 - Theoretical
Learning the spoken language
Week 11 - Theoretical
Learning the spoken language
Week 12 - Theoretical
Learning Words
Week 13 - Theoretical
Learning Words
Week 14 - Theoretical
Learning Grammar
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1184260
Assignment1246
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
5
4
4
3
3
5
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026