Information Package / Course Catalogue
Listening Training
Course Code: TRO351
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach the methods and techniques that improve listening skills. To be able to design activities to improve listening skills. To be able to use the information in Turkish education and teaching studies

Course Content

Doing studies that improve listening skills. To be able to determine the functioning of listening activity and productivity periods; to be able to determine attention periods, to draw attention to memory and comprehension studies. Using various audio and visual communication tools, divisional listening-understanding, selective listening-understanding studies sampling. To show and introduce various listening and understanding exercises to be used in Turkish courses in primary education and to provide opportunities for them to develop these exercises. Performing various listening exercises in the classroom.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Bilge AYRANCI
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain the importance of listening skills in terms of language acquisition
2.Preparing material for training of listening / monitoring skills
3.To be able to explain the relationship between listening and reading from comprehension skil
4.To be able to explain the place and importance of nonverbal communication in understanding
5.To be able to evaluate Turkish textbooks in terms of listening skills
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Doğan, Y. (2013). Dinleme eğitimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
2.Kingen, S. (2000). Teaching language arts in middle schools. Manwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
3.Özbay, M. (2005). Bir dil becerisi olarak dinleme eğitimi. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.
4.Özbay, M. (2010). Anlama teknikleri: II-Dinleme eğitimi (2. bs.). Ankara: Öncü Basımevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic information about listening education
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physical and mental elements of listening
Week 3 - Theoretical
The relationship between hearing, listening, understanding
Week 4 - Theoretical
Memory and its properties (short-term memory, long-term memory; memory, semantic memory and transactional memory).
Week 5 - Theoretical
The importance of vocabulary in terms of listening skills
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reasons for neglect of listening skills training
Week 7 - Theoretical
Historical perspective in listening skills training
Week 8 - Theoretical
Listening methods and techniques (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Listening methods and techniques
Week 10 - Theoretical
Listening defects and applications to eliminate them
Week 11 - Theoretical
Developing listening skills
Week 12 - Theoretical
Applications for training of listening skills and materials that can be used
Week 13 - Theoretical
Measurement and evaluation of listening / monitoring skills
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ability to listen/watch in Turkish course curriculum
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142598
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
4
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
OÇ-3
4
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026