English Language and Teaching Programme depending on The Department of Foreign Languages Teaching in The Faculty of Education, Aydın Adnan Menderes University starts its education at the level of Bachelor Degree with 50 students in 2016-2017 Academic Year. Our department steadily continuing on its development perpetuates its academic activities in central campus of Aydın Adnan Menderes University. There are 5 Assistant Professors, 1 instructor and 110 students.

Our department opened in the previous years; however accepted its first students in 2016-2017 Academic Year.

With our programme of English Language Teaching, we aim to contribute to correspond to the need of English teachers, and train our students as qualified teachers who have field information they need in teaching English, who know the most contemporary techniques and methods of teaching foreign languages, who are able to adapt their professional knowledge to country’s conditions

With our programme of English Language Teaching, we aim to contribute to correspond to the need of English teachers, and train our students as qualified teachers who have field information they need in teaching English, who know the most contemporary techniques and methods of teaching foreign languages, who are able to adapt their professional knowledge to country’s conditions

The aim of English Language Teaching Department is to train qualified teachers who are well informed about modern methods and techniques; who are able to organize their teaching activities in the light of technological advancements; who have the capacity of adapt various teaching techniques, strategies, and methods in their teaching process; who follow the national and international studies on second language acquisition with the graduate program. We aim to open courses which enable the students to improve their professional knowledge. The aim of English Language Teaching Department is to train English teachers qualified, contemporary, open-minded, and having the skill of scientific and critical thinking. In accordance with these aims, we intend to improve the students’ language skills, to adopt the principles and characteristics of ‘teaching’ profession, and to develop themselves by using modern methods and techniques. The aims of English Language Teaching Department are listed below: 1. to adopt the concepts related to English Language Teaching and their connections between each other. 2. to adapt the programmes of instructions, teaching strategies, approaches, methods and techniques. 3. to apply the best and most suitable teaching strategies, methods, and techniques by taking into consideration of students’ progress, individual differences, and characteristics and learning outcomes of subject area. 4. to develop suitable material in accordance with students’ needs. 5. to coordinate and corporate with colleagues 6. to attend conferences, seminars, and organizations related with their professions. 7. to be aware of strengths and weaknesses 8. to comprehend the importance of lifelong learning

There are three-floored building, two-floored additional building and a building having the classrooms of the students of music department. There are a conference hall and two meetings rooms. There are 45 rooms and an all-purpose recreation room for faculty staff. In addition to this, there are a storehouse, an archive room and a buttery outside whose owners are in private sector. Moreover, our university has a central building and this building has six classes for 100 students, two classes for 150 students, thirty classes for 50 students, a class for 500 students and a cafeteria for 500 students. Additionally, there is an exhibition and activity area for 1000 people at the entrance of building and there are many rooms with an area of 6000 square meters for both students and staff. There are facilities for both disabled students and staff in the building having seven lifts. There are 20 classes for graduate students, 2 art studios, 4 classes for music lessons, 2 classes for postgraduate students, 1 science lab, 2 physics labs, 1 computer lab, 1 class doe drama lessons, 1 class for the students of pre-school teaching, 1 paint shop, 20 individual insulated music room, 9 individual rooms with piano, and 1 orchestra-chorus class.

Our faculty’s classrooms have all kinds of equipment such as projectors, interactive boards, and speakers for our students. Also, our computer lab with 75 square meters usage area has 40 computers.