GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BI-/MULTI-LANGUAGE ACQISITION IN EARLY CHILHOOD PERIOD/1380023
Course Title: BI-/MULTI-LANGUAGE ACQISITION IN EARLY CHILHOOD PERIOD
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Student better understands and discusses bi-/multi-language acquisition during early childhood period.
Acquires information as regards bi-/multi-language acquisition.
Acquires knowledge and skills are regards developmental processes of bi-/multi-language and points to take into consideration.
Examining and comparing early childhood educational implementations of bi/multi language.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face teaching.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to the course, its purpose and importance
2. Week  Approaches as regards bi-/multi-language acquisition
3. Week  Approaches as regards bi-/multi-language acquisition
4. Week  Points to take into consideration in bi-/multi-language acquisition
5. Week  Language development in bi/multilanguage acquisition
6. Week  Simultaneous acquisition of languages in early childhood
7. Week  Phonological acquisition in simultaneous acquisition of languages
8. Week  Semantic acquisition in simultaneous acquisition of languages
9. Week  Syntactic and morphological acquisition in simultaneous acquisition of languages
10. Week  Post acquisitions of languages in early childhood
11. Week  Scholarly dispute and implementations about Bi/multilanguage Education in early childhood
12. Week  Scholarly dispute and implementations about Bi/multilanguage Education in early childhood
13. Week  Presentations and discussion
14. Week  Presentations and discussion
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
3
7
21
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
7
49
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
1
8
8
 Preparing a Presentation
1
5
5
 Presentation
1
5
5
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
3
8
24
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
4
8
32
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1- Based on bachelor degree in early childhood education competencies, s/he improves and deepens high level of knowledge with original thinking and research.X
2- Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to field of early childhood.X
3- The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of early childhood.X
4- Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the field of early childhood and the knowledge from various other disciplinesX
5- Solves the issues of early childhood by using scientific methodsX
6- The ability to carry out a specialist study related to the field of early childhood independentlyX
7- Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of early childhoodX
8- Coming up with solutions while taking responsibility in the practice of early childhoodX
9- Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to early childhoodX
10- Evaluates issues of early childhood with a critical eye and encourages learningX
11- Transferring the current developments in the field of early childhood and his/her own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written formsX
12- Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessaryX
13- Having proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that language (European Language Portfolio B2 level)X
14- Uses computer programs competent enough for her/his departmentX
15- Using communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the department.X
16- Collects data related to the field of early childhood, reviews and makes conclusions; implements and shares them by considering ethical valuesX
17- Develops different perspectives related to the field of early childhood, determines policies, plans them and assesses them within the quality frameworkX
18- Internalizes the knowledge gained in the field of early childhood, transforms it into a skill and uses it with interdisciplinary studiesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice BEKİR)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/shatice)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (shatice@gazi.edu.tr , hsimsekbekir@gmail.com)