GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LITERATURE/OÖÖ306
Course Title: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LITERATURE
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 6 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knows the importance of childrens literature
Knows the purpose and function of childrens literature.
Knows the historical development of childrens literature
Knows the types of pre-school childrens literature.
Explains the definition of preschool childrens books.
Lists childrens books according to age groups.
Knows the methods of story telling by using different materials.
Applies reading models and post-story activities.
Knows the methods of arousing interest in reading and reading in preschool children.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course is conducted in the form of face to face education.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Course description, aim and importance, application
2. Week  Importance of children's literature, historical development
3. Week  Children's literature, principles, benefits, types, story telling material design
4. Week  Types of children's literature, storytelling material design
5. Week  Children's literature types, story telling material design
6. Week  Children's books and their features, storytelling material design
7. Week  Story book criticism, story telling material design
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Story book criticism, story telling material design
10. Week  Story book criticism, story telling material design
11. Week  Story book criticism, story telling material design
12. Week  Story book criticism, story telling material design
13. Week  Story book criticism, story telling material design
14. Week  Story book criticism, story telling material design
15. Week  Story book criticism, story telling material design
16. Week  Final
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
7
30
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
1
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
1
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
3
1
3
 Presentation
4
1
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
10
1
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
10
1
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period.X
2Plan educational process intended to support development and learningX
3Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environmentX
4Choose, use and prepare materialX
5Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood periodX
6Conduct educational activities considering individual differencesX
7Communicate with the families and provide family involvementX
8Work in collaboration with family, school and societyX
9Evaluate education program.X
10Monitor and evaluate children in different waysX
11Develop effective communication skillsX
12Develop awareness for daily usage of information technologyX
13Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutionsX
14Develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skillsX
15Have scientific and professional ethic valueX
16Plan a research, comment on research and make inferences.X
17Follow national and international developments in early childhood periodX
18Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.X
19Update and develop oneself in teachingX
20Participate in professional activities organizationsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Gülhan Güven , )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gulhang)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( gulhang@gazi.edu.tr)