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TRC 006 - Teaching Vocabulary

Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet SAÇKESEN

Course Objective

To enrich the vocabulary of the trainee, to develop the skills of comprehension and expression, to learn and apply the methods and techniques to be used in teaching new vocabulary.

Course Content

Vocabulary, active-passive words, methods and techniques to be used in vocabulary teaching, the structure of the word, deriving the meaning of the word from context, vocabulary teaching applications.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. The individual's vocabulary is enriched and his / her narrative skills develop.
  2. Realizes the importance of vocabulary.
  3. Learns and applies new vocabulary teaching methods.
  4. Analyzes text types and is careful about text selection.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain StormingSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

Project / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15230
Out of Class Study Period12448
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment5420
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Vocabulary (depth, width, weight)Lecture notes.
2The concept of vocabularyLecture notes.
3Second level Turkish Language Teaching Program (Grades 5-8) and place of vocabulary in the programLecture notes.
4Active and passive wordsLecture notes.
5Using visual materials, the meaning of the word to be taught with gestures and gesturesLecture notes.
6Reading, writing, speaking, listening and grammar studiesLecture notes.
7Dictionary book creation methodLecture notes.
8MidtermAll lecture notes.
9Using dictionary and spelling guide, choosing different meanings of wordsLecture notes.
10Examining the structure of the wordLecture notes.
11Methods of extracting the meaning of a word from contextLecture notes.
12How to derive different words about a conceptLecture notes.
13Creating digits; start a known word and complete the steps by creating a new word from the last letter of each wordLecture notes.
14Use of word riddlesLecture notes.
15Final ExamFinal Exam
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