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  3. Coursebook Evaluation In English Language Teaching (2024 - 2025)
Course Name Code Semester T+U Hours Credit ECTS
Coursebook Evaluation In English Language Teaching ELT 003 0 2 + 0 2 4
Precondition Courses

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Recommended Optional Courses

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Course Language Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type OPTIONAL
Course Coordinator Doç.Dr. MELİHA RABİYE ŞİMŞEK
Course Lecturers Doç.Dr. MELİHA RABİYE ŞİMŞEK,
Course Assistants

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Course Category Other
Course Objective

The students will be able to identify and discuss the role of coursebooks in ELT, state and apply approaches to materials evaluation, evaluate the make-up of the coursebook package and the organization of coursebooks, adapt/adopt a checklist, and present an adapted lesson. 
Course Content

This course focuses on the selection and evaluation of EFL coursebooks. Therefore, it is primarily designed to enable prospective teachers of English to learn the criteria they should take into consideration when choosing a coursebook, and to perform their own evaluation of the materials. It also provides the underlying principles regarding the evaluative criteria. Students are provided with many opportunities to bridge the theory and practice through local and global coursebook evaluation sessions. Inspection of the internal, and external features of different coursebooks and appropriateness of their content with respect to learner, teacher and institutional factors will be in focus. 
Development Goals
# Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1 Students will be able to identify and discuss the role of coursebooks in ELT Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Discussion, Problem Solving, Motivations to Show, Role Playing,
2 Students will be able to state and apply approaches to coursebook evaluation Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Discussion, Problem Solving, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop, Sightseeing,
3 Students will be able to analyze, evaluate, and select coursebooks and materials for ELT Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Discussion, Problem Solving, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop, Sightseeing, True False Tests, Short Answer Tests, Written Exams (Short and Long Answer),
4 Students will be able to get familiar with and apply guidelines for evaluation and decide on a checklist Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Discussion, Problem Solving, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop, Sightseeing,
5 Students will be able to specify the aims and analyze the learning/teaching situation and needs Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Discussion, Problem Solving, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop, Sightseeing,
6 Students will be able to evaluate the make-up of the coursebook package and the organization, language content, and four skills of coursebooks Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Discussion, Problem Solving, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop, Sightseeing,
Week Course Topics Preliminary Preparation
1 Course description and introduction
2 Types of materials, arguments for and against coursbook use and user views
3 Coursebook-teaching vs. Coursebook-based teaching & Pre-, in-, post-use evaluation
4 (Micro/Macro-) Context analysis & Textbook analysis vs. Textbook evaluation
5 3 basic (impressionistic, checklist and in-depth) methods of coursebook evaluation, their advantages and limitations
6 First-glance evaluation
7 Midterm
8 Close evaluation using a checklist and in-depth analysis
9 Checklist design procedures
10 Adaptation as addition and change & Evaluating lesson activities
11 Collaborative (group) evaluation
12 Collaborative (group) evaluation (cont.)
13 Evaluation of adapted lessons
14 Evaluation of adapted lessons
Resources
Course Notes

Class notes
Course Resources

McGrath, I. (2016). Materials evaluation and design for language teaching (2nd. Ed.). Edinburgh University Press.

McDonough, J., Shaw, C., & Masuhara, H. (2013). Materials and methods in ELT: A teacher’s guide. Wiley-Blackwell.

Tomlinson, B. (2013). Developing materials for language teaching (2nd. Ed.). Bloomsbury.

 
Order Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Explains the necessary theoretical, methodological and factual knowledge about foreign language (English) education and teaching profession and uses them to produce solution(s) to educational problems. X
2 Uses language skills (reading, speaking, writing, listening skills) at a level that can communicate effectively by analyzing written and oral texts produced in foreign language (English) and mother tongue (Turkish) with a critical approach. X
3 As a foreign language teacher, knows the legislation concerning the duties, rights and responsibilities and behaves in compliance with the legislation. X
4 Uses the scientific methods and technologies required to follow the innovations in the field of foreign language teaching, to develop original activities and to find solution(s) to possible problems. X
5 Plans the language learning process taking into account the diverse characteristics and life experiences of learners and organizes the appropriate environments and carry out the process effectively. X
6 Analyzes and evaluates foreign language teaching programs in their own context by choosing appropriate approaches. X
7 Prepares and implements appropriate assessment and evaluation tools for foreign language teaching and development of students. X
8 Effectively uses intercultural communication skills in the process of foreign language (English) teaching and with his/her attitudes and behaviours becomes a role model for the students. X
9 Actively uses the skills of learning to learn, self-regulation, lifelong learning, critical and creative thinking and redounds these skills to his/her students. Knows and applies the ways of establishing effective communication and cooperation with stakeholder institutions and organizations as a foreign language teacher. X
10 Knows and applies the ways of establishing effective communication and cooperation with stakeholder institutions and organizations as a foreign language teacher. X
11 At the end of the process of foreign language (English) education, prepares his/her students as individuals who can use foreign language as an effective communication medium in everyday life. X
12 Knows the structure of the language to be taught, the rules and the various contexts in which it can be used, and uses the target language appropriately and compares it to other languages he/she has learned. X
# Contribution of Course Learning Outcomes to Program 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
1 Students will be able to identify and discuss the role of coursebooks in ELT
2 Students will be able to state and apply approaches to coursebook evaluation
3 Students will be able to analyze, evaluate, and select coursebooks and materials for ELT
4 Students will be able to get familiar with and apply guidelines for evaluation and decide on a checklist
5 Students will be able to specify the aims and analyze the learning/teaching situation and needs
6 Students will be able to evaluate the make-up of the coursebook package and the organization, language content, and four skills of coursebooks
Evaluation System
Semester Studies Contribution Rate
1. Ara Sınav 35
1. Performans Görevi (Uygulama) 30
1. Ödev 20
1. Kısa Sınav 15
Total 100
1. Final 50
1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya 50
Total 100
ECTS - Workload Activity Quantity Time (Hours) Total Workload (Hours)
Performance Task (Application) 1 2 2
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 2 32
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 3 48
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Quiz 1 2 2
Assignment 1 2 2
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Workload 92
Total Workload / 25 (Hours) 3.68
dersAKTSKredisi 4