- Code
- ELL 438
- Name
- Integrated Language Skills I
- Semester
- 2
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 1.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.50
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Description
-
The course comprehensively explores language acquisition, reading comprehension, and writing skills, covering theoretical foundations and practical teaching strategies. They begin by examining theories of reading comprehension and the strategies students use to understand and retain information, progressing to effective teaching practices such as utilizing authentic reading materials and integrating didactic principles. Emphasis is placed on meeting the needs of multilingual students, with examples of inspiring reading education practices for diverse classrooms. The course also delves into sentence structure, covering simple, compound, and complex sentences, and offers guidance on paragraph writing, including topic sentences, supporting details, and transitions. Practical suggestions for revising meaning and paragraph development aid in refining writing skills, while a thorough exploration of punctuation rules enhances clarity and precision in written communication. The course serves as an invaluable resource for educators and students, offering theoretical insights, practical strategies, and concrete examples to support language acquisition, reading comprehension, and writing proficiency.
- Objectives
-
The main objectives of this course are: to examine various theoretical frameworks for understanding how students comprehend texts. to present pedagogical strategies based on evidence for effective teaching of reading comprehension. to explore theories and practices for teaching reading comprehension to multilingual students. to introduce and explain the concepts of simple and compound sentences. to expand upon sentence structure concepts, covering complex sentences along with compound and compound-complex sentences. to enable students to guide readers in constructing well-organized paragraphs, including the role of topic sentences, supporting details, closing sentences, and transitional words. to learn strategies for refining paragraphs' overall meaning, structure, and development. to provide a comprehensive guide to punctuation rules in writing.
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Course Introduction-Syllabus and Materials
- 2
- Theories of Reading Comprehension; Word Identification, Comprehension Strategies, pp. 1-17 (Marian Bruggink, Nicole Swart, Annelies van der Lee, Eliane Segers Springer, 2022).
- 3
- Evidence-Based Didactic Principles and Practical Teaching Suggestions; Reading in a Meaningful and Functional Context, Authentic Reading Materials, Teaching Approaches Combining Didactic Principles, Using Organizers in Reading Lessons, pp. 20-43 (Marian Bruggink, Nicole Swart, Annelies van der Lee, Eliane Segers Springer, 2022).
- 4
- Reading Comprehension and Multilingual Students; Theory on Reading Comprehension and Multilingualism, From Theory to Classroom Practices, pp. 79-86 (Marian Bruggink, Nicole Swart, Annelies van der Lee, Eliane Segers Springer, 2022).
- 5
- Good Practices in Teaching Reading; Inspiring Examples of Reading Education for Multilingual Students, pp. 89-106 (Marian Bruggink, Nicole Swart, Annelies van der Lee, Eliane Segers Springer, 2022).
- 6
- Simple sentence, Compound Sentence pp.94-96 (The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook, Judith Nadell, John Langan, 2015, Pearson).
- 7
- Complex sentence, Compound and Complex sentences, pp. 96-102 (The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook, Judith Nadell, John Langan, 2015, Pearson).
- 8
- Midterm exam
- 9
- Writing Paragraphs: Write the Supporting Paragraphs, Topic Sentence, Supporting sentence, Closing sentence, and Transitional words, pp. 56-65 (The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook, Judith Nadell, John Langan, 2015, Pearson).
- 10
- Writing Paragraphs: Write the Supporting Paragraphs, Topic Sentence, Supporting sentence, Closing sentence, and Transitional words, pp. 65-77 (The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook, Judith Nadell, John Langan, 2015, Pearson).
- 11
- Revising Overall Meaning, Structure, and Paragraph Development, pp.78-83 (The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook, Judith Nadell, John Langan, 2015, Pearson).
- 12
- Revising Overall Meaning, Structure, and Paragraph Development, pp.83-89 (The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook, Judith Nadell, John Langan, 2015, Pearson).
- 13
- Punctuation rules, pp. 219-230 (Writing: Style and Grammar, James D. Lester, Sr., James D. Lester, Jr. 1994, Good Year Books).
- 14
- Punctuation rules, pp. 230-243 (Writing: Style and Grammar, James D. Lester, Sr., James D. Lester, Jr. 1994, Good Year Books).
- 15
- Review
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Enhanced Reading Comprehension Skills: The students will develop a deeper understanding of the theories and strategies behind reading comprehension. They will be able to apply these techniques to various texts, improving their ability to extract meaning and retain information.
- 2
- Effective Teaching Practices: The students will gain valuable insights into evidence-based teaching methods for enhancing reading comprehension among their future students. They will be equipped with practical strategies for creating meaningful reading experiences, integrating authentic materials, and catering to the needs of multilingual learners.
- 3
- Improved Writing Proficiency: The students will improve their writing skills, mastering sentence structure, paragraph organization, and punctuation rules. They will be able to construct clear, coherent written communication, incorporating appropriate transitions and supporting details.
- 4
- Critical Thinking and Analysis: Through engaging with complex texts and practicing revision techniques, the students will develop critical thinking skills and learn to analyze and evaluate written works effectively.
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 30% 30%
- Quizzes
- 0 0% 0%
- Projects
- 1 20% 20%
- Term projects
- 0 0% 0%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 1 10% 10%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 60%
- Final exam percent
- 40%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 4 64
- Off class study hours
- 0 4 0
- Duties
- 0 14 0
- Midterms
- 1 8 8
- Final exam
- 1 10 10
- Other
- 0 0 0
- Total workLoad
- 82
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 3.28
- ECTS
- 6.00