TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to acquire skills necessary for evaluating coursebooks and language teaching materials in current textbooks 2) will be able to evaluate the appropriacy of materials with regard to the target audience and adapt them accordingly 3) will be able to examine the current approaches in material development 4) will be able to learn the approaches and techniques of materials selection, evaluation, adaptation and development
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims at enabling students to evaluate, adapt and develop materials in foreign language teaching. It also aims at equipping students with the necessary skills to evaluate coursebooks.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the course and its requirements; Introducing National English Language Curriculum (primary, secondary, and high school) and English course books suggested by MoNE 2nd Week Principles for effective ELT/EFL materials; Current approaches to material design & syllabus types 3rd Week Designing materials and supplementation (Four Skills) +cultural awareness 4th Week Student Short Material Swapshop 5th Week Evaluating, adapting and designing online, electronic, mobile materials 6th Week Student presentations on the evaluation of electronic materials 7th Week Evaluation: The need to evaluate textbooks- Evaluation types and principles of material /textbook evaluation 8th Week Evaluation: Teachers? Books, Evaluation criteria and surveys, using the results of evaluation, piloting 9th Week Evaluating course books in terms of materials for teaching grammar and vocabulary 10th Week Evaluating course books in terms of materials for teaching listening and speaking 11th Week Evaluating course books in terms of materials for teaching reading and writing 12th Week Evaluating coursebooks in terms of cultural aspects
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Cunningsworth, A. (1995). Choosing your coursebook. Oxford: MacMillan Heinemann. McDonough, J., Shaw, C., & Masahura, H. (2013). Materials and methods in ELT: A teacher?s guide, Third Edition. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Mishan, F. and Timmis, I. (2015). Materials Development for TESOL. Edinburgh University Press. Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2011). Materials development in language teaching. Cambridge University Press. McGrath, I. (2002). Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching. Edinburgh University Press. Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2014). Developing materials for language teaching. Bloomsbury.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Practice,Project,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Presentation,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 5 30 Project 1 40 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 2 14 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 5 15 75 Project 1 20 20 Lesson Plan Development 1 15 15 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No