ELT 360

Course Code & Number

ELT 360

Course Title

Bilingualism

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Bilingualism. Psycholinguistic and cognitive perspectives. Bilingual development. Early and late bilingualism. Bilingual education. Effective schools and classrooms for bilingual students. Bilingual literacy development. Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspectives of bilingualism. Pedagogical, political, economic, and cultural issues related to bilingualism.

Course Objectives

This course is designed to introduce bilingualism, to lay out the characteristics of different types of bilingualism, discuss bilingualism as a matter in relation to cognition, psycholinguistics, educational policy, linguistic and literacy development. One goal is to compare bilingual practices in different circles of English, discuss linguistic, socio-cultural, and literacy aspects of bilingualism, analyze the social, political, and cultural issues related to bilingual education policy, analytically evaluate social, political, and cultural issues related to bilingualism at the societal level: ideology, identity, and empowerment, apply psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic and critical theory to analyze bilingualism and bilingual contexts in the world.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 

1. identify the characteristics of different types of bilingualism, 
2. discuss bilingualism in relation to cognition, psycholinguistics, educational policy, linguistic and literacy development,
3. discuss linguistic, socio-cultural, and literacy aspects of bilingualism,
4. analyze the social, political, and cultural issues related to bilingual education policy.

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Project

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Belgin Aydın