1. FIRST CYCLE - BACHELOR'S DEGREE
  2. FACULTY OF EDUCATION
  3. Foreign Language Education DEPARTMENT
  4. 131 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
INO 5004WORLD ENGLISHES AND CULTURE2 + 04th Semester3

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The purpose of the course is to inform students about the world Englishes and create awareness towards multilanguage communication in various cultures; to create awareness towards the role and importance of English in intercultural communication in the world.
Course Content The use of English as an international language, English as a common language and English with its different uses; reflections of these usages on education; the development of students' awareness of the relationship between language and culture and the examination of the place of the culture in language teaching; evaluation of textbooks, literary works, films, TV in terms of cultural objects
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Students will be aware of the values affecting various intercultural communication styles, especially Turkish, American and other nations.
2Students will be able to analyze the values affecting various intercultural communication styles, especially Turkish, American and other nations.
3Students will study and understand the importance of English in various English speaking countries.
4Students will understand and improve their critical thinking skill by analyzing the issues from various perspectives without depending on only one cultural aspect.
5Students respect cultural variety in various cultures in the world.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13PO 14PO 15PO 16PO 17PO 18PO 19PO 20PO 21PO 22PO 23PO 24
LO 001                 5    5 
LO 002           5     5  5 5 
LO 003                 5  5 5 
LO 004                 5  5 5 
LO 005                  5 5   
Sub Total           5     205 20 20 
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14228
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)11010
Assignments4520
Mid-terms11010
Final examination11010
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





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COURSE DETAILS
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Details 2023-2024 Fall1TURAN PAKER


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
INO 5004 WORLD ENGLISHES AND CULTURE 2 + 0 1 English 2023-2024 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. TURAN PAKER tpaker@pau.edu.tr EGT A0331-11 %70
Goals The purpose of the course is to inform students about the world Englishes and create awareness towards multilanguage communication in various cultures; to create awareness towards the role and importance of English in intercultural communication in the world.
Content The use of English as an international language, English as a common language and English with its different uses; reflections of these usages on education; the development of students' awareness of the relationship between language and culture and the examination of the place of the culture in language teaching; evaluation of textbooks, literary works, films, TV in terms of cultural objects
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Introduction to the course, basic concepts and principles in cultural and intercultural studies: definition, co-culture, micro-culture, dominant culture.
2 World Englishes
3 Culturers, co-cultures, and nations, communication.
4 Critical Thinking in communication
5 The relationship between language and culture. Verbal and non-verbal language. Ethnocentrism, social distance, prejudice and communication
6 Communication perspectives: small talk, relating and receiving information, rituals, affective communication, instrumental communication
7 Encountering differences: Cultural patterns and communication
8 Self, family and society
9 Cultural identity, cultural bias, human nature, nature and the supernatural
10 Observations on nonverbal communication across cultures.
11 Languages and cultures
12 An Intercultural Approach to Second Language Education
13 Implementing an Intercultural Approach
14 Intercultural Communication in Practice: Challenges and Barriers
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Dresser, N. (2005). Multicultural manners: Essential rules of etiquette for the 21st century. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and sons.English
Hofstede, G.J., Pedersen, P.B. and Hofstede, G. (2002). Exploring culture: exercises, stories and synthetic cultures. London: Intercultural press. English
London, J.C. and Yousef, F.S. (1989). An introduction to intercultural communication. London: Collier Macmillan Publishers.English
Lustig, M.W. and Koester, J. (2006). Intercultural competence: interpersonal communication across cultures (5th edition). Boston:Pearson. English
Peterson, B. (2004). Cultural intelligence: A guide to working with people from other cultures. London: Intercultural press.English
Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English language teaching. (Fourth edition.). London: Pearson-Longman.English
Corbett, J. (2003). An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. English
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam25Midterm Exam
Task Activity Assessment25Task Activity Assessment
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes