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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | AE-OÖS7 | Language and Concept Development in Early Childhood | Elective | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | Students will be able to: learn theories of language development, learn speech perception and infant vocalization, learn stages of language development, learn language development during the preschool years, understand communication competence, learn normal speech and language development, learn theories of concept development, learn process of concept development, learn concept acquisition, understand how to learn number/counting, spatial, quantity, time/sequence, social/emotional, texture/material, size concepts. Learn strategies of remembering, learn context of memory development, learn cognitive style, preparing concept cards, language activities | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Recognizes the importance of language and concept development in early childhood | | 2 | Recognizes language development and its levels in early childhood | | 3 | Knows how to develop the children?s vocabulary in early childhood | | 4 | Knows the importance of early childhood intuitive thinking | | 5 | Knows the physiological base of language and concept development | | 6 | Knows the basic concepts and their classification in early childhood education programs | | 7 | Knows the proper techniques and methods used in the teaching of basic concepts in early childhood education programs | | 8 | Prepares early childhood education program for teaching the basic concepts |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None. | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | | Course Contents | | Importance of language in human life, different approaches for language development, systems of language, early language developmental stages, factors which have positive and negative effects on language development, concept development, theories and process of concept development, concept acquisitions, memory, thought and language relations, preparation for reading, activities improving language and concept development. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | The importance of language in human life; different approaches to language development; language systems | | | | 2 | Developmental stages pre-language | | | | 3 | Memory, the relationship between thought and language; physiological base of language and speech. | | | | 4 | Language and concept development theories and approaches. | | | | 5 | Interaction between other development areas and language development | | | | 6 | Factors enabling the development of language and factors that interfere with language development, early childhood speech and language problems | | | | 7 | Midterm | | | | 8 | The importance of early childhood language development, concept development according to ages and cognitive development | | | | 9 | The basic principles to be considered in the concepts taught in the early childhood program Color, shape, space, time, texture/material number, the acquisition process of the concept of quantity | | | | 10 | Midterm | | | | 11 | Early literacy activities | | | | 12 | Early literacy activities | | | | 13 | Language development activities | | | | 14 | Language development activities | | | | 15 | Project presentation | | | | 16 | General Exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1. Beaty J. J. (2012). 50 Early Childhood Literacy Strategies. Pearson.
2. Bracken. B. A & Crawford, E. (2010). Basic concepts in early childhood educational standards: A 50-state review. Early Childhood Educ J, 37: 421?430.
3. Vukelich, C. Christie, J. Enz B. (2008). Helping Young Children Learn Language and Literacy: Birth Through Kindergarten.
4. Topbaş, S.(2005). Dil ve Kavram Gelişimi. Ankara: Kök Yayıncılık
5. Ülgen, G.(2004). Kavram Geliştirme. Nobel Yayıncılık
6. Oates, J. & Grayson, A. (2004).Cognitive and Language Development in Children. The Open University Press, UK: Blackwell.
7. Howe, M.J. (2001). Öğrenme Psikolojisi. Alfa Yayınevi
8. Güven, N. & Bal, S. (2000). Dil Gelişimi. Epsilon Yayınevi
9. Drake, M. (1998). Take Home: Preschool Language Development. LinguiSystems, 1998.
10. Flavell, J.H., Miller, P.H. & Miller, S.A. (1997). Cognitive Development. Prentice Hall.
11. Wadsworth, B.J. (1989). Piaget?s Theory of Cognitive and Affective Development | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Midterm Examination | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Project Presentation | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Seminar | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Performance | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | LO2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | LO3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | LO4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | | LO5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | LO7 | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LO8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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