İngilizce Öğretmenliği Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• The aim of the English Language Teaching undergraduate program at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University is to train professionals equipped with the scientific knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality foreign language education. In line with this goal, courses on subject knowledge, teaching profession knowledge, and general culture are conducted both theoretically and practically under the guidance of expert faculty members, in accordance with the framework program of the Higher Education Council's English Language Teaching Department. In addition to imparting scientific competencies, our undergraduate program aims to cultivate hardworking, productive, responsible, problem-solving, adaptable individuals who have a high awareness of their social and natural environment. Our prospective teachers graduate with the ability to teach English effectively and with an understanding of the history, present, and future of global English as a significant communication tool in fields such as education, science, art, and commerce. They also aim to raise awareness among their students about different languages and cultures.

Öğrenme Ortamları (İngilizce):

• The education and training can be carried out in formal, open, or distance education formats. Additionally, practical training can be conducted in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions, or as internships or workplace training in industry, healthcare institutions, and workplaces

• The students estimate the nature, source, reliability and validity of information.
• The students comprehend the methods about the production of knowledge.
• The students are aware of social and professional responsibilities.
• The students can express their ideas in their daily and professional life independently.
• The students act in accordance with democracy, human rights, social, scientific, and professional ethical values.
• The students comprehend English at an advanced level.
• The students use language learning strategies effectively.
• The students discover different written and oral texts they encounter in their daily and professional life.
• The students create different texts by using the writing process effectively.
• The students use both Turkish and English fluently and correctly according to their rules.
• The students distinguish the concepts related to language and the relationship between these concepts.
• The students analyze the characteristics, structure and mechanism of language.
• The students acquire a high-level knowledge of English Teaching.
• The students get the skills of establishing healthy communication with students and colleagues.
• The students produce alternative solutions when they face with unexpected and complicated cases in applications of pedagogical knowledge and teaching professions.
• The students apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques and measurement-assessment methods to teaching process.
• The students interpret written and oral works from Turkish to English, and from English to Turkish.
• The students attend social, cultural and artistic activities about English or other fields.
• The students locate life long learning concept in their minds.
• The students gain professional confidence.

Possesses advanced levels of the following key competencies:

• Literacy competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology, and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social, and learning to learn competence
• Citizenship competence
• Entrepreneurship competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence

• Each student must attend the courses, applied studies, projects, seminars and other studies of the semester s/he is enrolled for. Students who have not attended at least 30% of theoretical courses are not allowed to take the final exam of those courses. Once the student fulfilles the attendance requirements in theoretical courses, no attendance is required if the course is repeated later. The Mid-term and Final Examinations are generally in written form. However, the instructor of the course may decide to conduct the exam in the form of an oral exam, project or assignment on condition that s/he states it on the course information form (syllabus). Examinations are arranged and conducted by the instructors teaching the courses. Make-up exams, final exams after the date set by the faculty and board of directors is made. A course final grade calculation, with 40% of midterm exams 60% calculate the final exam is determined. CC is the passing grade. To be successful in a course final exam to take at least 51 are required. To graduate from the department students must take the courses (240 ects) given in the department and complete these courses successfully.

In order to ensure the quality of higher education programs:

YÖK (Council of Higher Education) is responsible for the planning, organization, management, and supervision of education, training, and other activities carried out in higher education institutions. Within the framework of the criteria set by YÖK, 'University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports' for higher education institutions are prepared and published annually. Reports containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, prepared according to these reports, are shared with the public by YÖK. YÖK also publishes an 'Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report' every year, which includes academic, administrative, and financial data of foundation higher education institutions. These reports, which contain quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance for undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the 'Procedures and Principles for Ensuring Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs':

1. Creation and Approval of Curricula:

1.1. YÖK sets the minimum standards and criteria required for the establishment of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programs and the learning outcomes each program aims to achieve for students are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles set by YÖK on these matters.

1.3. The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions after being accepted by the relevant Deans' Council and approved by YÖK.

2. Measurement and Evaluation: The methods for measuring and evaluating the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program aims to achieve for students are carried out according to the education, training, and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles set by YÖK on these matters.
3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs receive a bachelor's degree if they successfully complete the course credits and other requirements determined by higher education institutions.
4. Self-Evaluation and External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter their 'Internal Evaluation Reports' for the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares its 'Institutional Feedback Report' on the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. Additionally, accreditation decisions made by accreditation organizations authorized or recognized by YÖKAK demonstrate that the quality assurance of the programs' qualifications has been ensured. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities related to the qualifications determined by its regulations.

The Association for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs (EPDAD)

Accreditation Date: 01.05.2023 /01.05.2026

• Students admission to higher education is based on a nation-wide Student Selection Examination (ÖSS). The examination is held once in a year and is administered by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). Candidates gain access to institutions of higher education based on their language scores consisting of the scores on the selection examination and their high school grade point averages.

They can work as teachers of English at schools of the Ministry of National Education and as lecturers at higher education institutions;

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer between Associate and Bachelor's Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor, and Inter-institutional Credit Transfer

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Vocational School and Open Education Associate Degree Program Graduates to Bachelor's Degree Education

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35) 2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board

Qualification is continuous.