UNIVERSITY OF ÇUKUROVA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

 GERMAN LANGUAGE TEACHING DIVISION

SOCRATES II – ERASMUS

INFORMATION PACKAGE

The Chairperson of Department

Prof. Dr. Tahir Balcı

Tel: (+90-322) 3386060

E-mail: tbalci@cu.edu.tr

SOCRATES / ERASMUS-ECTS, Coordinator

Assistant Prof. Dr. Cavidan Çöltü İmren

E-mail: imrence@cu.edu.tr

Tel: (+90-322) 3386060 (Int.2775-17)

Address

University of Çukurova

Faculty of Education

Foreign Language Department

 German Language Teaching Division

01130 Balcalı-Adana-Turkey

                                                                                                                              Tel: (+90-322) 3386060

Fax: (+90-322) 3386440

CONTENTS

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1. General Information                                                                                      3

2. Curriculum                                                                                                  4       

3. Academic Staff                                                                                            5

4. Graduate Courses                                                                                        6

5. Course Descriptions of the Graduate Program                                               7 - 12    

6. Postgraduate Courses                                                                                  13

7. Course Descriptions of the Postgraduate Program                                       14 - 20

1.       General Information

The Department of German Language is one of the three main sciences sections of University of Çukurova, Foreign Language Department. The department has a yearly quota of 50 incoming students. The major aim of this Department is to train students as primary and secondary school teachers. The graduates of this program can also work in government offices and have the opportunity to work in banking and tourism sectors.

German Language Teaching Department gives its students second language (English) and computer education. Students in this program can also participate in MA and Phd programs. BA program consists of 8 terms (after 2 terms in preparatory class), MA program 4 terms and Phd program 6 terms. At the department, the educational language for BA, MA and Phd is German but in some courses it is Turkish. The number of students and instructors for 2003 and 2004 is as follows:

BA- 247 students                      2 Professors

MA- 3 students                         1 Associate Professor

Phd- 5 students                        6 Assistant Professors 

                                               5 Lecturers

                                               2 Research Assistants

The evaluation in the program consists of both written and oral exams – at least one midterm and one final for each semester. In addition, students are required to take part in teaching practice program.

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The University of Çukurova

Faculty of Education

Foreign Language Department

German Language Teaching Division

2. Curriculum

The program offers a remarkably wide range of options including applied issues as German literature and linguistic, comparative linguistics and teaching of German, literature didactics, translation science and structure of German.

The specialized advances courses of the program are designed to prepare students for careers in private sector and higher education of academic career.

All the courses are terminated by final exams; in addition most of the courses of studies have intermediate exams after the second year. These exams comprise the material for the relevant semester. All the courses require more or less some self-responsible preparation and revision

3. Academic Staff

Prof. Dr. Tahir BALCI :                                                              tbalci@cu.edu.tr

Prof. Dr. Nazire AKBULUT:                                                       nazireak@cu.edu.tr

Associate Prof. Dr. Yaşar AKAR:                                              yakar@cu.edu.tr

Assistant Prof. Dr. Osman ASLAN:                                           hosman@cu.edu.tr

Assistant Prof. Dr. Silvia ZİNZADE AKINCI:                                silvia@cu.edu.tr

Assistant Prof. Dr. Munise YILDIRIM:                                         aksoz_m@hotmail.com

Assistant Prof. Dr. Cavidan ÇÖLTÜ İMREN:                                imrence@cu.edu.tr

Assistant Prof. Dr. Ergün SERİNDAĞ:                                       eserin@cu.edu.tr

Assistant Prof. Dr. Ali Sami AKSÖZ:                                         asatrans@cu.edu.tr

Lect. Mehmet ÖZCAN:                                                             mehozcan@cu.edu.tr

Lect. Aynur UĞUZ:                                                                   anihanu@hotmail.com

Lect. Halime BALCI

Lect. Mehmet IŞIK:                                                                  misik@cu.edu.tr

Res.Ass. Dr. Nihat YAVUZ:                                                      nyavuz@yahoo.com

Res.Ass. Ahmet DÖNGER

DAAD Lecturer Lilly SEIDLER

CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT FOR GERMAN TEACHER TRAINING

GRADUATE PROGRAM

            Students work toward a 30-credit-hour Master of Arts (M.A.) degree, specializing in teaching German, German literature and linguistics. The MA program aims at training graduates and in-service  teachers who wish to pursue further studies in the field combining theory and practice. All of the courses are elective. All students take the courses and complete and defend a master’s thesis.  Students must complete the minimum required course load specified by the Department in at least four consecutive semesters and at the end of this period must have CGPA of at least 3.00. Students must enter their thesis examination no later than the end of the sixth semester after beginning the program.

1. SEMESTER

2. SEMESTER