Required PhD-level FLED Courses

FLED 602Advanced Research Methods
Theoretical bases and practical applications of parametric and non-parametric statistics in social sciences. Identification of appropriate statistical tests for commonly used research designs. Data analysis, interpreting and reporting results.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 611Bilingualism
Theoretical and methodological issues in child and adult bilingualism. Aspects of bilingualism from linguistic, sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and neurocognitive perspectives.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 700Graduate Seminar
Seminars offered by faculty, guest speakers, and graduate students designed to widen students’ perspectives on specific topics of interest and to expand their range of scientific research techniques and publication ethics.
Credit: 0 (0+1+0)
ECTS: 2
FLED 790Doctoral Dissertation
Design and completion of a research project on a major topic of student’s special interest under the supervision of a dissertation advisor
Credit: 0
ECTS: 120

Elective PhD-level FLED Courses

FLED 603Acquisition of Literacy Skills in Bilingual/Multilingual Children
Discussion of basic issues in language and literacy development in monolingual and bilingual children with an emphasis on the role of phonological awareness in text-decoding and reading acquisition as well as factors influencing transfer of literacy skills across languages.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 604Pedagogical Issues in Turkish as a Foreign Language
Analysis of previous research on learning and teaching of Turkish as a foreign language to provide critical appraisal of current approaches and methods of Turkish language teaching. Discussion of ways in which empirical research findings can be incorporated into designing materials for teaching Turkish as a foreign language in the classroom environment.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 605World Englishes
Investigation of the ways in which the spread of English across the world has shaped different sociolinguistic phenomena such as language variation, speech communities, and social identities. Discussion on the historical, political, and ideological consequences of this spread for the field of English language teaching.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 607Research on Second Language Reading
Analysis of the nature and models of reading with a focus on the role of cognitive processes, text-based factors, and individual differences in second language reading. Discussion on reading-writing relationships in first and second language development.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 613Psycholinguistic Methods in Language Studies
Online techniques such as reaction time measures, priming, eye-tracking, and event-related potentials used in psycholinguistic research on language comprehension and production at the lexical and sentence level.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 615Issues in Foreign Language Education Planning
Investigation of foreign language education planning in monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual contexts in Turkey and around the world.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 617Language Attrition
The effects of a second language on first language grammar in early and late bilingualism. Linguistic characteristics of intra- and inter-generational language change and maintenance in child and adult bilingual immigrants and returnees.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 631Teacher Training in English as a Foreign Language
Issues in training pre-service and in-service teachers of English in Turkey.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9
FLED 634Field Work
Guided individual study in observation, evaluation, and revision of English language teaching programs or English language courses.
Credit: 4 (2+0+4)
ECTS: 9
FLED 680-689, 691-699Special Topics in Applied Linguistics
Advanced study of special subjects in applied linguistics.
Credit: 4 (4+0+0)
ECTS: 9