Learning Outcomes of the
Course
CAG UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ART-SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Code
Course Name
Credit
ECTS
ELT 415
5
Counseling
(3-0) 3
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Type and Level of Course
Required / Undergraduate / 4rd year/ Fall Semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Contacts
Course Coordinator Asst. Prof. Dr. Erol
Tue (13.00-16.00)
Mon (10.00-12.00) [email protected]
Kahraman
Others
Asst. Prof. Dr. Sehnaz
Fri (13.00-16.00)
Wed (10.00-12.00) [email protected].
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Sahinkarakas
Course Objective
Students will be able to conceptualize basic notions, principles, and approaches in
counseling. They will be able to explain how to get knowledge about a student, how a
counselor and a teacher should coordinate and what the teacher’s role is in counseling.
Relationship
Students will be able to:
Net Effect
Prog Output
4, 4, 5
1
comprehend basic principles in counseling.
1, 2, 8
4, 4
2
explain history of counseling.
1, 2
5
3
apply techniques used to know a student; e.g. aptitude tests,
8
academic success tests, personality tests, etc.
5
4
comprehend techniques to inform a student.
8
4, 5
5
comprehend basic approaches in counseling.
1, 8
5
6
comprehend roles and services of a counselor.
8
5
7
relate counseling to other areas.
8
5
8
distinguish counseling different groups.
8
4, 4
9
comprehend ethics in counseling.
1, 8
Course Description: Basic notions, student personality services, and the place of counseling in these services;
principles and development of counseling; new developments in the field; techniques of knowing the students;
counselor-teacher cooperation; teachers’ roles in counseling.
Course Contents:( Weekly Lecture Plan )
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
1
Lecture
Introduction to Counseling
2
Lecture, presentation, discussion
Place of Counseling in Education
Textbook Ch. 1
3
Lecture, presentation, discussion
History of Counseling
Textbook Ch. 2
4
Lecture, presentation, discussion
Knowing the Student
Textbook Ch. 3
5
Lecture, presentation, discussion
Knowing the Student
Textbook Ch. 3
6
Presentation, demonstration, discussion
Informing the Student
Textbook Ch. 4
7
Presentation, demonstration, discussion
Approaches in Counseling
Textbook Ch. 6
8
Presentation, demonstration, discussion
Approaches in Counseling
Textbook Ch. 6
9
Presentation, demonstration, discussion
Roles and Services of the
Textbook Ch. 8
Counselor
10
Presentation, demonstration, discussion
Related Fields in Counseling
Textbook Ch. 9
11
Presentation, demonstration, discussion
Counseling to Different Groups
Textbook Ch. 10
12
Presentation, demonstration, discussion
Ethics in Counseling
Textbook Ch. 11
13
Presentation, demonstration, discussion
Research and Evaluation in
Textbook Ch. 6
Counseling
14
Discussion
General Revision
REFERENCES
Textbook
Kuzgun, Y. (2009). Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danisma. Istanbul: Nobel
Recommended Reading
International journals and magazines (e.g. English Teaching Forum, ELTJ
and TESL Reporter)
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Activities
Number
Effect
Notes
Midterm Exam
1
35%
Project
1
15%
Effect of The Activities
Effect of The Final Exam
Contents
Hours in Classroom
Hours out of Classroom
Midterm Exam
Project
Final Exam
Number
14
14
1
1
1
50%
50%
ECTS TABLE
Hours
3
2
25
25
30
Total
Total / 30
ECTS Credit
RECENT PERFORMANCE
Total
42
28
25
25
30
150
150/30
5
ELT-415 COUNSELING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Comprehend basic principles in counseling
Students will be able to
a. Describe the relationship between counseling and education
b. Identify the conditions that necessitate counseling
c. List services that counseling offers
2. Explain history of counseling
Students will be able to
a. Summarize topics that are discussed related to counseling in Ministry of Education
b. Give examples of some couseling models that might be used during education
c. List the principles of counseling services
3. Apply techniques used to know a student; e.g. aptitude tests, academic success tests,
personality tests, etc.
Students will be able to
a. Identify various tests and inventories used to know a student
b. Collect data by using various tests and inventories to know a student
c. Determine how to use the results of the data
4. Comprehend techniques to inform a student
Students will be able to
a. Recognize various ways to give students educational information
b. Recognize various ways to give students occupational information
c. Identify how the information can be obtained
5. Comprehend basic approaches in counseling
Students will be able to
a. Distinguish the difference between counseling and psychotherapy
b. Interpret approaches that are behind the field of counseling: psychoanalysis, Alderian
Therapy, Humanistic Approach, Gestalt Therapy
6. Comprehend roles and services of a counselor
Students will be able to
a. Recognize institutions that educate counselors
b. Explain counselors’ role expectations
c. Describe functions and characteristics of counselors
7. Relate counseling to other areas
Students will be able to
a. Distinguish between counseling and psychology
b. Relate counseling to other areas in education
c. Outline importance of services in counseling
8. Distinguish counseling different groups
Students will be able to
a. Recognize adaptation problems of university students
b. Define characteristics of counseling in primary/secondary education
c. Describe counseling services offered to parents
9. Comprehend ethics in counseling
Students will be able to
a. Define the rules to be followed in counselor-counselee interactions
b. Recognize the importance of privacy in counseling
c. Define the rules to be followed in relationships with other counselors