Ali Vehbi Yalınç Academic Materials

Between Theory and Practice: Unpacking Turkey’s 4th Grade English Curriculum Department of English Language Teaching, Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education, Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa Ali Vehbi Yalınç Ünal Parlak 31.05.2021 Abstract: This report examines the last update (2018) of 4th grade curriculum of the Republic of Turkey. The components of the aforementioned curriculum that were taken into consideration are goals, curriculum model and design, wave of language curriculum, guiding principles, objectives, outcomes, content selection, format and presentation, assessment and monitoring, teaching techniques, the factors that are considered in the examination of this curriculum include environmental factors, students’ needs, teacher qualifications and the compatibility of the curriculum and Common European Framework (CEFR). Keywords : 4th Grade Curriculum, Layers of Necessity Model, Communicative Wave, Constructivist Approach, CEFR, 4 Main Skills of Language, Total Physical Respon...

      I know that first-aid in schools is necessary and the reason I chose to have a certificate on this topic is the need of first-aid knowledge that you can use in class environment. Here is a QR code of my certificate to make the process easier.

  Social Networking as a Tool for Education    Social networking stands for the use of internet-based social media sites in order to be in contact with other people such as colleagues, families, friends, customers, etc. With the rise of social softwares, social networking became a dominant topic. Social softwares is a part of Web 2.0. Web 2.0 technologies are used and created by various internet users to enlarge and spread the existing online content pool worldwide. Worldwide social softwares include wikipedias, blogs, podcasts, etc. which are used by educators to provide online materials to students. The contents generated by users open doors to new possibilites. Group or individual works can be done using the contents, this way, teamwork spirit is also injected to content users.       There are some problems with the system though, for example, the unauthenticated and unfiltered data that will be a drag for students who are not commanded or guided by ...

          These words might not be familiar for dinosaurs but not us, Augmented Reality (A.R.) and Virtual Reality (V.R.) are two of the novel technologies in the industry. VR is basically a screen that makes your vision 100% changed and lets you see different types of environments. AR is an augmentation tool with glasses that basically advances your vision by creating flying panels around your eyes just like in a science fiction film.    VR use in education is really beneficial in these lockdown days as it helps students and teachers to be assembled again in a digital class. Students can analyse worlds that they have never seen, for example, a mining Engineer trainee can see Mponeng Gold Mine, Garzweiler Surface Mine or even Hpakant Jade Mine without leaving their houses. VR is an efficient tool in economic factor, students do not always have wealthy parents, so they cannot always go abroad and visit special places, VR helps breaking the boundari...

   Nearpod is best described as an online class application just like zoom. Teachers can create lessons and generate codes for their lessons, send the codes to their students and can accept students to their classes. Student do not have to create an individual account for themselves, so Nearpod also protects privacy of the students in a class.