Academic Catalog

FLE352 COMMUNITY SERVICE

Course Code:	4500352
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	2(1-2)
ECTS Credit:	6.0
Department:	Foreign Language Education
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. PERÝHAN SAVAÞ
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

In cooperation with national non-governmental organizations, throughout this course student teachers participate in community service to meet certain educational and social needs of local communities in order to develop their critical thinking abilities, their commitment and values, and the skills they need for effective citizenship. Driven by a philosophy of experiential learning, student teachers may take a service or a project option. For the former option, student teachers are to commit to a minimum 15 hours of community service during the term at the following approved non-profit community based agencies:
TEGV: Türk Eðitim Gönüllüleri Vakfý (http://www.tegv.org/v2/default.asp)
ÇYDD: Çaðdaþ Yaþamý Destekleme Derneði (http://www.cydd.org.tr/ )
TGV: Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfý (http://www.tog.org.tr/ )
TEV: Türk Eðitim Vakfý (http://www.tev.org.tr/)
AÇEV: Anne Çocuk Eðitim Vakfý (http://www.acev.org/)
ÝLKYAR: Ýlköðretim Okullarýna Yardým Vakfý (http://www.ilkyar.org.tr/)
ZÝÇEV: Zihinsel Yetersiz Çocuklarý Yetiþtirme ve Koruma Vakfý (http://www.zicev.org.tr/)
ÇEKÜL: Çevre ve Kültür Deðerlerini Koruma ve Tanýtma Vakfý (http://www.cekulvakfi.org.tr/)
TEMA: Türkiye Erozyonla Mücadele Aðaçlandýrma ve Doðal Varlýklarý Koruma Vakfý (http://www.tema.org.tr/ )
KIZILAY (http://www.kizilay.org.tr/)
AKUT: Arama Kurtarma Derneði (http://www.akut.org.tr/)
LÖSEV: Lösemili Çocuklar Vakfý (http://www.losev.org.tr/)
For the latter option, with the guidance of a mentor, student teachers are expected to develop and implement small-scale educational problem-based projects in cooperation with primary and secondary level educational institutions in their local surroundings.