ELT535 LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS
| Course Code: |
8200535 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
English Language Teaching |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course examines the theories, principles and practices of leadership and management in language education and
language teacher education. It introduces key concepts of leadership and management, contemporary leadership models,
and post-structural and sociocultural perspectives relevant to language education. The course also addresses teacher
leadership, professional agency, supporting teacher development, mentoring, coaching, change management, curriculum
and assessment leadership, organizational management, ethical practice, managing human resources, resolving conflict,
leading inclusive multilingual classrooms, fostering collaborative institutional cultures, and research-informed decision
making within diverse language education contexts. Through critical engagement with research, case studies, and authentic
leadership challenges, students will analyze the roles and the responsibilities of language professionals as teachers, teacher
educators, program coordinators, researchers, and academic leaders.
