| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 2 |
| SEMESTER | Fourth Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Instructor Özge Alkan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) develop sub-skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing.
2) learn the meaning and use of language associated with discipline-related text types, using appropriate strategies to work out meaning.
3) write academic and scientific texts by following the academic text writing rules.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | Yes(POLI201) |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No recommended optional programme components. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Upon successful completion of this course, students will improve their academic and language skills with emphasis on critical thinking and writing. Students will critically interact with, discuss and write about the textbook mentioned using a wide range of academic word lists. The focus is on knowledge that they will enable students to discuss ideas and concepts generated in interactive class atmosphere through the interpretation of our textbook. Students will consolidate approach to thinking, reading, speaking, writing and language usage as initiated in POLT201. In addition, this course aims to develop abilities to synthesize and evaluate information, conduct basic and independent research, by expanding the range and accuracy of academic vocabulary. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction and Chapter 1 | | 2nd Week | Chapter 2 | | 3rd Week | Chapter 3 | | 4th Week | Chapter 4 | | 5th Week | Chapter 5 | | 6th Week | Chapter 6 | | 7th Week | Chapter 7 | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Chapter 8 | | 10th Week | Chapter 9 | | 11th Week | Chapter 10 | | 12th Week | Chapter 11 | | 13th Week | Chapter 12 | | 14th Week | Wrap-Up |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Market Leader, Business English Course Book |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
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| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 20 | | Assignment | 14 | 30 | | Attendance | 1 | 30 | | Total(%) | | 80 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 80 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 20 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 1,5 | 21 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 18 | 18 | | Course hours | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Homework | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Total Workload | | | 150 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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