| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second 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) Improve English reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing skills
2) Analyze the language structures and word usage in different text types and make meaning associations by using the correct language strategies used in creating meaning.
3) Write texts following academic paragraph writing rules
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | Yes(BUS103) |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| COURSE DEFINITION | At the end of this course, the students; develop sub-skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing, learn the meaning and use of language associated with different text types, using appropriate strategies to work out meaning write an academic paragraph. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to the course Writing an academic Cause & Effect paragraph | | 2nd Week | Passive | | 3rd Week | Reading | | 4th Week | Vocabulary - Prefixes | | 5th Week | Relative Clauses | | 6th Week | Vocabulary | | 7th Week | Reading | | 8th Week | MIDTERM | | 9th Week | Past Modals | | 10th Week | Vocabulary - Phrasal verbs and idioms, Writing an academic Advantages &Disadvantages paragraph | | 11th Week | Reading | | 12th Week | Quantifiers & Inversion | | 13th Week | Reading and vocabulary | | 14th Week | General revision |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | (1) Carr, J. C. and Parsons, J. (2007). Success Upper-intermediate. Edinburgh: Pearson Education Limited
(2) Writing Booklet (ELDBU-CDU) (2008)
(3) ENG 131-132 Supplementary Materials Booklet (ELDBU-CDU) (2012)
Field specific additional materials. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Quiz | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 55 | 55 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 155 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,16 |
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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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