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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL ENGLISH I CENG243 Third Term (Fall) 4 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY2
SEMESTERThird Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
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 discipline-related academic texts
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSEYes(ENG144)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONCENG 243 is an English for Specific and Academic Purposes course at B1+ level, whose pre-requisite course is ENG 144. The course is designed to improve four main skills and academic and discipline-related language in an integrated manner. Learners are encouraged to study independently and apply the course content to their chosen discipline.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course and academic essay writing rules
2nd Week Unit 1: Listening - Making lecture notes
3rd Week Unit 1: Speaking - Speaking from notes
4th Week Unit 2: Reading - Creating cohesion in texts
5th Week Unit 2: Writing - Writing introductions and conclusions
6th Week Unit 3: Reading - Identifying paragraph structure
7th Week Unit 3: Writing - Writing topic sentences and summarizing a text
8th Week Unit 4: Listening - Introducing radio programmes
9th Week Unit 4: Reading - The language of radio production
10th Week Unit 5: Listening - Understanding signpost language in lectures
11th Week Unit 5: Speaking - Making effective contributions to a seminar
12th Week Unit 6: Listening - The language of television production
13th Week Unit 6: Reading - Vocabulary of filming procedures and equipment
14th Week General Revision
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING(1) McLisky, M. (2009). English for Public Relation. Garnet Publishing.
(2) Ceramella, N. and E. Lee. (2008). Cambridge English for the Media. Cambridge UP. (3) Supplementary Materials (BUSFL-CDU)
Self study materials in the related field are recommended.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Oral Exam110
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work5210
Preparation for Final exam15050
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam14040
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework
Total Workload146
Total Workload / 304,86
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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