TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Farhad Ghorbandordınejad
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to accomplish communicative tasks such as discussions, role-playing, individual or group presentations and impromptu speech. 2) will be able to list and discuss pronounciation mistakes. 3) will be able to develop strategies to cope with breakdowns that might occur during communication.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to equip students with necessary qualifications and using strategies for coping with communication, discussions, role-play activities and debates, etc.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course 2nd Week How to make presentation? 3rd Week Reading an extract and group discussions 4th Week Making oral summary 5th Week Debating controversial issues 6th Week Discussion on contemporary topics 7th Week Interpreting data verbally 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Problem solving tasks 10th Week Role-playing 11th Week Creating a commercial 12th Week Debate session 13th Week Debate session 14th Week Debate session 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Problem Solving,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No