COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPEAKING IN ENGLISH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0066 SPEAKING IN ENGLISH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR ALEV TISON

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
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Turkish Language and Literature
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

This course aims at improving English listening and speaking skills that students might need in their professional career at their particular area of work.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns to communicate professionally in English.
2   Improves expressing himself in English.
3   Learns to start and continue a dialogue.
4   Learns to discuss opposing ideas within a group.
5   Learns how to make a presentation before an audience.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Group Discussion Topics will be determined in the class.
3 Group Discussion Topics will be determined in the class.
4 Group Discussion Topics will be determined in the class.
5 Group Discussion Topics will be determined in the class.
6 Group Discussion Topics will be determined in the class.
7 Group Discussion Topics will be determined in the class.
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Independent presentation (Free)
10 Independent presentation (Free)
11 Independent presentation (Free)
12 Independent presentation (Free)
13 Independent presentation (Free)
14 Independent presentation (Free)

Recomended or Required Reading

Blyler, Nancy Louise Roundy and Thralls, Charlotte. 1992. Professional Communication:
The Social Perspective. SAGE Publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Narration
2. 2. Discussion
3. 3. Q & A
4. 4. Group Work
5. 5. Role play

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 +FCG * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm 30%
2. Class Participation 30%
3. Final 40%

Assessment Criteria

1. 1. Midterm and final exam questions
2. 2. Active participation in the class

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory.
2. Along with attendance to the midterm and final exam, taking part in class activities is going to be taken into account.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55