COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VOCATION ENGLISH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR AYŞEGÜL ÖZCAN

Offered to

Course Objective

This course is aimed to provide the students with the reinforcement of the skills at English which are acquired in the first six semesters by reviewing them, thus, use of English in a more effective way.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student is expected to able to explain a text by understanding it
2   The student is expected to able to discuss a text
3   The student is expected to able to produce explanatory and argument essays
4   The student is expected to able to discuss his/her opinion in English
5   The student is expected to able to transform the texts given him/her into either English or Turkish

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Reading: a newspaper article on a current event
2 Writing an opinion essay on the event studied
3 Translation practice: From English to Turkish
4 Translation practice: From English to Turkish
5 Translation practice: From Turkish to English
6 Translation practice: From Turkish to English
7 How to write a CV and a job application letter
8 Debate
9 Debate
10 Reading: a scientific article
11 Writing an explanatory essay on the topic studied
12 Reading: a holiday spot
13 Preparing a brochure ona holiday spot
14 Improvised speech

Recomended or Required Reading

Evans, V (2000). Successful Writing. Express Pub. Berkshire
Oshina A, Hogue, A. (1978). Writing Academic English. Addison Wesley
Fromkin V.; Rodman, R.; Hyams, N. (2007). An Introduction to Language. 8th edition. Thomson Wadsworth

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Terminology Review
4. Reading, Telling and Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5: They will evaluated according to the wuestions asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1%70 attendance to the courses is a must.
2. And cheat or plagiarism is evaluated as "0" mark and/or it will be treated with a disciplinary fault.

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 1 13
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing individual assignments 3 4 12
Preparing group assignments 2 5 10
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.5555555555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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