COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS

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 EDA CAN

Offered to

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to enable students to speak fluently and follow talks in different contexts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   students are expected to be able toidentify various structures, expressions, words within the context they are used
2   students are expected to be able to differentiate formal and colloquial language
3   students are expected to be able to analyze different talks on various subjects and express opinion about the mentioned subject
4   students are expected to be able to explain the context of the talk, the purpose of the speaker and the flow of thought
5   students are expected to be able to speak English fluently in oral communication

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Giving students information about the course content and requirements; learning students expectations from the course
2 Differences between formal language and speaking language; the problems encounted by foreign language speakers Discussion
3 Selected parts from TV series and a discussion on popular culture and differences among cultures Discussion
4 A film decided by the students and a discussion on popular culture and differences among cultures Discussion
5 Student Presentations (Students may suggest a book, an article, a film or any popular culture product for discussion) Discussion
6 Student Presentations Discussion
7 Student Presentations Discussion
8 Midterm Examination Discussion
9 Student Presentations Discussion
10 Student Presentations Discussion
11 Student Presentations Discussion
12 Student Presentations Discussion
13 Student Presentations Discussion
14 Student Presentations Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

The topics and films which students and the lecturer decide on together

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Lectures: Lectures are designed in a way that students will discuss and share their knowledge on the determined topics
2. 2. Films: They are of utmost importance in developing students listening skills and analyzing different cultural elements
3. 3. Student Presentations: These are presentations where students start and lead the discussion on a topic chosen by themselves. Student s sharing why s/he has chosen the mentioned topic and what s/he thinks about the topic helps her/him develop oral communication skills.
4. 4. Midterm Examination: It is used in evaluating students performance in the first half of the term
5. 5. Final Examination: It is used in evaluating students performance throughout the term

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. 1. LO 1-2-4: These will be evaluated by the midterm and final examinations
2. 2. LO 3-5: These will be evaluated through in-class discussions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory
2. If students have not come to the class, this situation will not be considered as an excuse for missing quizzes
3. Midterm examination, paper, final examination and participation will be taken into consideration in the overall evaluation

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
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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