COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGLISH VOCABULARY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MUT 1048 ENGLISH VOCABULARY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

LECTURER AYDAN APAYDIN

Offered to

Translation and Interpreting
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)

Course Objective

The course aims to help students to develop vocabulary thorugh Anglosaxon, Latin and Greek roots and affixes with a focus on translation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Distinguish between words, phrases and sentences.
2   Identify the inflections and derivations.
3   Use the learned vocabulary through Anglosaxon, Latin and Greek affixes.
4   Translate words into the target language considering the context.
5   Develop skills for predicting the meaning of new words.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Brief history English language
2 Ways to learn words Definition and examples
3 Anglosaxon affixes I In-class exercises
4 Anglosaxon affixes II In-class exercises
5 Latin prefixes In-class exercises
6 Latin suffixes
7 Midterm I
8 Latin roots I In-class exercises
9 Latin roots II In-class exercises
10 Greek prefixes In-class exercises
11 Greek suffixes In-class exercises
12 Midterm II
13 Greek roots I In-class exercises
14 Greek roots I In-class exercises

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Levine, Harold. 1982. Vocabulary for the High School student. Istanbul: ABC kitabevi.
2. Ayers, Donald. 2005. English Words. University of Arizona Press.
1. 3. English-English Dictionaries

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face and interactive courses

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 PRC PRACTICE
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 +MTE 2 * 0.20 + PRC * 0.20 +FIN* 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 +PRC* 0.20 +RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Homework and Attendance

Assessment Criteria

1. 1. Two mid-term and one final written exam are given throughout the semester.
2. 2. Each student is expected to submit two individual homeworks.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required.
2. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.
3. Students must come to class prepared.

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 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.153424
LO.253424
LO.353424
LO.45333544
LO.55335545

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