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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MUT 2061	APPLIED AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (GER)	ELECTIVE	2	1	0	4

Offered By

Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR DILEK ALTINKAYA NERGIS

Offered to

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

Course Objective

The course objective is to develop an awareness for intercultural communication based on differences and similarities between Turkish and German culture by comparing German speaking cultures, knowledge about their cultural systems and those of Turkish culture using visual, audial and audio-visual material.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Know Turkish and German cultures
2	Differentiate Turkish and German cultures by developing awareness of intercultural communication
3	Compare German speaking cultures and knowledge about their cultural systems
4	Explain contents of knowledge about applied and cultural geography of Turkey and Germany
5	Discuss prejudices in language teaching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction	Introduction: Applied and Cultural Geography
2	History of Germany	Turkish-German Relations in History, events
3	Society and Culture
4	Customs and Traditions	Food and Beverage
5	Education, science, research	Education: preschool education, elementary school and further
6	Society and culture	Migration, family, spare time activities
7	I. Mid-term exam
8	Theater, music, literature, museums
9	Government, law and citizens
10	Foreign politics
11	II. Mid-term exam
12	Economy
13	German industry
14	Wrap-up

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Wicke, Rainer Ernst (1995): Kontakte knüpfen, Fernstudieneinheit 9, Langenscheidt, Berlin.
2. Macaire, Dominique/Hosch, Wolfram (1996): Bilder in der Landeskunde, Fernstudieneinheit 11, Langenscheidt, Berlin
3. Lüger, Heinz-Helmut (1993): Routinen und Rituale in der Alltagskommunikation, Fernstudieneinheit 6, Langenscheidt, Berlin
4. http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/de/
5. Maps of Turkey and Germany

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions
3. Presentation
4. Question-answer

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

None

Assessment Criteria

The assessment of learning outcomes will be based on written assignments and participation to 20% which consist of answering questions related to theory or text content. Mid-term and final exams will be assessed by the same method.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance (70%) is obligatory.
2. Absence will not be regarded as a rationale for late submission of assignments.
3. Active participation will be influential in assessment.

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	2	24
Tutorials	12	1	12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	2	6	12
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing assignments	3	5	15
Preparing presentations	1	8	8
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	2	2	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			111

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.10	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	5	4	5	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	5
LO.2	5	4	5	5	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	5
LO.3	5	4	5	5	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	5
LO.4	5	4	5	5	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	5
LO.5	5	4	5			4			5	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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