COURSE UNIT TITLE

: APPLIED AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (GER)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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

PROFESSOR GÜLPERI SERT

Offered to

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

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
2 History of Germany (-1945)
3 Current History of Germany
4 Social System
5 Culture
6 Educational System
7 I. Mid-term exam
8 Political System
9 Political Parties and Elections
10 Foreign politics
11 Economy
12 German industry
13 Other German-speaking countries (Austria and Switzerland)
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 MIDTERM EXAM
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + FIN * 0.30
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + RST * 0.30


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

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