COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDI 1009 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH) COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

LECTURER ELIF TOPRAK SAKIZ

Offered to

Public Finance
Public Administration
Coaching Education
Business Administration
Coaching Education
Business Administration
Economics
Public Finance
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHING
Tourism Management
Econometrics
Public Administration
Econometrics
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Management Information Systems
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Economics

Course Objective

This course will enhance students' writing, reading, speaking and listening skills with the use of communicative approach.
To facilitate their acquisition of intercultural communicative competence.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning tourism specific vocabulary and language needed in the field at upper-intermediate level.
2   Reading comprehension of English texts at upper-intermediate level.
3   Providing effective use of field specific terms and language and reinforce oral communication in the workplace.
4   Writing in target language in the field at upper-intermediate level.
5   Presenting real-life situations in the class.
6   Reinforcing a positive attitude towards cultural variety and multiculturalism.
7   Developing intercultural communicative skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Voc: Working in Travel and Tourism Gr: simple and continious aspects; activitiy and stare verbs Unit 1, 2, 3, 4
2 Voc: International Travel & Travelling Around Gr: present perfect simple and present perfect continious Ls: making plans onthe phone Unit 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
3 Voc: Accommodation & Checking In/Out Gr: wishes1; I hope....; it is time..... Unit 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
4 Voc: Services in the Hotel & Food and Beverage Gr: wishes2; should have.. Ls: UK and USA tipping habits Unit 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
5 Voc: Problem-solving & Phone Calls Gr: the passive, as, like,such as, so, such Unit 11, 12, 13, 14, 41, 42, 43, 44
6 Voc: Cultural Heritage Gr: review of the units Ls: arranging an evening out. Unit Articles
7 Midterm
8 Voc: Attractions, Activities Gr: have/get sth done, get somebody to do sth, do sth yourself Unit 45, 46, 47, 48
9 Voc: Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism Gr: quantifiers Ls: why men lie and women cry Unit 49, 50
10 Voc: Cultural heritage Gr: descrbing future events; future perfect Unit Articles
11 Voc: Tourism Technology Gr: reported speech Ls: two friends arranging to meet. Unit Articles
12 Voc: Health and Tourism Gr: modal verbs2 , deduction in the present and the past Unit Articles
13 Voc: Marketing and Economics in Tourism Gr: past forms of modals and related verbs Ls: Lousie s missing mobile Unit Articles

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary Source: Welcome! English for Travel and Tourism Industry (Cambridge Professional English) Leo Jones
Secondary Source: Be My Guest: English for the Hotel Industry Francis O'Hara
The Language of Hotels in English (English for Careers) Eugene J. Hall

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Communicative approach
3. Worksheets/handouts
4. In-class discussions
5. Skill-based activities
6. Role-plays

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

With visas and final exams, five learning outcomes will be evaluated.

Assessment Criteria

40% visa
60% final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 % of lecturers is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism and cheating of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

www.ydy.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 12.30-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for monthly exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final 1 3 3
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Final 1 1 1
Monthly exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1
LO.211
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.6
LO.7

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