ECTS - Listening Comprehension and Oral Presentation II
Listening Comprehension and Oral Presentation II (ETI212) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Listening Comprehension and Oral Presentation II | ETI212 | 4. Semester | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Question and Answer, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to develop the listening comprehension and oral presentation skills of the students required for different modes of interpreting. It mainly focuses on developing the base for active listening skills which are basically gained during the course of Listening Comprehension and Oral Presentation I. In this course, students learn active listening skills such as focusing on key points, not being stick to details and to try to understand the wider context of the messages. Students develop concentration and memory skills associated with basic note-taking skills and they learn to listen in an active way and to be message-oriented rather than being structure oriented. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | General listening skills on topics such as politics, diplomacy, technical issues; concentration and note-taking skills for various formal and informal speeches. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Theoretical framework | Clear Speech from the Start , Student’s Book with Audio CD:Basic Pronounciation and Listenning in North America, USA:Cambridge University Press, USA:2004., pp1-30 |
| 2 | Theoretical framework | Clear Speech from the Start , Student’s Book with Audio CD:Basic Pronounciation and Listenning in North America, USA:Cambridge University Press, USA:2004., pp. 30-50 |
| 3 | Active listening skills | Clear Speech from the Start , Student’s Book with Audio CD:Basic Pronounciation and Listenning in North America, USA:Cambridge University Press, USA:2004 |
| 4 | Active listening skills | Jones, Roderick, Conference Interpreting Explained, St.Jerome Manchester, 1998, ppç1-13 Philiphs, Deborah, Preparation for the TOEFL Test, Pearson Education.2007,pp.125-128 |
| 5 | Paraphrasing | Obesity, www.kidshealth.com; Anti-Aging, www.antiaging.net |
| 6 | Paraphrasing, focusing on details and note-taking skills | Texts from current newspapers and magazines |
| 7 | Exercises | Various videos of assigned to subjects: Thanks Giving Day, Persian Cats, Epidural Labor |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | Exercises | Various videos of assigned subjects: Advertisements |
| 10 | Exercises | Various videos of assigned subjects: Gender |
| 11 | Exercises | Hot conference texts |
| 12 | Exercises | Hot conference texts |
| 13 | Exercises | Hot conference texts |
| 14 | Exercises | Hot conference texts |
| 15 | Exercises | Hot conference texts |
| 16 | Final exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Clear Speech from the Start , Student’s Book with Audio CD:Basic Pronounciation and Listenning in North America, USA:Cambridge University Press, USA:2004. |
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| 2. Jones, Roderick, Conference Interpreting Explained, St.Jerome Manchester, 1998 | |
| 3. Philiphs, Deborah, Preparation for the TOEFL Test, Pearson Education. | |
| Other Sources | 4. www.about.com |
| 5. www.howstuffworks.com | |
| 6. www.mfa.gov.tr | |
| 7. www.europa.eu | |
| 8. www.whitehouse.org | |
| 9. www.kidshealth.com |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 15 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 45 |
| Toplam | 17 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 55 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 45 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the sufficient background in the field of translation and to use the theoretical and applied knowledge in translation. | X | ||||
| 2 | To find, define, formulate and solve the possible problems in translation and interpreting. | X | ||||
| 3 | To select and use the technical equipment in the applications of translation and interpreting; to be able to use simultaneous interpreting booth equipment. | X | ||||
| 4 | To acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics | X | ||||
| 5 | To access information and to do research in line with that; to use data bases, translation programs and other information resources. | X | ||||
| 6 | To develop efficient individual and group working skills; to build self-confidence for taking responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7 | To build efficient verbal and spoken communication skills; to establish fluency in English and to acquire at least one foreign language. | X | ||||
| 8 | To build the awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and to sustain continuous personal development. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have the awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 10 | To build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications. | X | ||||
| 11 | To build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation and interpreting applications and to gather information about the problems of the contemporary World. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 124 | ||