ECTS - English For Academic Purposes I
English For Academic Purposes I (ENG101) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| English For Academic Purposes I | ENG101 | 1. Semester | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Service Courses Taken From Other Departments |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to: • help students improve their academic skills, which are crucial in their departmental courses to follow with ease as an Independent User in level B2 as stated in Common European Framework of Reference. • help students develop higher order thinking skills and improve English study skills through written and oral argumentation and use of technology. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | English language skills, especially academic skills, such as reading comprehension, vocabulary building and critical analysis of texts; listening and note-taking, class discussions, presentations, writing, research assignments and use of technology. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Orientation & Course Memo | Course Memo |
| 2 | Critical Reading- Skimming & scanning strategies - Academic Vocabulary Practice Unit 1 DESIGN | Course Book pp. 8-12 Extra Input Worksheet I |
| 3 | Critical Reading- Identifying main idea and supporting details of a text- Academic Vocabulary Practice Unit 1 DESIGN | Course Book p. 13 Extra Input Worksheet II |
| 4 | Critical Reading- Identifying main idea and supporting details of a text- Academic Vocabulary Practice Unit 1 DESIGN | Course Book pp. 14-17 Course Book pp. 18, 19, 20, 25 |
| 5 | Critical Reading- Identifying text type and purpose of the author Academic Vocabulary Practice Unit 2 | Extra Input Worksheet III Course Book pp. 28-32 |
| 6 | Critical Reading/Listening- Recognizing referents/substitution words Unit 2 THOUGHT | Extra Input Worksheet IV Course Book pp. 33-37 |
| 7 | Critical Reading/Listening- Recognizing referents/substitution words Unit 2 THOUGHT | Course Book pp. 38, 39, 40, 45 Revision Worksheet |
| 8 | How to get prepared for presentation | Presentation Input |
| 9 | Critical Reading- Understanding Vocabulary in context Unit 3 FIRE | Extra Input Worksheet V Course Book pp. 46-50 |
| 10 | Critical Reading- Understanding Vocabulary in context Unit 3 FIRE | Course Book pp. 51-55 Course Book pp. 56, 57, 58, 63 |
| 11 | PRESENTATION | |
| 12 | Graph Writing Input & Practice | |
| 13 | Critical Reading/listening- analyzing a text- identifying main idea, purpose of the author and vocabulary practice Unit 4 MOVEMENT | Course Book pp. 66-70 Course Book pp. 71-75 |
| 14 | Critical Reading/listening- analyzing a text- identifying main idea and details of a text, purpose of the author, type of the text and vocabulary practice Unit 4 MOVEMENT | Course Book pp. 76, 77, 78, 83 Revision Worksheet |
| 15 | REVISION | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Skillful 3, Macmillan Education, Third Edition, Louis Rogers & Dorothy Zemach |
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| Other Sources | 2. Extra Materials by DML instructors |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | X |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline | |||||
| 2 | Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology | |||||
| 3 | Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings | X | ||||
| 4 | Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena | X | ||||
| 5 | Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology | |||||
| 6 | Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources | X | ||||
| 7 | Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data | X | ||||
| 8 | Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems | |||||
| 9 | Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English | X | ||||
| 10 | Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning | X | ||||
| 11 | Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 89 | ||