ECTS - English for Occupational Purposes I

English for Occupational Purposes I (ENG301) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
English for Occupational Purposes I ENG301 5. Semester 3 0 0 3 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
ENG201 ve (ENG202 veya ENG204) ve ENG101 ve ENG102
Course Language English
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, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor MDB Öğretim Görevlileri/ DML instructors
Course Assistants
Course Objectives • This course aims to enhance the students’ language skills and competencies in English in terms of workplace communication skills and help them to apply these skills in professional life. • The students who complete ENG301 can be effective in oral and written interactions in social and business-related environments at level as stated in Common European Framework of Reference.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Reading • identify the main ideas and locate specific information in job-related texts, • make inferences and predictions based on contextual clues, • analyse and critically evaluate business-related reading materials,
  • Listening • identify key points and details in business-related oral interactions, • stay engaged, provide appropriate verbal and non-verbal responses, make judgments, and take structured notes while listening,
  • Speaking • exchange opinions and conduct negotiations using job-related vocabulary appropriately, • initiate and sustain business-related conversations using functional language, • respond effectively and promptly to job-related listening prompts, • present personal, academic, and professional background in a video CV, • deliver well-structured presentations with appropriate body language and clear articulation,
  • Writing • compose professional emails to provide clear and structured feedback, • write an effective CV and cover letter detailing personal, academic, and professional background, • write an agenda and minutes for business meetings, • write a recommendation letter suggesting a suitable candidate for a position, • write a suggestion letter suggesting a suitable candidate for a position.
Course Content Job-related communication skills;the functions such as describing relationships at work,discussing performance reviews and giving feedback,discussing plans and arrangements,using social media for professional communication,discussing on recruitment tests and job interviews,presenting a service or product,writing reviews on websites

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 An Introduction to ENG301 / Course syllabus and coursebook Course Memo
2 UNIT 1: Communication in Business - Identifying the main ideas and locate specific information in job-related texts - Attentively focusing on oral interactions to catch details
3 UNIT 1: Communication in Business - Identifying main ideas and specific information in spoken texts and conversations - Composing professional emails to provide clear and structured feedback - Writing a recommendation letter suggesting a suitable candidate for a position
4 UNIT 2: Building Relationships & Networking - Making inferences and predictions based on the information in the reading texts - Identifying main ideas and specific information in spoken texts and conversations - Initiating and sustaining business-related conversations using functional language
5 UNIT 2: Building Relationships & Networking - Identifying main ideas and specific information in spoken texts and conversations - Initiating and sustaining business-related conversations using functional language - Responding effectively and promptly to job-related listening prompts
6 UNIT 3: Job Application / Video CV - Guessing the meaning of the unknown words by using contextual clues in the reading texts - Being focused, giving suitable verbal or bodily reactions, making appropriate judgements about the details and note -taking while listening - Writing a CV and a Cover letter - Presenting personal, academic, and professional background in a video CV
7 UNIT 4: Job Interviews / Suggestion Letter - Guessing the meaning of the unknown words by using contextual clues in the reading texts - Staying engaged, providing appropriate verbal and non-verbal responses, making judgments, and taking structured notes while listening - Initiating and sustaining business-related conversations using functional language - Writing a Suggestion Letter
8 UNIT 5: Business Meetings - Analysing and critically evaluating business-related reading materials - Attentively focusing on oral interactions to catch details
9 UNIT 5: Business Meetings - Writing an agenda and minutes for business meetings - Writing a suggestion letter suggesting a suitable candidate for a position
10 UNIT 6: AI in the Workplace - Identifying the main ideas and locate specific information in job-related texts - Identifying key points and details in business-related oral interactions
11 UNIT 6: AI in the Workplace - Delivering well-structured presentations with appropriate body language and clear articulation
12 UNIT 7: Marketing and Advertising - Making inferences and predictions based on the information in the reading texts - Identifying key points and details in business-related oral interactions - Exchanging opinions and conduct negotiations using job-related vocabulary appropriately
13 PRESENTATION
14 PRESENTATION
15 • Revision
16 Task Submission

Sources

Course Book 1. NEARPOD Dijital Platformu/ NEARPOD Digital Platform
Other Sources 2. MDB öğretim görevlileri tarafından hazırlanan ek materyaller/Supplementary materials prepared by DML instructors

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 20
Homework Assignments 2 40
Presentation 1 40
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
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
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
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
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
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 1 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 3 3
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 3 6
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 4 4
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 77