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 |
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| English for Occupational Purposes I | ENG301 | 5. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| ENG201 ve (ENG202 veya ENG204) ve ENG101 ve ENG102 |
| 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 | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| 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 B2+ as stated in Common European Framework of Reference. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | X |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students obtain fundamental knowledge about the theoretical approaches, concepts, research methods and techniques of public relations, advertising, media, marketing and integrated marketing. | X | ||||
| 2 | Students obtain interdisciplinary knowledge about political, cultural, economic and social process within local, national and international levels. | X | ||||
| 3 | Students obtain knowledge about the effective use of digital media intended for public relations, advertising, marketing and integrated marketing. | X | ||||
| 4 | Students obtain knowledge about the use of new media tools both theoretically and practically. | X | ||||
| 5 | Students obtain knowledge about the design and development of any public relations and advertising campaign based on the target group and strategic objectives. | X | ||||
| 6 | Students obtain knowledge about the organizational communications structures. | X | ||||
| 7 | Students obtain knowledge about various strategies of crisis management. | X | ||||
| 8 | Students obtain knowledge about required research, planning, methods and techniques within public relations and advertising fields. | X | ||||
| 9 | Students obtain knowledge about ethical principles and values of public relations and advertising. | X | ||||
| 10 | Students obtain knowledge about legal regulations of both communication law and advertising. | X | ||||
| 11 | Students learn how to communicate with both local and foreign, academic and non-academic stakeholders in order to conduct PR and advertising researches or practices. | X | ||||
| 12 | Students learn how to work in teamwork for PR and advertising researches and practices. | X | ||||
| 13 | Students learn how to prepare and conduct various communicational activities of various organizations. | X | ||||
| 14 | Students learn how to collect information, analyze and present the findings of PR, advertising, marketing and consumer researches | |||||
| 15 | Students learn how to plan and conduct media and advertising campaigns. | |||||
| 16 | Students learn how to use digital communication tools effectively and design a product. | |||||
| 17 | Students have the capacity of using theoretical background and conducting methodologies in order to gather information, analyze and interpret within PR and advertising fields. | |||||
| 18 | Students have the capacity of understanding the social-cultural context of PR and advertising practices for the related organizations. | |||||
| 19 | Students have the capacity of following the latest developments at national and global levels. | |||||
| 20 | Students have the capacity of taking the responsibilities for the possible problems in any PR program or campaign and develop creative solutions. | |||||
| 21 | Students have the capacity of using various applications and technological tools to conduct PR and advertising programs and advertising campaigns. | |||||
| 22 | Students have the capacity of exercising the ethical codes based on national and international professional standards in PR and advertising activities. | |||||
| 23 | Students have the capacity of forming and practicing brand management strategies. | |||||
| 24 | Students have the capacity of dealing with the possible risks in organizations. | |||||
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 | 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 | ||