Basic English IV (ENG222) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Basic English IV ENG222 4. Semester 3 0 0 3 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
ENG122
Course Language English
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, Role Play, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor MDB Öğretim Görevlileri / DML Instructors
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The general aim of this course is to help students gain the necessary English language skills in order to communicate at level A2+* (Basic User) as stated in Common European Framework of Reference as the continuation of ENG221 (Basic English III).
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Reading: • read and follow the instructions, • find the main ideas and grasp details by reading texts about a variety of topics, • make inferences in line with the information given in the written texts they read, • derive the meaning of unknown words from short, familiar contexts,
  • Listening: • find the main points and details in the listening texts, • identify grammatical structures and pronunciation through listening,
  • Speaking: • ask and answer questions to start and continue a simple conversation, • make predictions about the future events, • express their opinions on familiar topics, • make and respond to suggestions,
  • Writing: • complete the dialogues and answer the related questions, • write short, simple structured paragraphs on familiar topics, given prompts or a model,
Course Content More vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at elementary level; various themes such as travel, places, appearance, plans, health, weather, phone conversations, and cultural elements.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Orientation Course Memo
2 Unit 5 5A The right person giving an extended description of everyday topics (e.g. people, places, experiences) talking about common jobs using simple language Course Book 38-39
3 Unit 5 5B Appearances describing people’s appearance, personality and emotions Course Book 40-41
4 Unit 5 5C Shopping tips giving basic advice using simple language Course Book 42-43
5 Unit 5 5D English in action *Writing Task I making and responding to suggestions writing advice on everyday matters Coursebook 44
6 Unit 5 Check and reflect Unit 6 6A Happiness making predictions about the future Course Book 45-47
7 Unit 6 6B A busy week making simple future arrangements and plans with reference to a diary or schedule Course Book 48-49
8 Unit 6 6C A quiet weekend discussing plans and describing arrangements MIDTERM EXAM Course Book 50-51
9 Unit 6 6D English in action Check and reflect leaving and taking phone messages using fixed expressions Course Book 52-53
10 Writing Practice II writing plans for the future in line with a program Supplementary material
11 Unit 7 7A The building project expressing opinions on familiar topics Course Book 54-55
12 Unit 7 7B A Where I grew up talking about past habits Course Book 56-57
13 Unit 7 7C A Favourite room giving an extended description of places Course Book 58-59
14 Unit 7 7D English in action Check and reflect making and responding to excuses Course Book 60-61
15 REVISION Supplementary material
16 FINAL EXAM

Sources

Course Book 1. Roadmap (A2+) by Lindsay Warwick and Damian Williams (Pearson)
Other Sources 2. MDB öğretim görevlileri tarafından hazırlanan çalışma kağıtları/ 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 - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2 It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration.
3 It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections.
4 Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5 By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.
6 To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7 Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines. X
8 The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively. X
9 To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

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
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 2 2
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 5 5
Total Workload 75