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Course Name : Foreign Language I (English )

Course Code : ING101

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Lecturer ÖZLEM KURTOĞLU

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Understands sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance
Exchanges information on familiar and routine matters.
Understands the main points of a text related to everyday life.
Produces simple connected text on topics of personal interest.
Describes his / her background in simple terms.
Gives ideas,reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Deals with situations in an area where the language is spoken.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To teach students learn, understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Learn how to introduce him/herself and others and ask and answer questions such as where he/she lives, what she does, why he/she learns a foreign language. Interact in a simple way if the other person speaks slowly and clearly

Course Contents : The content of the course includes teaching of the following language items: Greetings, names and ages : Numbers, Days, months, seasons, This is ...., that is..... What time is it? Actions in progress: Who ....? What ....? Where .....? Talking about present habits: Prepositions of time; at, on, in Abilities and inabilities; can, can’t: A family tree, Possessive Pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, their), Family members, Obligations, prohibitions and lack of necessity; must, mustn’t, don’t have, doesn’t ,have to Possession: have got, has got ..., How much .......?, how many .......? A lot of, much, many Prepositions of place; under, near, on, next to, between, below, above, into, at, out of Making suggestions; Let’s ..., shall we ....?, why don’t we ...? Asking for help; Can you ...? Preference: would ... like... ?

Language of Instruction : English

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introducing yourself -plurals-what is / are - to be questions -nationalities and countries Worksheets about countries and nationalities Pair and group works
2 Possessive ( ´s ) and adjectives -present simple - describing a special / typical day Questions about listening parts of the cassetes /CDs Listening class cassettes/ CDs
3 Present Simple Questions and negatives -adjectives-verbs-nouns Mini Quizes Evaulate the quizes
4 Talking about a holiday-a,an,any,some Homeworks Mini quizes,vocabulary,homework checks
5 Talking about possessions-have got / has got Homeworks Homework checks,listening cassettes/ CDs
6 Asking for information in a shop-there is / are- a,an,any,some To prepare quizes about the listening parts Quizes with the listening parts
7 Adverbs of frequency-class survey on weekend activities To evaluate the quizes
8 Prepositions of place -telling where things are -present continuous for now. To prepare the questions with Present Continuous Tense Questions and answers with Present Continuous
9 Midterm test ( Visa )
10 Making requests- ordering food and drinks in a cafe- ´´ can ´´ for ability. To prepare the unknown Word with foods and drinks Meanings of the unknown words with foods and drinks and uses them in a sentence.
11 Past Simple of ´´ be ´´ and regular verbs- discussion what you did last week. Homeworks To tell Ss past form of ´´be´´ and use them in a sentence.
12 Past Simple Irregular verbs. To prepare questions and answers with past form of ´´be´´ To tell Ss past forms of the ırregular verbs
13 Interviewing your partner and writing an article To choose an article General revision before the final exam
14 Interviewing your partner and writing an article To choose an article General revision before the final exam
15 Reporting the article on the interview orally in class prepare for the oral report Reporting orally
16/17 Final Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  English for life Level: Elementary ( adult learners for English ) Writers: Tom Hutchinson Published by Oxford University Press
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. 0
2 Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. 1
3 Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. 0
4 Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. 0
5 Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. 0
6 Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. 0
7 Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). 0
8 From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. 0
9 As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. 0
10 Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. 0
11 Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. 5
12 While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. 0
13 Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, 0
14 Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. 0
15 Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. 0
16 Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. 0
17 Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. 0
18 Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) 1
19 Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work 0
20 Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 3 9
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 3 3
    Final Exam 1 3 3
Total Workload: 85
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.4
ECTS Credit: 3