COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FSH 0030 TECHNICAL ENGLISH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Chemistry
Biology
Statistics(Evening)
Computer Science
Statistics
Mathematics (Evening)
Chemistry (Evening)
Faculty Of Science
Physics
Mathematics

Course Objective

The primary purpose of the course is to teach students technical English terms. In addition, key grammar and structure points are highlighted where they affect the comprehension of reading or listening texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about English technical terms.
2   To provide information on cultural development areas
3   To have knowledge about English grammar
4   Improvement in English comprehension
5   Improvement in English writing abilities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Terms related to properties and shapes
2 Terms related to Location
3 Terms related to Structure
4 Terms related to Measurement
5 Terms related to Functions
6 Terms related to Quantity
7 Terms related to Cause and effect
8 Mid-term
9 Terms related to Ratio
10 Terms related to Ratio
11 Terms related to Laboratuary usage
12 Terms related to Frequency, probability
13 Terms related to Method
14 Defining simple experiments

Recomended or Required Reading

Bates, Martin and Dudley-Evans Tony. General Science: Nucleus English for Science and Technology. Longman. 1976

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Class attendance and participation. Possess knowledge of the courses terminology

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Student responsibilities:
Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Faculty of Letters, American Studies Department
e-mail: fusun.doskaya@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 301 86 54

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials/Resitation 0
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for Quiz etc 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 0
Preparing Group Assignments 0
Preparing Presentations 0
Other (please indicate) 0
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Final Exam 1 4 4
Ouiz etc. 0
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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