COURSE UNIT TITLE

: READING AND SPEAKING IN FOREIN LANGUAGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IBF 2001 READING AND SPEAKING IN FOREIN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR MEHMET UFUK KAPLAN

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Econometrics
Public Administration
Economics (Evening)
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Econometrics (Evening)
Economics
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)
Business Administration
Management Information Systems
Public Finance
Public Finance (Evening)
Public Administration (Evening)
Business Administration (Evening)

Course Objective

To improve the vocabulary in English related to updated subjects and to use these words in communicative skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Listening comprehension of frequently used phrases in English.
2   Learning vocabulary needed in everyday encounters and business context.
3   Speaking skills to carry out required tasks.
4   Reading comprehension of authentic texts.
5   Communicative competence of general English.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 7. At work: colleagues and routines 8. At work: career and promotion Unit 7-8
2 9. Business 1 10. Business 2 Unit 9-10
3 11. Cramming for success: study and academic work 12. Education: debates and issues Unit 11-12
4 13. Talking about yourself 14. Relationships: positive aspects Unit 13-14
5 15. Relationships: problems 16. Passions: reactions and emotions Unit 15-16
6 17. Feelings: antipathies and aversions 18. Observing others: appearance and mannerisms Unit 17-18
7 19. Observing others: character traits 21. Free time: relaxation and leisure Unit 19-21
8 Mid-term
9 Mid-term
10 19. Observing others: character traits 21. Free time: relaxation and leisure Unit 19-21
11 49. Economy and finance 50. Personal finance: balancing your books Unit 49-50
12 52. The media: Internet and e-mail 60. Technology and its impact Unit 52-60
13 61. Future visions Unit 61
14 General Revision

Recomended or Required Reading

English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Michael McCarthy
Felicity O'Dell (2006) Cambridge University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Communicative approach

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The students will comprehend the new words effectively and understand the sentences related to them.
2. Students will understand and diffrenciate the meaning and form of the vocabularies.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 % of lecturers is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Rıdvan Konak - rydvan@hotmail.com

Office Hours

During weekdays before and after the lectures.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final 1 5 5
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Final 1 10 10
Midterm 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511

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