COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BUSINESS ENGLISH (TEXTILE)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIY 4230 BUSINESS ENGLISH (TEXTILE) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Textile Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SENAY GÖKÇEN

Offered to

Textile Technology

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to gain the abilities for understanding the basic professional definitions and using the English grammar rules.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand the importance of professional foreign language
2   To be able to understand and to use the professional definitions
3   To be able to have sufficient professional knowledge in foreign language in the textile and fashion technology
4   To be able to express opinions using the basic definitions and concepts about the textile and fashion technology
5   To be able to read the documents, which are written in foreign languages, related to the profession

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General English grammar rules and exercises
2 General English grammar rules and exercises
3 Technical terms of fashion and clothing classifications
4 Technical terms of fashion design
5 Technical terms of fashion categories
6 Technical terms of the primary and auxiliary materials for garment production
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Technical terms of the general classifications of garments and textiles.
10 Technical terms of the fabrics, threads and fibers.
11 Technical terms of the clothing construction standards
12 Technical terms of sewing operations. Business correspondence dictionary.
13 Vocational English usage in business correspondence.
14 Vocational English usage in business correspondence.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Source:
Lec. Senay Gokcen - Lecture Notes

Textbook(s):
The Business of Fashion - Leslie Davis BURNS
Business Vocabulary in Use: Elementary, Bill Mascull, Cambridge English.

References:
Related internet resources, academic papers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Homework Assignments

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The five learning outputs will be assessed by midterm and final exams. Besides, homework assignments will be used to pursue the students' learning achievements.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is mandatory to attend 70% of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lec. Senay GÖKÇEN
Dokuz Eylül University
Izmir Vocational School
Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Leather Department
Textile Technology Program Director
Buca/IZMIR
E-Mail: senay.gokcen@deu.edu.tr
Phone: +90232 3012626

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.111
LO.2111
LO.3111
LO.4111
LO.5111

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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