COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VOCATIONAL ENGLıSH I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SIV 2013 VOCATIONAL ENGLıSH I COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Civil Aviation Transportation Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HAKAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Civil Aviation Transportation Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop language skills that will enable students to read and understand English resources in the aviation field, to acquire English communication skills that can follow important topics of the sector by analyzing various publications on the air transportation industry and to use English terminology effectively in aviation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns grammar rules to keep up with current events related to civil aviation.
2   Uses English effectively from passenger services to operational services in ordinary and extraordinary situations.
3   Reads, understands and evaluates texts written in connection with an operation process at airports and works related to aviation.
4   Has the language competencies to follow the English aviation terminology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 lntroduction to cabin crew: Career path, responsibilities, peoplea and places.
2 Pre-flight: Pre-flight briefing, introductions, aircraft features
3 Boarding: Greeting passengers, boarding and loading, solving seating problems.
4 Boarding: Greeting passengers, boarding and loading, solving seating problems.
5 Cabin services and amenities: Meal service, on board sales, classes of service.
6 Cabin services and amenities: Meal service, on board sales, classes of service.
7 Mid-Term Exam.
8 Health and medical issues: Health issues, remedies, attending sick passengers.
9 Safety and emergencies: Safety equipment, emergency procedures, air rage.
10 Safety and emergencies: Safety equipment, emergency procedures, air rage.
11 Descent, landing and layover: Preparation for landing, checking the cabin, checking in to a hotel.
12 Descent, landing and layover: Preparation for landing, checking the cabin, checking in to a hotel.
13 Getting a iob : Job applications, the interview process, cabin crew iob requirements.
14 Getting a iob : Job applications, the interview process, cabin crew iob requirements.
15 Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:
1) Sue Ellis, Lewis Lansford, English for Cabin Crew, Oxford University Press, 2010.
2) Henry Emery, Andy Roberts, Aviation English, Macmillan Publishers, 2009.
3) English for Airport Management, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face expression technique in the classroom, discussion, reading research, classroom applications, student presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13:00 - 16:30, Ground Floor, No: 8, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation about subject 12 1 12
Student Presentations 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Reading 4 1 4
In-class practices 4 1 4
Preparing presentations 4 1 4
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.14
LO.25
LO.35
LO.44

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