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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IMT 3110 GERMAN READING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

AYŞEGÜL KAPLAN

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English) English Translation and Interpreting

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to improve student s ability of reading short German texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize the coherence units in a text. 2   Follow the general information, thought, and plot in a text. 3   Understand the details in a text by using a dictionary. 4   Express themselves in a verbal and written communication.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 German Phonetics 2 German Phonetics 3 German intonation 4 Reading Exercises: excerpts from newspapers I 5 Reading Exercises: excerpts from newspapers I 6 Reading Exercises: short story I 7 Reading Exercises: short story I 8 Midterm 9 Reading Exercises: excerpts from newspapers II 10 Reading Exercises: excerpts from newspapers II 11 Reading Exercises: short story II 12 Reading Exercises: short story II 13 Reading Exercises: Poem I 14 General Revision

Recomended or Required Reading

Reading texts from daily news and 20th century German literature.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face and interactive courses.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 PAR PARTICIPATION 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + FIN * 0.30 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + RST * 0.30 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparation for quiz etc. 2 5 10 Preparing assignments 1 10 10 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 Quiz etc. 2 1 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 LO.2 LO.3 LO.4