COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 1003 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇAĞATAY PAMUKÇU

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Within the scope of Technical English 1 course; first of all, a common English grammar training will be given to students from different foreign language levels, and related applications will be made, and towards the end of the semester, important terms related to basic sciences (mathematics, physics, chemistry) will be explained to the students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend the importance of English in daily and professional life
2   To be able to learn English grammar rules completely
3   To be able to apply English grammar rules verbally and in writing
4   To be able to develop themselves in English pronounciation and presentation
5   To be able to describe the role of science and engineering in daily life
6   To be able to prepare a scientific report in English regarding fundamental sciences.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction with the students, determination of the English level of the class with simple exercises and examples
2 Present Simple & Present Continuous Tenses
3 Simple Past & Present Perfect Tenses
4 Articles, quantifiers, prepositions
5 Future Tense: will & going to
6 Conditionals (IF)
7 Comparatives & Superlatives
8 Midterm Exam
9 Passive Voice
10 Modal Verbs
11 Relative Clauses
12 Conjunctions
13 Fundamental Mathematical terminology in Engineering
14 Fundamental Physical and Chemical terminology in Engineering

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
"Technical English 1 Lecture Notes", Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çağatay Pamukçu

Supplementary Book(s):
- Advanced English grammar books.

Other course material:
- "Dictionary of Mining Terms", Prof. Dr. Ferhan Şimşir, 2nd Edition, TMMOB, Ankara, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecture will be conducted in the form of oral presentations and discussions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 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

The overall grade of the student at the end of the semester is determined subject to the Undergraduate Education and Exam Legislations of Dokuz Eylul University Engineering Faculty

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam: 50 % (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4)
Final Exam: 50% (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5, CLO6)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Cagatay.pamukcu@deu.edu.tr Work Tel: 0.232.301 75 33

Office Hours

Friday - 13:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 63

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1444
LO.2444
LO.3555
LO.4444
LO.543544
LO.633544

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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