COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH 2

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EHE 4214 TECHNICAL ENGLISH 2 ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Telecommunication Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SADETTIN KESKIN

Offered to

Telecommunication Technology
Telecommunication Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

Students will be able to improve their foreign language competencies and technical English terminology & skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To improve technical and scientific vocabulary by using basic scientific texts
2   To be able to read technical handbooks & catalogs
3   To be able to translate technical texts chosen from scientific books and journals
4   To be able to prepare scientific publications and technical reports
5   To be able to take advantage of professional foreign language skills in business

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introducing electronic communications terminology and professional terms
2 Reviewing English technical texts used by the sector
3 Engineering text translation (English / Turkish Advanced Level)
4 Engineering text translation (Turkish / English Advanced Level)
5 Engineering text translation (Turkish / English Advanced Level)
6 Studying technical catalogs (reading & writing)
7 Studying technical catalogs (reading & writing)
8 Mid-term exam
9 Analysing scientific article writing techniques as English
10 Type /publish scientific papers as English
11 Type /publish scientific papers as English
12 Reviewing technical report samples
13 Technical report writing
14 Technical report writing
15 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Technical English 1 & 2, David Bonamy, Pearson Longman, 2008.
Supplementary Book(s):
Türkçe Açıklamalı English Grammer Today, Murat Kurt, MK Publications, Istanbul, 2009
References: -
Materials:
Ingilizce/Türkçe Türkçe/Ingilizce Teknik Terimler Sözlüğü, Ali Bayram, Fono Açık Öğretim Kurumu Yayınları, Istanbul, 1997

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Bilateral and group study
3. 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

Learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term and final exams.

Assessment Criteria

Five learning outputs will be measured by mid-term and final exams. Besides that, 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.
Any reproducing action will be punished by disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: sadettin.keskin@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232-3012621

Office Hours

It will be announced to students at the beginning of the term

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Final Exam 1 8 8
Preparing Individual Assignments 6 1 6
Final 1 1 1
Mid-term 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1111
LO.21111
LO.311
LO.4111
LO.5111

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