COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BUSINESS ENGLISH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PAZ 4204 BUSINESS ENGLISH COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Marketing

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BERRIN ONARAN

Offered to

Marketing
Marketing

Course Objective

The aim is to enable students to read and understand the terminology, information and simple texts in their field by using a foreign language and to contribute to their professional development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To use marketing terminology in a foreign language correctly and effectively
2   To read marketing texts in foreign languages
3   To read and understand distribution issues in a foreign language
4   To read and understand promotional topics in a foreign language
5   To translate short marketing texts in foreign languages into Turkish

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Review English marketing terms
2 Marketing concept changing from past to present - Classical marketing concept - Listening, Reading and understanding
3 Marketing concept changing from past to present - Modern marketing concept marketing concept - Listening, Reading and understanding
4 Vocabulary, comprehension, matching, solving multiple choice questions on the subject
5 Vocabulary, comprehension, matching, solving multiple choice questions on the subject
6 Distribution and distribution channel and intermediaries-Listening, Reading and understanding
7 Convenience and shopping products - Listening, Reading and understanding
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Retail stores-Listening, Reading and comprehension
10 Vocabulary, comprehension, matching, solving multiple choice questions on the subject
11 Vocabulary, comprehension, matching, solving multiple choice questions on the subject
12 Promotion, advertising-Listening, Reading and understanding
13 Personal selling sales promotions - Listening, Reading and understanding
14 Vocabulary, comprehension, matching, solving multiple choice questions on the subject
15 Vocabulary, comprehension, matching, solving multiple choice questions on the subject

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Jhon Thomas French, You re In Business, Building Better English Skills, Northop Unıversity Language Instıtute, Literatür Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 1994.
Supplementary Book(s):
Ilhan Cemalcılar, Marketing Principles, Etam A.Ş, Eskişehir.
References:
Materials:English dictionary
Marketing youtube videos
Internet marketing book links

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. End-of-term homework

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

It will be measured with 5 learning outcomes through midterm and end-of-term exams, and students' gains in professional language knowledge and skills will be added to the final exams with an assignment given at the end of the semester, taking into account their performance in the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the course is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: berrin.onaran@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0.232.3012550

Office Hours

Monday:14.00-15.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

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.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51