COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDI 1025 FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

MURAT AYDEMIR

Offered to

City and Regional Planning
Architecture

Course Objective

This course will enhance students' writing, reading, speaking and listening skills with the use of communicative approach techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Reading and comprehension of English texts at upper-intermediate level.
2   Learning vocabulary needed in their field. at upper-intermediate level.
3   Providing effective use of foreign language in the field at upper-intermediate level.
4   Writing in target language in the field at upper-intermediate level.
5   Using the target language in their daily life effectively at upper-intermediate level.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Voc: language ability, education Gr: the English verb system, uses of auxiliaries Voc: verb patterns Gr: review of the auxiliaries Ls: exam stories Unit 1A- 1B Unit 1C- 1D
2 Voc: expressing frequency feelings and opinions Gr: present and past habits, repeated actions and states Ls: two peoples eating habits. Voc: word building: suffixes Gr: be used to, get used to Ls: English songs, problems with young children Unit 2A-2B Unit 2C-2D
3 Voc: types of crime, criminals and crime verbs Gr: second conditionals; alternatives for IF Voc: verbs and prepositions Gr: third conditional Ls: a lawyer- client meeting Unit 3A-3B Unit 3C-3D
4 General Review
5 Voc: phrasal verbs, books and reading Gr: narrative verb forms; past perfect continuous. Voc: connecting words: reason and contrast Gr: defining, non defining and reduced relative clauses Ls: famous urban legends Unit 4A- 4B Unit 4C- 4D
6 Voc: adjectives for giving opinions, back referencing Gr: future verb forms; future continuous Ls: a conversation about ecological foot prints Voc: adjectives for giving opinions, back referencing Gr: future verb forms; future continuous Ls: a conversation about ecological foot prints Unit 5A- 5B Unit 5C- 5D
7 Voc: phrases with take, compound adjectives describing character Gr: uses of verb + ing Voc. weekend activities, adjectives with very, really, quiet, too Gr. Reviwe of the unit. Ls . showing interest Unit 6A- 6B Unit 6C- 6D
8 Voc: state verbs, business and trade Gr: simple and continious aspects; activitiy and stare verbs Voc: the internet; prefixes, on the phone Gr: present perfect simple and present perfect continious Ls: making plans onthe phone Unit 7A- 7B Unit 7C- 7D
9 Voc: dealing with money, phrasal verbs: money Gr: wishes1; I hope....; it is time..... Voc: synonmy, Gr: wishes2; should have.. Ls: UK and USA tipping habits Unit 8A- 8B Unit 8C- 8D
10 Voc: the cinema, entertainment adjectives, Gr: the passive, as, like,such as, so, such Voc: homonyms Gr: review of the units Ls: arranging an evening out. Unit 9A- 9B Unit 9C- 9D
11 General review of the previous topics
12 Voc: household jobs Gr: have/get sth done, get somebody to do sth, do sth yourself Voc: compound nouns and adjectives Gr: quantifiers Ls: why men lie and women cry Unit 10A-10B
13 Voc: work collocations, business collocations Gr: descrbing future events; future perfect Voc: reporting verbs, advertising Gr: reported speech Ls: two friends arranging to meet. Unit 10C- 10D Unit 11A- 11B
14 Voc: colloquial words/ phrases, news collocations Gr: modal verbs2 , deduction in the present and the past Voc. things and places at an airport Gr. positive and negative, have you ever... questions and short answers Ls : questions on phone Unit 11C- 11D Unit 12A- 12B
15 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Advise: Network Get Connected 1 / 2 Tom Hutchinson Kristin Sherman, Oxford Press
Main source: YDI Course Content

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures,
Communicative approach
Question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

40% Visa
60% Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attending at least 70% of the lectures is mandatory. Plagiarism and cheating of any type will result in disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

www.ydy.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Weekdays, before and after the classes.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511