| Course Name | Essential Speaking Skills in English |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ENG 310 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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| Course Language | English | |||||||||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||||||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||||||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||||||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkSimulationLecture / Presentation | |||||||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||||||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims at improving students' speaking skills in several different key areas and focuses on an interactive approach in order to fully involve students in this process. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | ENG 310 is a compulsory course for third year students and is designed to enable them to speak more effectively while expressing themselves in a variety of areas, such as business related and academic related topics. These areas range from participating in discusiions to presenting information in the form of short presentations, known as Pecha Kuchas. Students will also take part in role plays and formal debates. |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the Course- Unit 01 – Introduction to Speaking | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 13-20 |
| 2 | Unit 02 – The Art of Listening | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 21-31 |
| 3 | Unit 03 – Personality | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 32-40 |
| 4 | Unit 04 – Exploring Famous Art | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 41-52 |
| 5 | Unit 05 – Memory | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 53-60 |
| 6 | Unit 06 – Trust / Acting Responsibly | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 61-70 |
| 7 | Unit 07 – Retail Sales / Entrepreneurship | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 71-80 |
| 8 | Unit 08 – Conflict Resolution/The Win Win Solution | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 81-89 |
| 9 | Speaking Assessment (Role Play) | Assessment |
| 10 | Speaking Assessment (Role Play) | Assessment |
| 11 | Unit 09 – Applying for a Schengen Visa | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 90-108 |
| 12 | Unit 10 - Schengen Visa Interview | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 109-118 |
| 13 | Speaking Assessment (Schengen Visa Interview) | Assessment |
| 14 | Speaking Assessment (Schengen Visa Interview) | Assessment |
| 15 | Review and catch up | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. pp: 13-118 |
| 16 | Final Exam (Oral Interview) |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Jones, A. (2023) Essential Speaking Skills. İzmir: Izmir University of Economics. ISBN: 9786057272409 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | - | - |
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 5 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 5 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | - | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 3 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 3 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 8 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 16 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional | |||||
| 2 | To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession | |||||
| 3 | To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession | |||||
| 4 | To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice | |||||
| 5 | To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession | |||||
| 6 | To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies | |||||
| 7 | To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field | |||||
| 8 | To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats | |||||
| 9 | To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level | |||||
| 10 | To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
