Course Name | Academic Skills in English II |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ENG 102 | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
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Course Lecturer(s) |
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims at preparing students to use academic skills in English. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | ENG 102 is a compulsory course for first year students. ENG 102 focuses on the cognitive skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking. Students' academic listening skills will be improved by listening to important / relevant information from lectures or discussions and reading skills by reading recent academic texts and then using this information to create an output task. Speaking focuses on giving presentations and students get prepared to express their ideas and opinions by speaking persuasively and coherently. The writing component is a consolidation of the speaking activities. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses | X |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction: Course objectives and assessment / Unıt I: Introduction to research | |
2 | Unit I: Introduction to research | |
3 | Unit I: Introduction to research | - |
4 | Unit I: Introduction to research | Blackboard 1 |
5 | Unit II: Data collection methods | - |
6 | Unit II: Data collection methods & Planning and cue cards for Optional Online Presentations | |
7 | Unit II: Data collection methods & Planning and cue cards for Optional Online Presentations & Catch-up Review | Blackboard 2 |
8 | Unit III: Phony pharmaceuticals | |
9 | Unit III: Phony pharmaceuticals / Planning and cue cards for Online Presentation 1 & Mock Midterm | Blackboard 3 |
10 | Online Presentation 1 | |
11 | Unit IV: Animal Testing | |
12 | Unit IV: Animal Testing | Blackboard 4 |
13 | Unit IV: Animal Testing & Evidence of Learning & End of Unit Test | |
14 | Planning and cue cards and visuals for Online Presentation 2 | |
15 | Online Presentation 2 | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Anchor 2 - Reinforcing English Language Skills in an Academic Context by Anita Afacan, Nil Akpınar Wising and Stefan O'grady / Editor: Aynur Yürekli Kaynardağ |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Supplementary material to be prepared when necessary by the course instructors |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 20 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 10 |
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
Project | - | - |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 20 |
Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5 | 75 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 25 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 6 | |
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 6 | |
Project | - | - | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 3 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 3 | |
Total | 114 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to apply the fundamental principles of design in creating visual narratives and messages, using physical and digital media, | |||||
2 | To attain complex problem-solving skills, using various design methods, | |||||
3 | To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction, | |||||
4 | To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design, | |||||
5 | To act with social and ethical awareness and to take responsibility, both individually and collectively, for developing aesthetic and effective design solutions, | |||||
6 | To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey, | |||||
7 | To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images, | |||||
8 | To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies, | |||||
9 | To gain reflexive and critical thinking abilities, | X | ||||
10 | To undertake self-directed and continuous education in the discipline, to develop a lifelong learning attitude, | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Visual Communication Design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1), | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently, | X | ||||
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