COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Academic Skills in English I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ING 105
Fall
2
2
3
3
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to provide students with language skills at the elementary level (A1-A2) level. At the end of the fall semester, students are expected to understand the present and past tenses and use them in communication. In addition, it is aimed to read and understand the texts appropriate to their level by using review and scanning methods and to write a paragraph of 80 words on a given subject.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Produce simple sentences to give information about themselves and others,
  • Read and understand short, simple texts and search for specific information.
  • Write a short text to give information about present and past activities.
  • Catch the main point / missing parts in short, clear and simple messages or dialogues.
  • Exchange information in dialogues on familiar topics.
Course Description This is a compulsory English course which provides basic language skills such as reading, writing, listening and speaking at the beginning level.
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Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
2 Welcome to the Class - One World English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 6-7-8-9 978-0-19-403159-2
3 What’s your email? Practical English 1 English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 10-11-12-13 978-0-19-403159-2
4 Are you tidy or untidy? - Made in America English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 14-15-16-17 978-0-19-403159-2
5 Slow Down! - Revise and Check 1-2 English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 18-19-20-21 978-0-19-403159-2
6 Britain: the good and the bad English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 22-23 978-0-19-403159-2
7 9 to 5 English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 24-25 978-0-19-403159-2
8 Love me, love my dog - MID-TERM EXAM English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 26-27 978-0-19-403159-2
9 Practical English 2 - Family Photos English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 28-29-30-31 978-0-19-403159-2
10 From Morning to Night - Blue Zones English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 32-33-34-35 978-0-19-403159-2
11 Revise and Check 3-4 - Vote for Me! English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 36-37-38-39 978-0-19-403159-2
12 A Quiet Life? - A City for All Seasons English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 40-41-42-43 978-0-19-403159-2
13 Practical English 3 - A North African Story English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 46-47 978-0-19-403159-2
14 The third Friday in June - Making Music English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 48-49-50-51 978-0-19-403159-2
15 Revision - ORAL EXAM English File 4th Edition: Elementary Student's Book page: 52-53 978-0-19-403159-2
16 FINAL
Course Notes/Textbooks

Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig, Paul Seligson (2004). New English File Elementary. Oxford Press. ISBN:  0194384268 / 9780194384261

Suggested Readings/Materials

English File 4th Edition: Elementary WorkBook / Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Jerry Lambert / 978-0-19-403289-6

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
20
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
64
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
1
15
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
1
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
1
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
3
Midterms
1
3
Final Exams
1
3
    Total
90

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to have basic theoretical and practical knowledge in line with scientific developments in the field of nursing and health sciences for family and community health and well-being

2

To be able to use the basic theoretical and practical knowledges to meet the health care requirements of family and community with a holistic approach

3

To be able to follow evidence-based practices and new approaches by performing nursing practices

4

To be able to maintain responsibility for improving oneself while adopting the importance of lifelong learning and following scientific, technological, and current practices 

5

To be able to communicate effectively with individuals, families, communities and the healthcare team in applications

X
6

To be able to operate on the professional platforms with individual study skills, the ability to decide independently, and awareness of legal rights and responsibilities

7

To be able to conducts intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary teamwork

X
8

To be able to organize projects and events for the social environment with social responsibility and to apply them

9

To be able to evaluate the applicability of research results, use them in nursing practices, identify new problem areas and think critically

10

To be able to act according to social, scientific, and ethical values in nursing, during the data collection, interpretation, implementation of initiatives, and evaluation of results

11

To be able to collect data in the areas of nursing and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest