| 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 | - | |||||
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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. |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 critically interpret theories, concepts, methods, instruments and ideas that form the basis of Public Relations and Advertising field. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to collect and use necessary data to produce content in the field of Public Relations and Advertising with scientific methods. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to use theoretical knowledge gained in the field of Public Relations and Advertising in practice. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to use analytical thinking skills in the field of Public Relations and Advertising. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to convey creative ideas and solution suggestions supported by scientific data in written and oral form to stakeholders. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility as individual and group members to solve problems encountered in the practice of Public Relations and Advertising field. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to develop solutions that favor public good and raise awareness by having knowledge about regional, national and global issues and problems. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to relate the basic knowledge of other disciplines supporting the field of Public Relations and Advertising with his/her own field of expertise. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to use the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired by following regulations, innovations, changes, current developments, and occupational health and safety practices closely in the field of Public Relations and Advertising; in a lifelong manner and for individual and social purposes. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to collect, interpret and share data by considering social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of Public Relations and Advertising. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Public Relations and Advertising 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. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | X | ||||
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