Course Name | Academic Skills in English I |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ENG 101 | 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 | ||||||
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Course Lecturer(s) |
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | ENG 101 is a compulsory course for first year students. It follows an integrated approach in terms of language skills and it is modular in nature. The teaching methodology is based on input (readinglistening) to output (speakşngwriting). By the end of the semester, students finish two main modules, which are listening and speaking. In the listening and notetaking module, students learn how to listen and take notes effectively. In the speaking module, the focus is on equipping students with the necessarry skills needed to give an academic presentation and to Express themselves orally. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course aims at equipping students with skills related to two main aspects of Academic English, which are listening and notetaking and academic speaking. |
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses | X |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction: Course objectives and assessment | Powerpoint slide |
2 | Competencies for EAP and the inputoutput relationship | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
3 | Academic Listening and Notetaking | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
4 | Academic Listening and Notetaking | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
5 | Academic Listening and Notetaking | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
6 | Academic Listening and Notetaking | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
7 | Review | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
8 | Midterm | |
9 | Research skills and Plagiarism | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
10 | Academic Speaking and Presentation Skills | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
11 | Academic Speaking and Presentation Skills | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
12 | Academic Speaking and Presentation Skills | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
13 | Academic Speaking and Presentation Skills | İzmir University of Economics ENG 101 Academic Skills in English Faculty Book 2009 |
14 | Student Presentations | |
15 | Feedback on Student Presentations | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Powerpoint presentations, course notes |
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 | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 23 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 27 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 73 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 27 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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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 | |||
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 15 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 10 | |
Total | 99 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Ability to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in architecture. | X | ||||
2 | Ability to understand, interpret and evaluate architectural concepts and theories. | X | ||||
3 | Ability to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of architecture.
| X | ||||
4 | Critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and to direct self-education. | X | ||||
5 | Ability to communicate architectural ideas and proposals for solutions to architectural problems in visual, written and oral form. | X | ||||
6 | Ability to support architectural thoughts and proposals for solutions to architectural problems with qualitative and quantitative data and to communicate these with specialists and non-specialists. | X | ||||
7 | Ability to use a foreign language to follow developments in architecture and to communicate with colleagues. | X | ||||
8 | Ability to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of architecture. | X | ||||
9 | Being equipped with social, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of architectural data. | X | ||||
10 | Ability to collaborate with other disciplines that are directly or indirectly related to architecture with basic knowledge in these disciplines. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest