Course Objectives: |
Improving skills of speaking, writing, listening and reading in English at the basic level. |
Course Content: |
Grammar and Reading:
Grammar topics include comparison, superlative, present tense, going. In terms of reading and vocabulary, many different topics such as travel adjectives, places, social networking sites, appearance, movie genres are covered.
Writing
The writing section includes a variety of tasks such as checking and correcting vacation information, comparing holiday destinations, commenting on a photo to improve pronoun usage. There are also writing activities such as comparing different travel options and writing a story using conjunctions.
Listening and Speaking:
Listening and speaking activities include travel-oriented topics such as talking about travel preferences, describing parts of a city, watching a video about an itinerary. Different topics such as talking about actors, describing people's appearance, talking about future plans are also covered. In addition, topics such as talking about unusual weather, exchanging information about illnesses and health are also suggested for listening and speaking practice. |
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
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Knowledge
(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
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1) The students in this course can introduce themselves and their families and talk about their neighbourhood, hobbies, skills and what they like or dislike in English.
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2) The students in this course can talk about their experiences in the past and ask questions in target language.
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3) The students in this course can understand and opine on an A1 level text they read.
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4) The students in this course can understand simple spoken commands in a game or sport and basic factual statements
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5) The students in this course can follow short, simple written directions (e.g. to go from X to Y), understand short written notices, signs and instructions with visual support.
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6) The students in this course can use some very basic words to ask for food and drink; name very common forms of transport; ask for and give a phone number; say their own age and ask someone about their age; ask someone what their job is and establish basic social contacts with simple, polite greetings and farewells.
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Skills
(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
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1) The students in this course can understand short, simple messages on postcards, emails and social networks.
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2) The students in this course can follow speech which is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pause and simple, everyday transactions (e.g. shopping and eating out) if carried out slowly and clearly.
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Competences
(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
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Subject |
Materials Sharing * |
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Related Preparation |
Further Study |
1) |
review of the simple present
understand reasons
understand emergencies
Use a dictionary
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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2) |
review of the simple present
think about your responsibility to your community evaluate community projects
Polysemi: Multimeaning words
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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3) |
adjectives
suffix - ity
Relate your ideas to your experience
Think about the importance of friends
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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4) |
comparatives
Multi-Meaning words
consider different types of friends
connect ideas about friends
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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5) |
"*Count and Noncount nouns
Quantifiers"
words that make noise
synonyms
consider how you learn
analyze a type of music
commenting on songs
consider how a different kinds of music make you feel |
Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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6) |
Simple past
Words about weight
Prefixes col- and com-
Think about how you can get involved
connect ideas about citizen science
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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7) |
Midterms |
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8) |
Models for suggestion
Word rrots: bene, sect, and tract
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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9) |
Models for advice
collocations : adjactive + food
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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10) |
Discuss your experiences in nature
Rank the benefits of Nature
Infinitives
*Prefix: - re |
Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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11) |
Identify World Heritage Sites
Talk about historical places
Gerunds Suffix: -ing, -ive
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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12) |
Define success and failure
Explore ideas about success and failure
Present perfect
Formal and İnformal language
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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13) |
Consider how to be successful ina an interview Compare responses
Present continuous
Prefix: pre-
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Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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14) |
Communicate tone in a message
Brainstorm tips for texting
Review of the future tenses collocations : send and make + noun |
Reflect 2 Reading and Writing
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(KPLOs and SPLOs are the abbreviations for Key & Sub- Programme Learning Outcomes, respectively. )
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Programme Learning Outcomes |
Contribution Level (from 1 to 5) |
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He/She comprehends communication in all aspects. |
5 |
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1.1 He/She uses effective communication skills in business life. |
5 |
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1.2 He/She commands of internal communication concepts. |
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1.3 He/She has ability of written and verbal communication. |
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1.4 By comprehending the communicatitive meaning of semiotics he/she evaluates possition of it in the field of public relations and advertising |
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1.5 He/she knowledges about basic business functions. |
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He/She follows the developments in our country and the world. |
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2.1 He/She interprets the current literature by doing scientific research on Public Relations and Advertising. |
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2.2 He/She follows innovative developments in the field |
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2.3 By the knowledge acquired from the Art and History of Civilization lesson he/she realizes creative public relations and advertising campaigns. |
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To apply the theoretical and conceptual information for the field of Public Relations and Advertising. |
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3.1 He/She plans the entire process of a public relations campaign |
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3.2 He/She plans the entire process of an advertising campaign. |
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3.3 He/She creates a crisis communication plan that includes proactive and reactive measures. |
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3.4 He/she interprets the theoretical and sectoral applications of traditional and new media planning. |
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Applies the theoretical knowledge in business life during a semester. |
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4.1 Experiences all processes in business life. |
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4.2 Takes part in activities related to the field of education in a business operating in the field. |
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4.3 Questions the application with theoretical knowledge. |
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4.4 Compiles the knowledge and experience gained in the field. |
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S/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the advanced level in relation with his/her field. |
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5.1 Acquires the analyzing solving the problems and managing the conflicts. |
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5.2 Participates as a team member and takes responsibility in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary. |
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5.3 Has awareness for ethical and social responsivity. |
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5.4 By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her group in a systematical and effective way. |
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5.5 Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view. |
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5.6 Develops strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. |
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5.7 Acquires competence of managing the change. |
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5.8 Shows development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning. |
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5.9 Follows advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation. |
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5.10 Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field. |
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5.11 Has awareness about citizenship competency. |
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5.12 Acquires communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+). |
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WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES |
Teaching & Learning Activities |
# of Activities per semester |
Duration (hour) |
Total Workload |
Course |
14 |
4 |
56 |
Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Application |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Field Work |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Study Hours Out of Class |
10 |
1 |
10 |
Presentations / Seminar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Project |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Homework Assignments |
28 |
1 |
28 |
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities |
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94 |
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES |
Assesment & Evaluation Activities |
# of Activities per semester |
Duration (hour) |
Total Workload |
Quizzes |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Midterms |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Semester Final Exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities |
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4 |
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) |
98 |
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) |
4 |