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) |
1) |
Designs visual elements creatively and comprehensibly in Cartoon and Animation. |
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1.1 Gains the requirements of design and visual communication in animation. |
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1.2 It produces original and creative films. |
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1.3 It designs and presents the message to be given in accordance with the target audience. |
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1.4 It adopts independent decision making while designing. |
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1.5 Applies the principles of Cartoon and Animation. |
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1.6 Follows and applies technologies in the field. |
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1.7 It adopts design principles. |
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1.8 Understands the equipment that can demonstrate and develop professional knowledge and skills in the animation industry. |
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Adopts the principle of being original in Cartoon and Animation. |
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2.1 It respects the copyrights of works by other artists or designers. |
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2.2 The study reaches the target audience by analyzing the areas it will produce. |
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Synthesizes different disciplines in Cartoon and Animation. |
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3.1 Synthesizes social events, history and art |
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3.2 He/She presents his/her works in workshops, festivals and exhibitions in his/her country or in different countries of the world. |
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Applies the theoretical knowledge that he learned by being in business life for a half year. |
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4.1 Experience all processes in business life. |
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4.2 It takes part in activities related to the field of education in a company operating in its field. |
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4.3 Compares theoretical knowledge with practice. |
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4.4 Absorbs the knowledge and experience gained in the field. |
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Gains advanced competencies developed in line with the expectations of the business world and society and defined as the institutional outcomes of our university. |
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5.1 Gains the ability to analyze problems, solve problems and manage conflicts. |
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5.2 It takes duties and responsibilities as a team member in environments that require solving problems, and leads when necessary. |
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5.3 Has ethical and social responsibility awareness. |
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5.4 Supporting what they have learned with quantitative and qualitative data; transfers systematically and impressively to the groups outside and outside the field by using written, verbal and visual communication tools. |
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5.5 Evaluate the norms and standards existing in the works that he takes responsibility from a critical perspective. |
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5.6 It develops strategic, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. |
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5.7 Gains the ability to manage change. |
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5.8 It shows personal and social development with lifelong learning awareness. |
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5.9 It follows the developments in advanced technologies and digital transformation. |
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5.10 It has cultural awareness and transfers it to groups outside and outside the field. |
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5.11 Has awareness of citizenship competence. |
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5.12 Gains the competence to communicate in a Foreign Language (English) defined in at least B1 level of the European Language Portfolio. (B2 / B2 + level for the programs whose language of instruction is English) |
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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 |