ECTS - English for Academic Purposes III
English for Academic Purposes III (ENG201) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| English for Academic Purposes III | ENG201 | 3. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| ENG102 ve ENG101 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The overall aim of this course is to help students further improve their academic reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in an integrated fashion. It also aims to promote learner autonomy so that students can transfer these skills to their academic and professional lives. The students who successfully complete this course are expected to be Independent Users at level B2 according to Common European Framework of Reference. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The course includes integrated academic skills activities focusing on reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students read various texts, listen to recordings, write reflection papers, participate in class discussions, and deliver poster presentations. They develop their productive skills through interactive communicative activities such as brainstorming, pair and group discussions, peer feedback, and written and oral tasks. These tasks are based on up-to-date authentic materials and are delivered through a digital platform that offers various engaging interactive tools such as polls, surveys, and link-based activities. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation & Meeting New Students / Introduction to the Course Material and Syllabus | |
| 2 | • Reading a text and watching a video/listening to an audio to identify and evaluate main ideas/details and arguments • Distinguishing between literal and implied meaning • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary | NEARPOD UNIT 1 |
| 3 | • Reading a text and watching a video/listening to an audio to identify and evaluate main ideas/details and arguments • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary • Developing and practising skills in providing a well-structured oral reflection | NEARPOD UNIT 2 |
| 4 | • Reading a text to identify and evaluate main ideas/details and arguments • Taking structured notes while listening and critically evaluating the speaker’s argument • Synthesizing information from multiple materials (a video/an audio & a reading text) • Developing and practicing skills in providing a well-structured oral reflection • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary | NEARPOD UNIT 3 |
| 5 | • Watching a video/listening to an audio to identify and evaluate main ideas/details and arguments • Using annotation strategies to identify and organize main arguments and supporting details in a reading text • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary • Analysing a sample reflection paper to identify its organization and components. | NEARPOD UNIT 4 |
| 6 | • Watching a video/listening to an audio to identify and evaluate main ideas/details and arguments • Analysing the video/audio critically to find implied meanings • Using annotation strategies to identify main arguments and details in an academic reading text • Participating in discussions to express opinions • Developing and practicing skills in producing a well-structured reflection paper | NEARPOD UNIT 5 |
| 7 | • Reading a text and watching a video/listening to an audio to identify and evaluate main ideas/details and arguments • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary • Synthesizing information from multiple materials • Developing and practicing skills in producing a well-structured reflection paper | NEARPOD UNIT 6 |
| 8 | • Watching a video on an academic issue to identify and evaluate ideas/details and arguments • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary • Analysing a sample poster to identify its organization and components | NEARPOD UNIT 7 |
| 9 | • Reading an academic text to critically analyse it and identify analogies • Watching a video on an academic issue to identify and evaluate main ideas/details and arguments • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary • Identifying the key components and steps involved in preparing and delivering an effective poster presentation (functional language & content) | NEARPOD UNIT 8 |
| 10 | • Reading a business-related text and watching a video/listening to an audio (business-related) to identify and evaluate ideas/details and arguments • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary • Identifying the key components and steps involved in preparing and delivering an effective poster presentation (body language) | NEARPOD UNIT 9 |
| 11 | • Reading a business-related text to identify and evaluate ideas/details and arguments • Identifying implied meaning • Evaluating the components and functional language in an academic text • Participating in class discussions to express opinions/arguments | NEARPOD UNIT 10 |
| 12 | • Watching a video/listening to an audio (business-related) to identify and evaluate ideas/details and arguments • Participating in discussions to express opinions and arguments using newly acquired vocabulary | NEARPOD UNIT 10 |
| 13 | Analysing the poster presentation task sheet and rubric to clarify content and delivery, preparation steps, and evaluation standards. | POSTER PRESENTATION TASK SHEET/RUBRIC |
| 14 | Delivering a poster presentation that is well-organized, visually supported, and effectively communicated. | POSTER PRESENTATION |
| 15 | Delivering a poster presentation that is well-organized, visually supported, and effectively communicated. | POSTER PRESENTATION |
| 16 | REVISION | REVISION |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Nearpod Digital Platform |
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| 2. Materials prepared by the DML instructors |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 3 | 75 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have a basic knowledge of theories, facts and principles related to tourism and tourism management. | |||||
| 2 | To have information about the economic, cultural, social and environmental dimensions of tourism. | |||||
| 3 | Have knowledge of general business and economics and understand the strategies of human resources management, food and beverage applications, accounting and finance, management and marketing and service marketing in tourism enterprises. | |||||
| 4 | Knows the national and international legal regulations, social, environmental and professional ethical values related to the field of tourism and develops appropriate behaviors to ethics. | |||||
| 5 | Demonstrates reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills in English at least at the B2 level of European Language Portfolio | X | ||||
| 6 | Demonstrates reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills at a general level of European Language Portfolio A2 in Russian, French, German or Spanish. | |||||
| 7 | Uses the information about Tourism and Hotel Management in the business settings and profession; use information and communication technologies and software related to the field. | |||||
| 8 | Carries out the service processes related to Tourism and Hotel Management in line with the needs and demands of the consumers and proposes solutions to the problems that will affect the service processes. | |||||
| 9 | Generates professional knowledge from the data and synthesizes, analyzes, interprets and evaluates the produced knowledge; gain the ability of doing research project preparation and using the information in solving the problems; makes personal and professional development permanent | |||||
| 10 | He / she takes care of personal care, hygiene, clothing and appearance as required by the tourism sector. | |||||
| 11 | Communicates effectively with written, oral, non-verbal and visual ways and demonstrates presentation skills, works effectively as a team and independently. | X | ||||
| 12 | Recognize and understand different cultures and interact with guests from different cultures. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 75 | ||