ECTS - English For Academic Purposes I

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English For Academic Purposes I (ENG101) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
English For Academic Purposes I ENG101 4 0 0 4 3.5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
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, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Role Play, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor MDB Öğretim Görevlileri
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to: • help students improve their academic skills, which are crucial in their departmental studies. This will enable them to follow their departmental courses with ease as an Independent User at level B1* as stated in Common European Framework of Reference. • help students develop critical thinking skills and improve English study skills through written and oral activities and use of IT.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Listening listen for gist and detailed information,
  • Reading: identify main idea(s) and supporting details, locate specific information,recognize referents/substitution words, guess meaning from the context, interpret information in graphs and charts,
  • Speaking: give mini presentations,
  • Writing: write a well-organized graph description by planning and drafting, using the language accurate and appropriately, use linkers appropriately,
  • Use of Technology: Take responsibility of their own learning by using the necessary technological facilities in a timely manner
Course Content English language skills, especially academic skills, such as reading comprehension, vocabulary building and critical analysis of texts; listening and note-taking, class discussions, presentations, writing, research assignments and use of technology.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Orientation & Course Memo Course Memo
2 Unit 1 – THE NEWS MEDIA Making Connections 2 pp. 2-5 Making Connections 2 pp. 6-10 Extra Material
3 Unit 1 – THE NEWS MEDIA Making Connections 2 pp. 11-17 Making Connections 2 pp. 17-20
4 Unit 1 –THE NEWS MEDIA Making Connections 2 pp. 21-28 Making Connections 2 pp. 29-30 & 41-42
5 PRESENTATION INPUT/PRESENTATION TASK / Unit 2 - EDUCATION Making Connections 2 ss. 44-52 Extra Material
6 Unit 2 – EDUCATION REVISION Making Connections 2 pp. 52-54
7 PRESENTATION
8 Unit 2 – EDUCATION Making Connections 2 pp. 55-60 Making Connections 2 pp. 61-62 & 64-67
9 Unit 2 - EDUCATION Making Connections 2 pp. 68-73 Making Connections 2 pp. 74-75 & 85-86
10 Unit 3 - THE WORLD OF BUSINESS Making Connections 2 pp. 88-95 Making Connections 2 pp. 96 & 98-102
11 Unit 3 – THE WORLD OF BUSINESS / WRITING INPUT Making Connections 2 pp. 103-109 Extra Material
12 Unit 3 – THE WORLD OF BUSINESS / IN-CLASS WRITING PRACTICE Making Connections 2 pp. 110-115
13 Unit 3 – THE WORLD OF BUSINESS Making Connections 2 pp. 116-117 Making Connections 2 pp. 118-123
14 Unit 3 – THE WORLD OF BUSINESS Making Connections 2 pp. 124-128
15 REVISION
16 FINAL EXAM

Sources

Course Book 1. Making Connections 2- Skills and Strategies for Academic Reading (2nd Edition) by Joe McEntire & Jessica Williams
Other Sources 2. Extra Materials by DML instructors

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation 1 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students obtain fundamental knowledge about the theoretical approaches, concepts, research methods and techniques of public relations, advertising, media, marketing and integrated marketing.
2 Students obtain interdisciplinary knowledge about political, cultural, economic and social process within local, national and international levels. X
3 Students obtain knowledge about the effective use of digital media intended for public relations, advertising, marketing and integrated marketing. X
4 Students obtain knowledge about the use of new media tools both theoretically and practically.
5 Students obtain knowledge about the design and development of any public relations and advertising campaign based on the target group and strategic objectives.
6 Students obtain knowledge about the organizational communications structures.
7 Students obtain knowledge about various strategies of crisis management.
8 Students obtain knowledge about required research, planning, methods and techniques within public relations and advertising fields.
9 Students obtain knowledge about ethical principles and values of public relations and advertising
10 Students obtain knowledge about legal regulations of both communication law and advertising.
11 Students learn how to communicate with both local and foreign, academic and non-academic stakeholders in order to conduct PR and advertising researches or practices.
12 Students learn how to work in teamwork for PR and advertising researches and practices.
13 Students learn how to prepare and conduct various communicational activities of various organizations.
14 Students learn how to collect information, analyze and present the findings of PR, advertising, marketing and consumer researches.
15 Students learn how to plan and conduct media and advertising campaigns.
16 Students learn how to use digital communication tools effectively and design a product.
17 Students have the capacity of using theoretical background and conducting methodologies in order to gather information, analyze and interpret within PR and advertising fields.
18 Students have the capacity of understanding the social-cultural context of PR and advertising practices for the related organizations.
19 Students have the capacity of following the latest developments at national and global levels.
20 Students have the capacity of taking the responsibilities for the possible problems in any PR program or campaign and develop creative solutions.
21 Students have the capacity of using various applications and technological tools to conduct PR and advertising programs and advertising campaigns.
22 Students have the capacity of exercising the ethical codes based on national and international professional standards in PR and advertising activities.
23 Students have the capacity of forming and practicing brand management strategies.
24 Students have the capacity of dealing with the possible risks in organizations.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 4 56
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 1 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 3 3
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 4 4
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 5 5
Total Workload 88