Course unit title Level of course unit Course unit code Type of course unit Semester of course unit Local credit ECTS credit Syllabus
ENGLISH I Third cycle Y125 DH 1 2.00 2.00 Print
   
Description of course unit
Prerequisites and course requisities n.a.
Language of instruction English
Coordinator Instructor Nazım Şanlı
Lecturer(s) Instructor Nazım Şanlı
Teaching assitant(s) n.a.
Mode of delivery Classroom lectures
Course objective The course aims to improve students' grammar and linguistic abilities in accordance with Elementary and Pre-intermediate levels. The course also aims to promote skills such as perceiving daily speeches, capturing the key points of news in mass media, expressing their thoughts and emotions in written and oral mediums.
Course description The course is comprised of 14 units which will be covered each week. Units help to improve integrated skills which are related to English language and perception of British culture.

Course contents
1 To be: I am, you are, he is / Meeting people, Countries and Nationalities, Numbers 1-100, English Alphabet
2 Present Continuous Tense, Possesive Adjectives, ‘s, of / Classroom Language, Telling the time, Family Members
3 Definite and Indefinite Articles, Singular and Plural Nouns, Demonstrative Adjectives / Jobs
4 There is, There are, Prefixes, Prepostions of Place / Asking for directions, Landmarks in London, Objects in a livingroom
5 Present Simple Tense, Adverbs of Frequency, Certain Sense Verbs with Gerund / Days, months, seasons and years, Ordinal numbers
6 Can-can’t, Wh- questions, Object Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns / Ability, Request, Permission and Prohibition with “can”, clothes
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Count and Uncount Nouns, have-has got, Quantifiers, Imperatives / Food and Beverage, Containers, Giving a recipe
9 Present Continuous vs Present Simple Tense
10 Adjectives- enough,too,very
11 –ing and –ed adjectives
12 Comparatives and Superlatives
13 Past Simple Tense and Used to-past time expressions and habits in the past
14 Past Simple Tense and Used to-past time expressions and habits in the past, Reading comprehension exercises
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
1 Being able to draw comparisons between things and express them in target culture.
2 Talking about daily routines and habits.
3 Talking about aims and goals.
4 Describing the objects and buying things.
5 Making comparisons.
6 Giving directions.
7 Giving and receiving advice.
8 Talking about possibilites.
9 Being able to form conditional clauses.
10 Being able to form imperative sentences and make suggestions.

*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load
  Quantity Time (hour) Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching) 12 2 24
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class) 8 2 16
Homework 2 1 2
Presentation / seminar 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exams 1 6 6
Midterm exams 1 2 2
Project (term paper) 0 0 0
Laboratuar 0 0 0
Field study 0 0 0
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Final exam 1 2 2
Research 3 1 3
Total work load     61
ECTS     2.00

Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation during semester Quantity Percentage
Midterm exam 1 40
Quiz 0 0
Homework 0 0
Semester total   40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success   40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success   60
General total   100

Recommended and required reading
Textbook Milestone, Gökhan Ulutürk, Mehmet Emin Gökşen, Nazım Şanlı, Kardeşler Ofset, Kayseri, 2013.
Additional references Worksheets in English, Mehmet Telli, Hacettepe Taş Yayınları, Ankara.

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