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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | CORE202 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Pre-Intermediate Academic Spoken English | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Spring | ||||||||
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Language of instruction: | EN | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Foreign Language Elective | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Öğr.Gör. ÖZLEM GÖKKURT | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Öğr.Gör. AYKUT GÜLŞAHİN |
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Course Objectives: | This course aims to help students improve their listening and speaking skills at A2 level. |
Course Content: | This pre-intermediate course is a follow-up to CORE 201 and it provides students with exposure to audio from a variety of contexts that incorporate useful vocabulary with the purpose of increasing their listening skills. These skills include listening for main points and specific details, identifying opinions and inferences, following sequences, and assessing the audios with critical thinking by asking analytical questions. As for speaking skills, students develop their ability to express opinions, give instructions, maintain conversation, and respond to suggestions. |
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | COURSE INTRODUCTION | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
2) | Listening 1: What Will You Learn? p. 2-8 Listening 3: p.15-19 Focus on Speaking p. 19-20 Final Assignment p. 21 | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
3) | Listening 1: The Joy of Inventing p. 22-28 Listening 3: p.34-37 Focus on Speaking p. 33 Warm-up Assignment p. 34 | " Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
4) | REVISION | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
5) | Listening 1: The Sharing Economy p. 40-47 Listening 3: p.53-57 Focus on Speaking p. 50 Warm-up Assignment p. 51 Academic Survival skill p.52 | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
6) | Listening 1: The Sharing Economy p. 58-65 Listening 3: p.71-75 Focus on Speaking p. 70 Warm-up Assignment p.70-71 | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
7) | REVISION | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
8) | MID-TERM EXAM | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
9) | Listening 1:Where Will You Live? p. 78-84 Listening 3: p.91-95 Focus on Speaking p. 89-90 Warm-up Assignment p. 90-91 | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
10) | Listening 1: Earth, Your Home p. 98-105 Listening 3: p.112-115 Focus on Speaking p. 110-111 Warm-up Assignment p. 111-112 | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
11) | REVISION | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
12) | Listening 1: Be a Perfect Human p. 118-126 Listening 3: p.131-135 Focus on Speaking p. 130 Warm-up Assignment p. 131 | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
13) | REVISION | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
14) | Listening 1: The Sixth Extinction p. 138-145 Listening 3: p.15-19 Focus on Speaking p. 149 Warm-up Assignment p. 150 Academic Survival skill p.1150-151 | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
15) | FINAL WEEK | |
16) | FİNAL WEEK |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Lıstening Speaking |
References: | Online materials and worksheets |
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1) Students will able to explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of International Relations, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. | ||||||||||||||||
2) Students will able to employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. | ||||||||||||||||
3) Students will able to categorize the basic concepts of Turkish politics, comparative politics, international relations, diplomatic history and foreign policy. | ||||||||||||||||
4) Students will able to analyze and critically evaluate local and global dynamics of contemporary socio-economic and political developments, foreign policy making and conflict resolution with all aspects. | ||||||||||||||||
5) Students will able to discover and create novel opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit and use expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | ||||||||||||||||
6) Students will able to apply their knowledge in international institutions and multicultural environments and develop an interdisciplinary approach enabling them to relate and synthesize knowledge from diverse disciplines and draw novel conclusions. | ||||||||||||||||
7) Students will able to communicate in written and oral English with people from diverse backgrounds, and have the English proficiency to follow and interpret the global dynamics in the areas of International Relations. | ||||||||||||||||
8) Students will able to appreciate and defend human rights and multi-cultural diversity, and should emphatically interact with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in social and professional settings. | ||||||||||||||||
9) Students will able to identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
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Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Students will able to explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of International Relations, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. | |
2) | Students will able to employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. | |
3) | Students will able to categorize the basic concepts of Turkish politics, comparative politics, international relations, diplomatic history and foreign policy. | |
4) | Students will able to analyze and critically evaluate local and global dynamics of contemporary socio-economic and political developments, foreign policy making and conflict resolution with all aspects. | |
5) | Students will able to discover and create novel opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit and use expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | |
6) | Students will able to apply their knowledge in international institutions and multicultural environments and develop an interdisciplinary approach enabling them to relate and synthesize knowledge from diverse disciplines and draw novel conclusions. | |
7) | Students will able to communicate in written and oral English with people from diverse backgrounds, and have the English proficiency to follow and interpret the global dynamics in the areas of International Relations. | |
8) | Students will able to appreciate and defend human rights and multi-cultural diversity, and should emphatically interact with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in social and professional settings. | |
9) | Students will able to identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
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Individual study and homework | |
Lesson | |
Group study and homework | |
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Q&A / Discussion | |
Web Based Learning |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Homework |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 55 |
Homework Assignments | 16 | 42 |
Midterms | 16 | 16 |
Final | 16 | 16 |
Total Workload | 129 |