ENG112 Basic English IIIstanbul Okan UniversityDegree Programs Chinese Translation and InterpretingGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
Chinese Translation and Interpreting
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code: ENG112
Course Name: Basic English II
Course Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
2 2 3 4
Language of instruction: TR-EN
Course Requisites:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Foreign Language Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator : Öğr.Gör. ZEYNEP GÜLER
Course Lecturer(s): Öğr.Gör. CEM AKSİNER
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: To improve the students' basic English abilities.
Course Content: This course is a follow-up to ENG111 and it is also conducted online. Since this course is designed as a follow-up, it aims to help students develop their existing language skills in four basic areas. While students will continue to learn new grammar topics, they will enhance their skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. At the end of this course, students will be able to give directions, describe people and pictures, make comparisons, and talk about present and future.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
1) "Listening: Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for them to assimilate meaning." "Reading: Can recognize familiar names, words, and very basic phrases on simple notices in the most common everyday situations." "Can get an idea of the content of simpler informational material and short, simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support."
2) "Speaking: Can make an introduction and use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions." Can ask how people are and react to news. Can understand everyday expressions aimed at the satisfaction of simple needs of a concrete type, delivered directly to them in clear, slow, and repeated speech by a sympathetic speaker. Can follow short, simple directions. Can ask and answer questions about themselves and other people, where they live, people they know, and things they have. Can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday, in November, and three o‘clock. Can describe themselves, what they do, and where they live."" ""Writing:Can write simple phrases and sentences about themselves and imaginary people, where they live, and what they do. Communicative Language Competence: Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and phrases related to particular concrete situations. Shows limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a learned repertoire. Pronunciation of learned words and phrases can be understood by expert speakers used to dealing with speakers of their language group."" "
3) "Listening: Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for them to assimilate meaning. Reading:Can get an idea of the content of simpler informational material and short, simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support."
4) """Speaking: Can ask people for things and give people things. Can handle numbers, quantities, cost, and time. Can follow short, simple directions. Can ask and answer questions about themselves and other people, where they live, people they know, and things they have. Can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday, in November, and three o‘clock. Can describe themselves, what they do, and where they live."" ""Writing: Can write simple, isolated words and phrases. Can link words or groups of words with very basic linear connectors like and or then. Communicative Language Competence: Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and phrases related to particular concrete situations. Shows limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a learned repertoire. Pronunciation of learned words and phrases can be understood by expert speakers used to dealing with speakers of their language group."" "
5) "Listening: Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for them to assimilate meaning. ""Reading: Can recognize familiar names, words, and very basic phrases on simple notices in the most common everyday situations. Can get an idea of the content of simpler informational material and short, simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support."" "
6) """Speaking: Can understand questions and instructions addressed carefully and slowly to them and follow short, simple directions. Can follow short, simple directions. Can ask and answer questions about themselves and other people, where they live, people they know, and things they have. Can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday, in November, and three o‘clock. Can describe themselves, what they do, and where they live. "" ""Writing: Can write simple, isolated words and phrases. Can write simple phrases and sentences about themselves and imaginary people, where they live, and what they do. Communicative Language Competence: Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and phrases related to particular concrete situations. Shows limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a learned repertoire. Pronunciation of learned words and phrases can be understood by expert speakers used to dealing with speakers of their language group."" "
7) "Listening: Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for them to assimilate meaning. ""Reading: Can understand short, simple postcards, emails, etc. Can recognize familiar names, words, and very basic phrases on simple notices in the most common everyday situations. Can get an idea of the content of simpler informational material and short, simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support."" "
8) """Speaking:Can make an introduction and use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions. Can ask how people are and react to news. Can understand everyday expressions aimed at the satisfaction of simple needs of a concrete type, delivered directly to them in clear, slow, and repeated speech by a sympathetic speaker. Can follow short, simple directions. Can ask and answer questions about themselves and other people, where they live, people they know, and things they have. Can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday, in November, and three o‘clock. Can reply in an interview to simple, direct questions spoken very slowly and clearly in non-idiomatic speech about personal details. Can describe themselves, what they do, and where they live. "" ""Writing: Can write simple, isolated words and phrases. Can link words or groups of words with very basic linear connectors like and or then. Communicative Language Competence: Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and phrases related to particular concrete situations. Shows limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a learned repertoire. Pronunciation of learned words and phrases can be understood by expert speakers used to dealing with speakers of their language group. Can establish basic social contact by using the simplest everyday polite forms of greetings and farewells, introductions, saying please, thank you, sorry, etc."" "
9) "Listening: Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for them to assimilate meaning. Reading: Can get an idea of the content of simpler informational material and short, simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support."
10) """Speaking: Can follow short, simple directions. Can ask and answer questions about themselves and other people, where they live, people they know, and things they have. Can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday, in November, and three o‘clock. Can reply in an interview to simple, direct questions spoken very slowly and clearly in non-idiomatic speech about personal details. Can describe themselves, what they do, and where they live."" ""Writing: Can write simple, isolated words and phrases. Can write simple phrases and sentences about themselves and imaginary people, where they live, and what they do. Communicative Language Competence: Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and phrases related to particular concrete situations. Shows limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a learned repertoire. Pronunciation of learned words and phrases can be understood by expert speakers used to dealing with speakers of their language group."" "
11) "Listening: Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for them to assimilate meaning. ""Reading: Can recognize familiar names, words, and very basic phrases on simple notices in the most common everyday situations. Can get an idea of the content of simpler informational material and short, simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support"" "
12) """Speaking: Can make an introduction and use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions. Can ask how people are and react to news. Can understand everyday expressions aimed at the satisfaction of simple needs of a concrete type, delivered directly to them in clear , slow, and repeated speech by a sympathetic speaker.Can understand questions and instructions addressed carefully and slowly to them and follow short, simple directions. Can follow short, simple directions. Can ask and answer questions about themselves and other people, where they live, people they know, and things they have. Can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday, in November, and three o‘clock. Can describe themselves, what they do, and where they live."" ""Writing: Can write simple, isolated words and phrases. Can write simple phrases and sentences about themselves and imaginary people, where they live, and what they do. Communicative Language Competence:Has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and phrases related to particular concrete situations. Shows limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a learned repertoire. Pronunciation of learned words and phrases can be understood by expert speakers used to dealing with speakers of their language group."" "
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
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2) "Present Cont statements,yes-no questions, short answers Ask follow up questions to keep a conversation going Listen to people tell you their news and choose a good follow up question to ask them " Preparation for 7A-7B
3) "Imperatives React with expressions like That's great' and That's too bad! Listen to people talk about exercies they like Reading for specific information: Read an article about exergaming Write a short article giving advice about exercises / use imperatives to give advice " Preparation for 7C-7D
4) "Like to, want to, need to, and have to Listen to conversations in a store, and write the prices of items and which items people buy " Preparation for 8A-8B
5) "Questions with How much…? This, these, that, those Take time to think using Uh, Um, Well, Let’s see, and Let me think /Use “sounds” like Uh-huh to show you are listening, and Oh to show your feelings Listen to someone talk about shopping, and identify shopping preferences and habits Read a review of Write a review for your favorite store / Link ideas with because to give reasons" Preparation for 8C-8D
6) "Can and can't for ability and possibility Explain words using a kind of, kind of like, and like Listen to a person talking about international foods, and identify the foods she likes" Preparation for 9A-9B
7) "Use 'like' to give examples Listen to a conversation, and identify the origin and meaning or words Read a travel website Write a paragraph for a travel guide " "Preparation for 9C-9D"
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9) "Simple past statements, yes-no questions, and short answers Respond with expressions like Good luck, You poor thing, etc. Listen to people talk about their week and respond " Preparation for 10A-10B
10) "Use You did? to show that you are interested or surprised, or that you are listening Listen to voice mail messages about what people did Read Martin’s Blog entry "Write a blog entry /Order events with before, after, when, and then" Preparation for 10C-10D
11) "Simple past of be in statements, yes-no questions, and short answers /Simple past information questions Show interest by answering a question and then asking a similar one Listentoconversations about peoples’ weekends, and identify main topics and details " Preparation for 11A-11B
12) "Use Anyway to change the topic or end a conversation Listen to two stories, identify the details, and then predict the endings Read a funny magazine story "Complete a funny story/Use punctuation to show direct quotations or speech" Preparation for 11C-11D
13) "Countable and uncountable nouns / How much . . . ? and How many . . . ? Use or something and or anything to make a general statement Listen to people talking about lunch, and identify what they want; then react to statements" Preparation for 12A-12B
14) "Would you like (to) . . . ? and I’d like (to) . . . / Some and any / Alot of, much and many End yes-no questions with or . . . ? to be less direct Listen to someone tell a friend about a restaurant and identify important details about it Restaurant descriptions and recommendations Write a restaurant review/Use adjectives to describe restaurants" Preparartion for 12C-12D
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Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Touchstone 1
References: Online materials and worksheets

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

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Program Outcomes
1) Having advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources containing current information in the field.
1) Graduates are capable of performing written and oral translation in at least one field of expertise, in accordance with the existing needs of professional life.
2) To be able to use advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in the field. To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze, and develop solutions based on research and evidence using advanced knowledge and skills in the field.
2) Graduates have multilingual communication skills adequate to produce written and oral translations in language categories A, B, and C (language levels according to the European Language Portfolio on a Global Scale; language A at C2 level, language B at B2 level, language/s C at B1 level).
3) To be able to conduct an advanced study related to the field independently. To take responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen and complex problems encountered in applications related to the field. To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under their responsibility within the framework of a project.
3) Graduates become familiar with the intellectual and cultural traditions in the cultures speaking A, B, and C languages and obtain awareness about behaviors and attitudes specific to such cultures.
4) To be able to evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills in the field with a critical approach, To be able to determine learning needs and direct learning. To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
4) Graduates analyze written and oral texts produced in A, B and C languages, and comment on and translate them into the language A or B.
5) To be able to inform the related people and institutions on the subjects related to the field; To be able to convey their thoughts and solution suggestions for problems verbally and in writing. To be able to share their thoughts and solution suggestions on issues related to the field with the experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. To be able to organize and implement projects and activities for the social environment in which they live with a sense of social responsibility. To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level. To be able to use information and communication technologies with at least the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level computer software required by the field.
5) Graduates use the contemporary tools and techniques required for the practice of translation, as well as information and communication technologies together with computer hardware and software knowledge required by the field.
6) Graduates possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and methodological approaches in translation studies to begin graduate studies in the field.
6) Acting in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results of the field. Having sufficient awareness of the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture and protection of cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety.
7) Graduates possess sufficient knowledge to evaluate issues related to the education of translators as well as to occupational organizing and ethics within the profession, and to propose, from a social and scientific perspective, solutions to such issues in the various fields in which the need for translation arises.
8) Graduates have the ability to perform disciplinary as well as inter-disciplinary team work.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Having advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources containing current information in the field.
1) Graduates are capable of performing written and oral translation in at least one field of expertise, in accordance with the existing needs of professional life.
2) To be able to use advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in the field. To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze, and develop solutions based on research and evidence using advanced knowledge and skills in the field.
2) Graduates have multilingual communication skills adequate to produce written and oral translations in language categories A, B, and C (language levels according to the European Language Portfolio on a Global Scale; language A at C2 level, language B at B2 level, language/s C at B1 level).
3) To be able to conduct an advanced study related to the field independently. To take responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen and complex problems encountered in applications related to the field. To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under their responsibility within the framework of a project.
3) Graduates become familiar with the intellectual and cultural traditions in the cultures speaking A, B, and C languages and obtain awareness about behaviors and attitudes specific to such cultures.
4) To be able to evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills in the field with a critical approach, To be able to determine learning needs and direct learning. To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
4) Graduates analyze written and oral texts produced in A, B and C languages, and comment on and translate them into the language A or B.
5) To be able to inform the related people and institutions on the subjects related to the field; To be able to convey their thoughts and solution suggestions for problems verbally and in writing. To be able to share their thoughts and solution suggestions on issues related to the field with the experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. To be able to organize and implement projects and activities for the social environment in which they live with a sense of social responsibility. To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level. To be able to use information and communication technologies with at least the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level computer software required by the field.
5) Graduates use the contemporary tools and techniques required for the practice of translation, as well as information and communication technologies together with computer hardware and software knowledge required by the field.
6) Graduates possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and methodological approaches in translation studies to begin graduate studies in the field.
6) Acting in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results of the field. Having sufficient awareness of the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture and protection of cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety.
7) Graduates possess sufficient knowledge to evaluate issues related to the education of translators as well as to occupational organizing and ethics within the profession, and to propose, from a social and scientific perspective, solutions to such issues in the various fields in which the need for translation arises.
8) Graduates have the ability to perform disciplinary as well as inter-disciplinary team work.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Lesson
Reading
Homework

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 6 % 30
Homework Assignments 2 % 20
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 28
Application 14 84
Homework Assignments 2 4
Quizzes 6 6
Final 1 1
Total Workload 123