Economics (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: DIL501
Course Name: English for Academic Purposes 1
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Eğitim Danışmanı GÜLŞAH ERDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Öğr. Gör. BEHROOZ RASAEI
Öğr. Gör. NOORHAN QASIM MOHAMMED AL-ANI
Öğr. Gör. SHAMIM BAZOOBANDI
Öğr. Gör. ASSEM AMIRZHANOVA
Öğr. Gör. STAFF
Öğr. Gör. İLKAY ÖZDEN
Eğitim Danışmanı GÖKCAN AYDIN
Eğitim Danışmanı ERDEM AYDEMİR
Expert EMİNE TANRISEVEN
Expert CAN GENCER UÇAR
Eğitim Danışmanı GÜLŞAH ERDAŞ
Eğitim Danışmanı AHMET KAPLAN
Öğr. Gör. İLYAS DENİZ ÇINAR
Eğitim Danışmanı ATİLLA ONURALP KOCABALCIOĞLU
Öğr. Gör. CEM ŞENCAN
Öğr. Gör. DİLAY NUR CANDAN
Öğr. Gör. MELİKE İŞCAN
Öğr. Gör. MOHAMMAD REZA KHODADADI
Öğr. Gör. FURKAN ATMACA
Öğr. Gör. GİZEM İNCİ
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: Taking the academic program of the students into consideration, academic reading and writing exercises are carried out in order to improve students' reading and writing skills. It is aimed for students to be able to reach a level where they can do researches related to their own departments.
Course Content: Course content consists of activities aimed at improving the reading, writing, listening and speaking skills of the students.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students are able to read simple texts that are overlapping with interest or professional subjects, and understand the basic idea in a text.
2) Students can understand written and oral expressions based on common subjects in daily life.
3) Students can handle most situations, such as shopping or address recipes, which require a foreign language to communicate when it is spoken or when traveling.
4) Students can write texts that are simple, but inter-ideas, in the subjects of personal interest.
5) Students can transfer experiences, talk about their dreams and wishes, briefly explain their thoughts and plans.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Past tense, used to for habitual actions Interchange 2 Unit 1
2) Expressions of quality with count and noncount nouns Interchange 2 unit 2
3) Evaluations and comparisons with adjectives Interchange 2 unit 3
4) Simple Past vs. Present Perfect Interchange 2 unit 4
5) Future with be going to and will Interchange 2 unit 5
6) Two part verbs Interchange 2 unit 6
7) Gerunds and Infinitives Interchange 2 unit 7
8) Midterm Week
9) Adverbial clauses of time Interchange 2 unit 8
10) Conditional sentences Interchange 2 unit 9
11) Short sentences. Interchange 2 unit 10.
12) Passive Voice. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous. Interchange 2 unit 11 and 12.
13) Relative pronouns for people. Modal fiiller. Interchange 2 unit 13 and 14.
15) Unreal conditional sentences. Reported speech. Interchange 2 unit 15 and 16.
15) Final Week
16) Final Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Interchange (Cambridge Yayınları)
References: Öğrencilerin alanlarına yönelik gelişmeleri yakından takip edebilecekleri websiteleri, güncel makale ve araştırmalar.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics.
2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy.
3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems.
4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs.
5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy.
6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy.
7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship.
10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law.
11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them.
12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License .

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics.
2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy.
3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems.
4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs.
5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy.
6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy.
7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship.
10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law.
11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them.
12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License .

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 10 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 35
Final 1 % 45
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 45
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 0 4 56
Homework Assignments 10 0 7 70
Midterms 1 0 1 1
Final 1 0 1 1
Total Workload 128