Political Science and Public Administration Preview
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

DIL504

Course Name:

English for Academic Purposes 4

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

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. İLYAS DENİZ ÇINAR
Eğitim Danışmanı ERDEM AYDEMİR

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 learn the basic terminology of their departments
2) Students follow the latest developments about their departments.
3) Students do researches about their degree classes and prepare their homework
4) Students prepare various presentations and assignments related to their departments

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Scanning for Numbers Understanding key vocabulary Reading for main ideas Reading for detail Scanning to find information Scanning to predict content Working out meaning from context Making inferences Synthesizing	Unlock Reading & Writing 2 Unit 1
2)	Vocabulary to describe places Adjectives Countable and uncountable nouns Articles Quantifiers There is / There are Evaluating positives and negatives Capital letters and punctuation Writing descriptive sentences Describing the place where you live, writing about its positives and negatives	Unlock Reading & Writing 2 Unit 1
3)	Previewing a text Understanding key vocabulary Reading for main ideas Reading for detail Recognizing text type Scanning to predict content Synthesizing	Unlock Reading & Writing 2 Unit 1
4)	Vocabulary to describe festivals Prepositions of time and place Adverbs of frequency Objects and extra information Prepositional Phrases Identifying important information Organizing sentences into a paragraph Write a descriptive paragraph Describe a festival or special event	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 2
5)	Reading for main ideas Making inferences Understanding key vocabulary Scanning to predict content Reading for main ideas Reading for detail Using your knowledge Recognizing text type Synthesizing	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 3
6)	Vocabulary to describe the internet and technology Compound Nouns Giving opinions Connecting ideas: and, also, too and however Compound sentences Identifying appropriate answers Topic sentences Write a one-sided opinion paragraph	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 3
7)	Reading for detail Using your knowledge to predict content Understanding key vocabulary Reading for main ideas Recognizing text type Synthesizing	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 4
8)	Midterm Exam Week
9)	Collocations with temperature Vocabulary to describe a graph Comparative and superlative adjectives Analyzing graphs Writing a compare and contrast paragraph using information from a graph	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 4
10)	Scanning to predict content Understanding key vocabulary Previewing Reading for main ideas Reading for detail Recognizing text type Understanding discourse Working out meaning from context Synthesizing	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 5
11)	Vocabulary to describe sports Prepositions of movement Subject and verb agreement Analyzing a diagram Ordering events in a process Removing unrelated information Writing a process paragraph	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 5
12)	Working out meaning from context Annotating a text Understanding key vocabulary Skimming Scanning to predict content Reading for main ideas Reading for detail Identifying audience Making inferences Synthesizing	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 6
13)	Business vocabulary The Present Simple and The Past Simple Time clauses with when to describe past events Organizing events in time order Adding details to main facts Writing a narrative paragraph	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 6
14)	Skimming Understanding key vocabulary Reading for main ideas Reading for detail Working out meaning from context Identifying audience Making inferences Synthesizing Adjectives to describe people	Unlock Reading&Writing 2 Unit 7
15)	Final Exam Week
16)	Final Exam Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Unlock Reading& Writing 2 (Cambridge Yayınları)
References:	Öğrencilerin alanlarına yönelik gelişmeleri yakından takip edebilecekleri websiteleri, güncel makale ve araştırmalar.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration.
2) To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.
3) Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).
4) Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field.
5) Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.
6) To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.
7) To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.
10) According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD.
11) To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration.	1
2)	To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.	1
3)	Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).	3
4)	Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field.	3
5)	Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.	3
6)	To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.	2
7)	To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work.	2
8)	Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.	2
9)	Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.	1
10)	According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD.	2
11)	To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department.	2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
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