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Dentistry (English)

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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: Fall
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. 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

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Program Outcomes
1) Has basic and up-to-date knowledge in the field of dentistry, follows scientific publications, and applies evidence-based data to his/her professional practice.
2) Knows well and effectively uses devices, tools, and materials specific to diagnosis and treatment in the field of dentistry.
3) Evaluates the knowledge in the field of dentistry critically, integrates it with the knowledge of disciplines in the field of health, uses it by analyzing and synthesizing it.
4) Produces projects related to the field of dentistry, can work with other health disciplines, takes part as a member of the research team and evaluates and reports the results obtained at a scientific level.
5) Uses information that will contribute to the dentistry profession during practice, takes responsibility, and produces solutions in unforeseen situations.
6) Shares, compares, and exchanges dental knowledge with professional colleagues in social and scientific environments in written, verbal, and visual forms.
7) Within the framework of social, scientific, and ethical values including patient privacy, communicates with patients and their relatives, knows all the characteristics of the patient, and recommends the most appropriate treatment with a patient-centered approach.
8) Follows technological developments, participates in national and international studies, and shares and presents own observations, experiences, and research to further advance dental practices.
9) By adopting the principle of lifelong learning throughout the dentistry profession, follows current evidence-based dental knowledge and uses it during his professional practice.
10) During dental practice, in cases such as abuse and addiction, performs the treatment by exhibiting the behaviors required by social ethics and legal rules, and collects and records the relevant data.
11) Uses basic and current knowledge in the field of dentistry during professional practice for the benefit of society within the framework of national values and country realities.
12) In natural disasters and emergency cases, takes the protective measures required by the dentistry profession; performs professional practices that benefit patients and society
13) Generates ideas regarding health policy in dentistry, prioritizes individual and public health, and carries out preventive and therapeutic medical practices within the framework of scientific, ethical, and quality processes.
14) Differentiates the signs and symptoms commonly encountered in the dentistry profession, makes a treatment plan and refers when necessary, and manages diseases and clinical situations regarding their urgency and patient priority.
15) Can assume the leadership responsibility of the team he/she works for, manage it following scientific criteria, and support the professional development of the team.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Has basic and up-to-date knowledge in the field of dentistry, follows scientific publications, and applies evidence-based data to his/her professional practice.
2) Knows well and effectively uses devices, tools, and materials specific to diagnosis and treatment in the field of dentistry.
3) Evaluates the knowledge in the field of dentistry critically, integrates it with the knowledge of disciplines in the field of health, uses it by analyzing and synthesizing it.
4) Produces projects related to the field of dentistry, can work with other health disciplines, takes part as a member of the research team and evaluates and reports the results obtained at a scientific level.
5) Uses information that will contribute to the dentistry profession during practice, takes responsibility, and produces solutions in unforeseen situations.
6) Shares, compares, and exchanges dental knowledge with professional colleagues in social and scientific environments in written, verbal, and visual forms.
7) Within the framework of social, scientific, and ethical values including patient privacy, communicates with patients and their relatives, knows all the characteristics of the patient, and recommends the most appropriate treatment with a patient-centered approach.
8) Follows technological developments, participates in national and international studies, and shares and presents own observations, experiences, and research to further advance dental practices.
9) By adopting the principle of lifelong learning throughout the dentistry profession, follows current evidence-based dental knowledge and uses it during his professional practice.
10) During dental practice, in cases such as abuse and addiction, performs the treatment by exhibiting the behaviors required by social ethics and legal rules, and collects and records the relevant data.
11) Uses basic and current knowledge in the field of dentistry during professional practice for the benefit of society within the framework of national values and country realities.
12) In natural disasters and emergency cases, takes the protective measures required by the dentistry profession; performs professional practices that benefit patients and society
13) Generates ideas regarding health policy in dentistry, prioritizes individual and public health, and carries out preventive and therapeutic medical practices within the framework of scientific, ethical, and quality processes.
14) Differentiates the signs and symptoms commonly encountered in the dentistry profession, makes a treatment plan and refers when necessary, and manages diseases and clinical situations regarding their urgency and patient priority.
15) Can assume the leadership responsibility of the team he/she works for, manage it following scientific criteria, and support the professional development of the team.

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