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Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: DIL504
Course Name: English for Academic Purposes 4
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:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Eğitim Danışmanı GÜLŞAH ERDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Eğitim Danışmanı GÜLŞAH ERDAŞ
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) Explain flight processes and operation flow by using basic concepts related to aviation and aircraft.
2) Describe the basic technical information about aircraft, the differences between aircraft and the different technical equipment used in aircraft.
3) Explain the rules and responsibilities of the normal operation of the airline, legal processes, rights and obligations.
4) Provides the necessary work in accordance with occupational health and safety measures in accordance with all relevant legislation in every environment during the flight duty period.
5) Safety assessment in aviation enterprises and environments, to eliminate the hazards / control by producing solutions to the electronic media in the necessary departments, the supervisor can report.
6) Know the first aid applications, define the situation and provide the necessary assistance by using appropriate intervention methods.
7) Explain occupational emergency operations at theory and application level and actively manage them.
8) The history of Aviation / Civil Aviation can now follow national and international resources on the position of world aviation, its economic importance and the development of aviation.
9) Use information and communication technologies in the ability to follow, apply, evaluate and share current professional knowledge with the awareness of lifelong learning.
10) Participates in aviation-related projects and activities and evaluates the sectoral importance and location of cabin services.
11) Using information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.
12) To have the knowledge of English at European level B1 General level with the ability to communicate effectively with people from different cultures in accordance with the objectives of the institution and customer satisfaction.
13) Adopts in-team behavior and work as a team.
14) Gains knowledge of quality management, brand, presentation and the ability to represent the brand.
15) During the term of the task, efficient, safe, operational and ethical rules in accordance with the task, task management skills gain.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Explain flight processes and operation flow by using basic concepts related to aviation and aircraft.
2) Describe the basic technical information about aircraft, the differences between aircraft and the different technical equipment used in aircraft.
3) Explain the rules and responsibilities of the normal operation of the airline, legal processes, rights and obligations.
4) Provides the necessary work in accordance with occupational health and safety measures in accordance with all relevant legislation in every environment during the flight duty period.
5) Safety assessment in aviation enterprises and environments, to eliminate the hazards / control by producing solutions to the electronic media in the necessary departments, the supervisor can report.
6) Know the first aid applications, define the situation and provide the necessary assistance by using appropriate intervention methods.
7) Explain occupational emergency operations at theory and application level and actively manage them.
8) The history of Aviation / Civil Aviation can now follow national and international resources on the position of world aviation, its economic importance and the development of aviation.
9) Use information and communication technologies in the ability to follow, apply, evaluate and share current professional knowledge with the awareness of lifelong learning.
10) Participates in aviation-related projects and activities and evaluates the sectoral importance and location of cabin services.
11) Using information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.
12) To have the knowledge of English at European level B1 General level with the ability to communicate effectively with people from different cultures in accordance with the objectives of the institution and customer satisfaction.
13) Adopts in-team behavior and work as a team.
14) Gains knowledge of quality management, brand, presentation and the ability to represent the brand.
15) During the term of the task, efficient, safe, operational and ethical rules in accordance with the task, task management skills gain.

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