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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

DIL643

Course Name:

Arabic 3

Semester:

Fall
Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

DIL642 - Arabic 2

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:

Öğr. Gör. MERVE KESKİN

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	This course aims to improve students' Arabic grammar and communication skills at the pre-intermediate level. Specifically, it focuses on teaching the use of modern Arabic in daily life while improving students' reading, writing, listening, speaking and vocabulary skills.
Course Content:	This course covers improving basic effective communication skills through reading, writing, speaking and listening. It also covers cultural beliefs, values and various aspects of everyday life in Arabic speking countries.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will be able to read simple Arabic texts that are overlapping their interests or occupational subjects, and can understand the basic idea in a text.
2) Students will be able to understand the written and verbal expressions of Arabic based on the subjects they encounter frequently in daily life.
3) Students can cope with most situations, such as shopping or address recipes, which require foreign language to communicate while traveling.
4) Students can write Arabic texts in which transitions among the ideas are created on subjects of personal interest in a simple way.
5) Students can share their experiences; talk about their dreams and wishes, briefly explain their thoughts and plans with their reasons in Arabic.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Greetings
2)	Talking about yourself
3)	Asking others
4)	Talking about nationality
5)	Everday conversations
6)	Talking about family, relatives and friends
7)	Learning pronouns
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Describing character
10)	Talking about childhood
11)	Talking about the parts of the house
12)	Describing your home
13)	Learning plurals and colors / What are these? / Talking about shopping
14)	Revision Week
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Bu derste yukarıda belirtilen amaçlara ulaşmak ve öğrencilere temel Arapça becerilerini kazandırmak amacıyla, ders kitabı olarak Modern Arabic Books kullanılmaktadır. - To achieve the aims mentioned above and help students gain basic Arabic skills, modern Arabic Books are used as the Course Book in this course.
References:	Modern Arabic Books kitaplarına ek olarak ekstra okuma ve dinleme materyalleri dersi veren öğretim görevlisi tarafından hazırlanıp kullanılmıştır. - In addition to Modern Arabic Books, extra reading and listening materials are prepared and used by the instructor of the course.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).
4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.
7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.
10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.
2)	Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.
3)	Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).
4)	Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.
5)	Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.
6)	Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.
7)	Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
8)	Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.
9)	Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.
10)	Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
11)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 10
Homework Assignments	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	13	0	4		52
Homework Assignments	10	0	7		70
Midterms	1	0	1		1
Final	1	0	1		1
Total Workload					124