Academic English I

Course Code:

AFE 131

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

2

Lab:

2

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

Türkçe

Course Objectives:

Students will be equipped with the facility and skills necessary in expressing themselves in oral and written form.

Course Content:

Reading for comprehension, critical thinking and discussion; interacting with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party; producing clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects and explaining a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing B: Practice C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Reads and understands academic texts	3,4,6,8	1,2,3	A
Guessing the meaning of new vocabulary	2,3,4,6,10	1	A
Summarizes, paraphrases and quotes by using in-text citations	3,7	1	A
Presents a topic or a text orally	1	1,2,3,	A
Learns basics of writing a formal e-mail	9	1,2	A

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to the course Orientation of policies and class requirements Syllabus will be distributed UNIT 1 : Education and employment – Pages 6, 7, 8	New language Leader Advanced
2	UNIT 1 : Education and employment – Pages 9, 10, 11, 12	New language Leader Advanced
3	UNIT 1 : Education and employment – Pages 13, 14, 15 WRITING ASSIGNMENT : Page 15 – 12 MyEnglishLab : UNIT 1 UNIT 2 : Tourism and conservation – Pages 16, 17	New language Leader Advanced
4	UNIT 2 : Tourism and conservation – Pages 18, 19, 20, 21	New language Leader Advanced
5	UNIT 2 : Tourism and conservation – Pages 22, 23, 24, 25 WRITING ASSIGNMENT : Page 24 – 10 MyEnglishLab : UNIT 2	New language Leader Advanced
6	UNIT 3 : International relations – Pages 26, 27, 28, 29	New language Leader Advanced
7	UNIT 3 : International relations – Pages 30, 31, 32, 33	Handouts
8	Revision for the Mid-Term Exam	New language Leader Advanced
9	UNIT 3 : International relations – Pages 34, 35 WRITING ASSIGNMENT : Page 34 – 8a MyEnglishLab : UNIT 3 UNIT 4 : Health and care – Pages 36, 37	New language Leader Advanced
10	UNIT 4 : Health and care – Pages 38, 39, 40, 41	New language Leader Advanced
11	UNIT 4 : Health and care – Pages 42, 43, 44, 45 WRITING ASSIGNMENT : Page 45 – 16 MyEnglishLab : UNIT 4	New language Leader Advanced
12	UNIT 5: Fashion and consumerism – Pages 46, 47, 48, 49	New language Leader Advanced
13	UNIT 5: Fashion and consumerism – Pages 50, 51, 52, 53 MyEnglishLab : Unit 5	New language Leader Advanced
14	Revision for the Final Exam	Handouts
15	Revision for the Final Exam	Handouts

Recommended Sources

Textbook	New Language Leader Advanced Pearson Education Ltd.
Additional Resources	MyEnglishLab

Material Sharing

Documents	Course book, MyEnglishLab
Assignments	Writing: a covering letter, a problem solution essay, a speech, describing visual information, summarizing MyEnglishLab : Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening and Grammar Tasks
Exams	Mid-term exam, Final exam

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-term	1	30
Tasks on the digital platform	5	10
In-class participation	1	20
Total		60
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE	1	40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To provide students with basic presentation skills				x
2	To instruct students to summarize a text					x
3	To teach students how to paraphrase a text					x
4	To teach students how to make quotations					x
5	To synthesize outside information				x
6	To use in-text citations and writing references list					x
7	To teach techniques for avoiding plagiarism				x
8	To present basics of writing a formal e-mail					x
9	To provide necessary skills to guess the meaning of new vocabulary					x

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Excluding the exam week)	15	4	60
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	3	45
Homework	5	2	10
Midterm	1	2	2
Final examination	1	2	2

Total Work Load			119
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4,76
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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