Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Guidance and Psychological Counseling | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | School of Foreign Languages | ||||
| Course Code | ENG 101 | ||||
| Course Title in English | English for Academic Purposes I | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Akademik Amaçlı İngilizce I | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 100 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only undergraduate students. | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To a become confident speaker and writer of academic English. | ||||
| Course Description | The aim of this course is to provide students with the academic skills necessary to succeed in their undergraduate studies. This course utilizes speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in an integrated approach to promote the use of English in an academic context. The course will provide an introduction to academic English and help students become more confident, independent and experienced writers and speakers of English when addressing various subjects in an academic environment. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu dersin amacı, lisans eğitimlerinde başarılı olabilmeleri için, öğrencilerin gerekli akademik ingilizce becerileri edinmelerine yardımcı olmaktır. Ders, konuşma, dinleme, yazma ve okuma eylemlerine tümleşik bir yaklaşımda bulunmakta ve İngilizcenin akademik bağlamda kullanılmasını teşvik etmektedir. Ders, akademik kapsamdaki çeşitli konulara değinirken, öğrencilerin daha öz güvenli, bağımsız ve deneyimli konuşmacılar ve yazarlar olmasını desteklemektedir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Read, annotate, and take notes on academic sources 2) Summarize, synthesize, and cite academic sources 3) Compare and contrast two opposing views found in English sources |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Scientific competence, knowledge, skills and effective teaching methods and strategies in order to provide psychological help. | |||
| 2) Knowledge that will enable students to develop the skills to cope with problems they encounter in the school environment. | |||
| 3) Basic knowledge about developmental processes from early childhood to adulthood and the characteristics and issues unique to each stage. | |||
| 4) Knowledge about the tools used in school counseling services and being equipped to develop relevant programs. | |||
| 5) Competence in vocational guidance and counseling practices. | |||
| 6) Understanding of human relations and interaction. | |||
| 7) Knowledge, experience and skills in scientific methods in order to conduct research studies in behavioral sciences. | |||
| 8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, accessing information, and monitoring developments in education, science, and technology. An ability to solve problems related to the field, continuously developing and renewing oneself, and having critical thinking and questioning skills. An ability to use information technologies. | |||
| 9) Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written Turkish; ability to use English at least in the European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | |||
| 10) Knowledge about past and present regulations and legislations regarding professional applications of the field and being equipped to contribute to its further development. | |||
| 11) Sensitivity for different cultures, values and democratic rights of individuals; the knowledge of national culture and history, and using that knowledge in increasing awareness and involvement in national and international social, cultural, artistic, and technological developments. | |||
| 12) A sense of professional and ethical responsibility, and awareness of national and universal sensitivity expressed in the Basic Law of National Education. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Scientific competence, knowledge, skills and effective teaching methods and strategies in order to provide psychological help. | N | |
| 2) | Knowledge that will enable students to develop the skills to cope with problems they encounter in the school environment. | N | |
| 3) | Basic knowledge about developmental processes from early childhood to adulthood and the characteristics and issues unique to each stage. | N | |
| 4) | Knowledge about the tools used in school counseling services and being equipped to develop relevant programs. | N | |
| 5) | Competence in vocational guidance and counseling practices. | N | |
| 6) | Understanding of human relations and interaction. | N | |
| 7) | Knowledge, experience and skills in scientific methods in order to conduct research studies in behavioral sciences. | N | |
| 8) | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, accessing information, and monitoring developments in education, science, and technology. An ability to solve problems related to the field, continuously developing and renewing oneself, and having critical thinking and questioning skills. An ability to use information technologies. | N | |
| 9) | Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written Turkish; ability to use English at least in the European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | N | |
| 10) | Knowledge about past and present regulations and legislations regarding professional applications of the field and being equipped to contribute to its further development. | N | |
| 11) | Sensitivity for different cultures, values and democratic rights of individuals; the knowledge of national culture and history, and using that knowledge in increasing awareness and involvement in national and international social, cultural, artistic, and technological developments. | N | |
| 12) | A sense of professional and ethical responsibility, and awareness of national and universal sensitivity expressed in the Basic Law of National Education. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | MEHMET FEVZİ ÜNAL , |
| Course Coordinator | JOEL COMPTON |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. AHMET ŞERİFİ |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to course // Skimming and scanning |
| 2) | Dealing with unknown words // Main idea and supporting details |
| 3) | Recording vocabulary // Making inferences |
| 4) | Socratic seminar // Reading quiz |
| 5) | Simple and compound sentences // Complex sentences |
| 6) | Cohesion // Paraphrasing |
| 7) | Summarizing I // Summarizing II; longer texts |
| 8) | Unit 1 Exam // Comparison/Contrast introduction |
| 9) | Reported speech language and summarizing // Citation--accuracy and attribution |
| 10) | Structure and outline // Planning and writing |
| 11) | Body paragraphs and supporting sentences // Body Paragraphs and kinds of support |
| 12) | Introductions--Hook, Background, and Thesis // Conclusions--restate, giving opinion, recommendation, and hedging language |
| 13) | Check-in on comparison & contrast paper// Peer Evaluation & Teacher Evaluation |
| 14) | Peer Evaluation & Teacher Evaluation // Peer Evaluation & Teacher Evaluation |
| 15) | Final Exam/Project/Presentation Period |
| 16) | Final Exam/Project/Presentation Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | List of readings. | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Pre-class videos with quizzes; Group tasks; in-class assignments; papers; Flipped Learning methods; student-centered activities. | ||||||
| Homework and Projects | (1) complete a pre-reading for a class (2) complete a graphic organizer (3) write draft for comparison and contrast essay . | ||||||
| Laboratory Work | |||||||
| Computer Use | |||||||
| Other Activities | Discussion/Paper/Presentation. | ||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
Joel David Compton--Office: C-Block Coordinator’s Office Attendance: Students must attend 20 classes in order to receive a grade for the final project. There are no exceptions to this. The students are able to miss up to 7 classes (sickness, unforeseen family issues). Only psychological or other long-standing medical issues and business with the university (sports teams, for example) will be considered as reasons to cancel this attendance policy. Students must conduct themselves professionally within the classroom. The faculty of The School of Foreign Languages does not tolerate plagiarism of any kind (mosaic, cloning, mashups, properly cited copying). Students who plagiarize will potentially have to meet with the disciplinary committee. YÖK Disciplinary Regulation applies for students who plagiarize or are disruptive in class. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Project | 4 | 5 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total Workload | 100 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||