Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Political Science and International Relations | |||||
| 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) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | |||
| 2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | |||
| 3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | |||
| 4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | |||
| 5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | |||
| 6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||
| 7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | |||
| 8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||
| 9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | |||
| 10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | S | Participation |
| 2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | N | |
| 3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | N | |
| 4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | N | |
| 6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | S | Participation |
| 7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | S | Presentation |
| 8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
| 9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | S | Presentation |
| 10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | H | Exam |
| 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 | ||||||