| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- will be able to learn and use terminology effectively.
- will improve their vocabulary skills.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | This course aims to enhance students' English vocabulary knowledge through Latin, Greek and Anglo-Saxon affixes and stems and to gain translation-oriented terminology. It is also aimed to boost students' English vocabulary by examining foreign affix and stems used in modern English and dwelling on the word classes, their functions and uses, derivation possibilities. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
General Introduction |
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2nd Week |
Word Building |
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3rd Week |
Suffixes, Prefixes, Affixes, Roots |
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4th Week |
Jargon, Slang, Cliches, Clipping, Acronyms, Abbreviations |
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5th Week |
Borrowed words |
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6th Week |
Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms |
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7th Week |
Vocabulary Exercises |
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8th Week |
Mid-Term Exam |
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9th Week |
English for Medicine |
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10th Week |
English for Law |
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11th Week |
English for Social Sciences |
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12th Week |
Most common Vocabulary |
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13th Week |
Idioms, Collocations, Problem Words |
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14th Week |
Exercises |
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15th Week |
Final Exam |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Katamba, Francis. English words. Routledge, 1994.
Additional materials will be provided by the instructor. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Presentation
- Discussion
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Attendance |
1 |
5 |
| Total(%) |
|
45 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
45 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
55 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
6 |
2 |
12 |
| Individual or group work |
12 |
2 |
24 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
8 |
4 |
32 |
| Total Work Load | 127 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.23 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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