| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Associate Degree |
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| Year of Study | 1 |
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| Semester | Second Term (Spring) |
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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;
- Describe their background, past activities, and immediate surroundings in both written and spoken forms.
- Improve her/his basic-level listening and reading comprehension skills.
- Write informal paragraphs and personal letters.
- Recognize and appropriately use basic vocabulary and expressions in everyday contexts
- Form simple and clear sentences using basic grammatical structures, comprehend short texts, and engage in basic conversations.
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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 equip students with the vocabulary, grammatical structures, and communication strategies necessary to use English accurately and fluently in everyday situations. In addition, it enables students to communicate at a basic level in both spoken and written English, particularly in professional contexts. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Review of Units 1-7. |
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2nd Week |
Unit 8 (Where I live): There is/are, some, any, rooms and furniture, prepositions. |
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3rd Week |
Unit 8 (Where I live): Forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using "There is" and "There are" |
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4th Week |
Unit 9 (Times Past): Using was/were in positive, negative, and question forms |
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5th Week |
Unit 9 (Times Past): Past Tense- Irregular Verbs |
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6th Week |
Unit 10 (We had a great time!): Past simple regular and irregular verbs. |
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7th Week |
Unit 10 (We had a great time!): Regular and irregular verbs in the past simple tense to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. |
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8th Week |
Midterm |
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9th Week |
Unit 11 (I can do that!): Forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using can / can?t. |
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10th Week |
Unit 11 (I can do that!) : Adverbs; Requests and offers |
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11th Week |
Unit 12 (Please and thank you): Using ?would like? to express polite requests, desires, and preferences in everyday situations |
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12th Week |
Vocational English. |
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13th Week |
Vocational English. |
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14th Week |
Revision |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Soars, L., Soars, J., Maris, A., & McCaul, S. (2019). New Headway Beginner: Student's Book (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.
*** If you need academic adaptation due to your disability, please contact the course instructor. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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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 |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
7 |
2 |
14 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 128 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.26 |
| 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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