Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Contextual Grammar 1 İÖZ109 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction English
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to Face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Ammar TEKİN
Instructors Ammar TEKİN
Assistants
Goals To help the students recognize, describe, and explain certain grammatical aspects of English and to compare and contrast these with those of Turkish in order to point out the difficulties that a native speaker of Turkish might encounter while learning English.
Course Content The relationship between language structures and lexical items, the attribution of meaning by means of these structures, analysis of language structures within the framework of a context so as to establish relations between form and text type, production of advanced level texts synthesizing these structures.
Learning Outcomes - Students will recognize and distinguish the different types of verbs.
- Students will be able to define and defining situations in English and Turkish.
- Students will recognize the concept of tense and aspect.
- Students will use and compare different tenses in English and Turkish
- Students will define, explain and express subjunctives in English and Turkish.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week BE-support, the copula Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Research Other Activities Practice
2. Week Definiteness in Turkish and English Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Practice Other Activities Course Hours Visual Presentation
3. Week Tense and Aspect, a general overview Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week The expression of Tense and Aspect in Turkish and English Verbal Expression Other Activities Practice Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Research Course Hours
5. Week Present Simple Tense and the Turkish Aorist Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Other Activities Course Hours Verbal Expression Practice
6. Week Present Progressive, Stative verbs Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
7. Week Future Time: Will and Be Going To Research Practice Visual Presentation Course Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week Midterm Exam Research Other Activities Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Practice
9. Week Past Simple and Present Perfect Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study
10. Week Future Progressive, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Progressive Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Other Activities Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
11. Week Polite Questions and Requests, Expressing Necessity, Lack of Necessity and Prohibition Visual Presentation Course Hours Practice Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Research
12. Week Advisability, Making Suggestions, Ability Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression
13. Week Degrees of Certainty Research Verbal Expression Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Visual Presentation
14. Week Final Exam Other Activities Research Practice
Recommended Sources
Foley, M., & Hall, D. (2003). Longman advanced learners' grammar: a self-study reference & practice book with answers. London and New York: Longman; Hewings, M. (2013). Advanced grammar in use with answers: A self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English. Cambridge University Press.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 5 4 4 5 5 3 40
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 13 2 26
Preparation, After Class Study 7 2 14
Research 4 1 4
Practice 5 1 5
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 51
ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0