Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Foreign Language (Eng.) I ING101 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Lecturer Ahmet AKMEHMETOĞLU
Instructors
Assistants
Goals To extend and consolidate their knowledge of language.
Course Content Main verbs in main tenses will be reviewed and taught:Pres. Simple, Pres. Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Future Tenses, Present Perfect, Past Perfect
Learning Outcomes - Have command of basic grammatical patterns
- Identify the needed vocabulary of daily language
- Write a paragraph or build a dialogue on a specific subject
- Read short (three/four paragraphs) passages and comment on the meaning of what they have read
- Write simple paragraphs so as to give their own ideas or examples about the issue
- Talk in daily conversations by understanding what they hear from the other participants
- Be motivated to learn English (Reducing anxiety level and prejudice by promoting intrinsic motivation with games-rewards-positive reinforcement maintaining safe classroom environment)
- Be aware of the importance of learning English for their academic life
- Be interested in the language (use of authentic, current and attractive materials)
- Develop learning skills and strategies in the light of instructor’s directions and help to raise their awareness to their competences by conducting various hands-on activities
- Express themselves in English by making use of their knowledge and skills in real life situations
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Clothes Present Continuous Tense Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
2. Week Clothes Write and talk about what they are wearing right now and what they usually wear Listen to descriptions of what people are wearing Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
3. Week Sports Activities ‘Can’ to express abilities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
4. Week Listen to a conversation about ‘can’ Write about sports or hobbies they can do Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week Sports Activities Adverbs & Adjectives Listen and recognize the differences between adjectives and adverbs Talk about their abilities by using adverbs Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
6. Week Legends Simple past tense of be: affirmative, negative and question forms and short answers / time expressions last and ago, Talk about their first day at school Write a simple paragraph about what life was like in the past Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
7. Week Öğrencilerin çocukluk anıları hakkında konuşma Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
8. Week Midterm Exam Course Hours
9. Week Life in the Past Past Activities Simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs Talk about things they did yesterday Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week Life in the past Make students do exercises with Simple Present and Past forms of verbs through filling in the blanks using the correct form (present or past) of each verb given Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
11. Week Mummies Things From The Past Simple past tense: affirmative, negative and question forms and short answers / time clauses with before and after Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
12. Week Things From The Past Listen to information about a museum Write a paragraph about their last vacation Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
13. Week Mummies Make students practice sentences with Simple past with activities from teacher’s notes Make students talk about things from the past Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
14. Week Birthdays ‘Going to’ in statements; write a short paragraph about your plans for future Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
Recommended Sources
Worksheets, Authentic materials (cut outs, pictures, photos, flashcards etc.) Dooley, J. & Evans, V. (1998). Grammarway. Express Publishing Aitken, R.( 2010) Teaching Tenses: Ideas for Presenting and Practising Tenses in English
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 DK9 DK10 DK11 Measurement Method
PY1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY10 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40,60
*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)
Midterm 1 1 11 11
Final 1 12 12
Classroom Activities 2 14 28
Total Workload 51
ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0