Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
English I ING101 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Goals The main objective of this course is to shape students’ knowledge of grammar and vocabulary within language skills at the Introductory level (A1)
Course Content After completing the course, the students should be able to: Knowledge: - have command of basic grammatical patterns. - identify the needed vocabulary of daily language. Skills - (Reading) Students must possess the basic reading-comprehension skills, be able to read simple texts, highlight their basic ideas, be familiar with the notion of the paragraph and recognize basic English styles (registers); - (Writing) Students must be able to write short dialogues on a given topic and descriptions about physical appearances/environment and daily life and be familiar with the basic rules of spelling and punctuation; - (Listening) Students must possess the basic listening-comprehension skills, basic phrases/words and grammatical patterns, be able to fill in the charts following the instructions of the text-book (listening for main ideas, listening for details, etc.); - (Speaking) Students must be able to ask and answer simple questions on the familiar topics, make short dialogues and participate in conversations on the subjects of the units, repeat and rephrase things, use simple phrases/sentences and available vocabulary and interact in a simple way. Attitude -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 Competence -To express themselves by making use of their skills/knowledge in real life situations.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Have command of basic grammatical patterns.
2 Identify the needed vocabulary of daily language.
3 Students must possess the basic reading-comprehension skills, be able to read simple texts, highlight their basic ideas, be familiar with the notion of the paragraph and recognize basic English styles (registers);
4 Students must be able to write short dialogues on a given topic and descriptions about physical appearances/environment and daily life and be familiar with the basic rules of spelling and punctuation;
5 Students must possess the basic listening-comprehension skills, basic phrases/words and grammatical patterns, be able to fill in the charts following the instructions of the text-book (listening for main ideas, listening for details, etc.);
6 Students must be able to ask and answer simple questions on the familiar topics, make short dialogues and participate in conversations on the subjects of the units, repeat and rephrase things, use simple phrases/sentences and available vocabulary and interact in a simple way.
7 To express themselves by making use of their skills/knowledge in real life situations.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction to the structure, material, method and activities of English Course
2. Week Unit 1 : My classroom Simple Present Tense of Be/ Question words How old/ What/Who Talk about him/herself and favourite subject at school. Write descriptions about themselves
3. Week Unit 1: My classroom Possessive Adjectives/There is/are Talk about their possessions Listen for classroom objects
4. Week Unit 2: Family and friends Be+adjective Describe family members Listen and identify family members
5. Week Unit 2: Family and friends This,that,these,those / Possessive ‘s Talk about family members Write about a friend or family member
6. Week Unit 3: Breakfast Have/has Listen to conversations about what people have Write a simple e-mail what they have
7. Week Mid Term Exam
8. Week Unit 3: Breakfast Count / Noncount nouns / some, any, how much, how many Talk about what they have in their fridge Write a short dialogue about what they buy in a supermarket
9. Week Unit 4: Homes Simple present tense; affirmative and negative forms Talk about their daily routines Listen to a conversation about daily activities
10. Week Unit 4: Homes Simple present tense; question form and short answers Talk about their desk mates’ daily activities Write a simple dialogue with their desk mates’ about daily routines
11. Week Unit 5: Animals Simple present tense with adverbs of frequency/Object Pronouns Talk about what you always / never/ usually do Write an e- mail about someone’s habits
12. Week Unit 6: The body Comparatives Compare themselves with a family member Write a short dialogue by comparing themselves with their best friend
13. Week Unit 6: The body As + adjectives + as Superlatives Compare boys and girl by looking their physical appearances Listen a conversation to identity the comparison between two people
14. Week Final Exam
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 2. Essential Grammar in Use Oxford Dictionary
  • 1. Life Lines, Tom Hutchinson, Oxford University Press,
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 2 5 10
Homework 2 1 5 5
Quiz 1 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 50
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0