Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
201100201504PROFESSİONAL ENGLİSH Compulsory352
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
These are the well-adapted courses for Nutrition & Dietetics' students for helping to evaluate and showing the way to reach foreign origin data in their professional and/or academic life, essentially aiming to develop their ingenuity in lingo (especially in English)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1The development of vocabularies
2Points to consider when making a translation
3To be aware of the foreign articles and / or articles related to their profession
4Developing their ability to express themselves in issues of foreign language in their professional lives
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Based on the Nutrition and Dietetics course contents, terminological information for the branches, solving problems with case and / or subject presentations to be supported visually, developing the language and assimilation skills in line with the translations from Turkish to English and from English to Turkish, in professional life Considering the basic elements they may encounter in the business or academic environment; The main content of this course will be CV software, presentation skills and gaining the ability to express themselves in a foreign language.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to terminologynonenone
2Nomenclature knowledge leading to Nutrition & Dietetics eventsnonenone
3Videos considering lecture presentation and related facts about nutrition and dietetics; beaware facts in evaluating and understanding while listening and watchingnonenone
4First translating expriences by the help of simple translationsnonenone
5Case presentations, supported by videos and correspondingly professional approaches 1nonenone
6Case presentations, supported by videos and correspondingly professional approaches 2nonenone
7Case presentations, supported by videos and correspondingly professional approaches 3nonenone
8midterm examnonenone
9Various cases encountered in different working environment: Private companies & Dieticiannonenone
10Various cases encountered in different working environment: Private companies & Dieticiannonenone
11Preparing CV in foreign languages and interview tecniquesnonenone
12Translation studiesnonenone
13Translation studiesnonenone
14final examnonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
Özdağ N. Sağlık Meslek Yüksekokulları ve Sağlık Personeli İçin Mesleki İngilizce, 2006. Mahan LK. Escott-Stump S Krause's Food Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 2012.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures155
Discussion11010
Question-Answer155
Team/Group Work144
Criticising Paper12020
Self Study166
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
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