Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
163313001104VOCATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE - 1Compulsory115
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The main purpose of this course is to enable students to transfer their tourism information in English. In this context, it is aimed to have knowledge about competences such as presentation of regional and country touristic destinations, provision of terminological competencies, and talking about cultures.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Ezgi KIRICI
Learning Outcomes
1The level of knowledge about basic English subjects is increased.
2They reach a level of understanding technical and scientific texts in their own fields.
3They make professional translations about tourist places and destinations.
4They have the knowledge and skill of English enough to be able to introduce tourist places and destinations.
5They have the advanced English level enough to do the tourist guide job.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Course content; presentation of regional and country touristic destinations, translation studies, translation methods and techniques, idioms and synonymous phrases.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1EXAMPLE SENTENCES WITH TENSES
2EXAMPLE SENTENCES WITH TENSES
3EXAMPLE SENTENCES WITH TENSES
4EXAMPLE SENTENCES AND EXPLANATIONS ABOUT MODALS
5EXAMPLE SENTENCES AND EXPLANATIONS ABOUT MODALS
6PASSIVE VOICE
7STATIVE PASSIVE
8CAUSATIVE
9NOUN CLAUSES
10CONDITIONALS
11RELATIVE CLAUSES
12REDUCED FORMS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
13PARTICIPLES
14OCCUPATIONAL TRANSLATIONS
Recommended or Required Reading
MURPHY, R. (1995). Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge UP. ÖZTÜRK, C. (2000). Fundamentals of Academic English. Ankara: Pelikan Yayınları. ÖZTÜRK, C. (2016). Building Skills For Proficiency. Ankara: Pelikan Yayınları. GÜRCAN, S., GÜRBÜZ, R. (2017). YDS Sınav Stratejileri. Ankara: İrem Yayınları.
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 Lectures14684
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)162
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO2          5   
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LO5         5    
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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