Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
183316004404ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS-IV (ENG)Compulsory2410
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To improve students' understanding and speaking skills in English
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Selim ŞILBIR
Learning Outcomes
1To be able to form sentences in accordance with grammar rules and daily speech structure while speaking
2To be able to use it both in class and in daily life with correct pronunciation and intonation by using the structures taught.
3Ability to express self-confidence with a high level of self-confidence in daily events
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Listening to English audio and video recordings, 90% of which we can understand, for at least 5 hours a day
Course Contents
Taught videos, audio recordings, podcasts, idioms, exercises, reading passages
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction and presentation of the course
2Listening to podcasts and short conversations in English
3Listening to podcasts and short conversations in English
4Listening to podcasts and short conversations in English
5Listening to podcasts and short conversations in English
6Listening to podcasts and short conversations in English
7Watching short videos and having short conversations in English
8Mid-term Exam
9Watching short videos and having short conversations in English
10Watching short videos and having short conversations in EnglishWatching short videos and having short conversations in English
11Watching short videos and having short conversations in EnglishWatching short videos and having short conversations in English
12Watching English videos and having 3-minute conversationsWatching English videos and having 3-minute conversations
13Watching English videos and having 3-minute conversationsWatching English videos and having 3-minute conversations
14Watching English videos and having 3-minute conversationsWatching English videos and having 3-minute conversations
15Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Related texts in daily newspapers and magazines. Podcasts, A.J., Hoge- Effortless English, Cake mobile app, Jack C. Richards – Chuck Sandy (1998), Passages, Cambridge. Loraine C. Smith – N. Nici Mare (2004), Issues for Today, Thomson-Heinle.
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
English
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures1510150
Question-Answer15115
Brain Storming15230
Self Study15575
Individual Study for Mid term Examination8216
Individual Study for Final Examination8216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)306
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO1   4 45455  
LO2   4 54355  
LO3   5 45455  
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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