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YDI1008@English-22+0+0ECTS:2
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Yunus Emre KARABACAK
Co-Lecturer
Language of instruction
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim is to provide students with comprehensive knowledge related to their field of study, to teach them the fundamental concepts of their discipline, and to enable them to express the knowledge they acquire by reading relevant sources in the classroom environment.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Students will be able to comprehend selected texts related to their field, construct sentences in this area, and write compositions related to their discipline.211,
LO - 2 : Students will be able to learn the basic vocabulary used in their department and translate sentences and texts between Turkish and English.211,
LO - 3 : Students will understand the importance of specializing in their field and will be able to write various articles related to this area.211,
LO - 4 : By giving examples related to being a successful employee, students will be able to present this information in the form of a presentation in front of their classmates.211,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Reading passages and grammar exercises related to the field; vocabulary and translation activities between two languages; listening exercises; debates on current topics related to the field.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Education and Life; Description, Using Context Clues, Suffix.
 Week 2City Life; Exploration, Using Context Clues, Identifying Main Idea.
 Week 3Work and Finance; Synonyms and Phrases, Antonyms.
 Week 4Jobs and Professions; Adjective and Noun Phrases; Participles as Adjectives
 Week 5Lifestyles Around the World; Dictionary Work, Understanding Idiomatic Expressions
 Week 6Global Connections; Outlining Essays, Expressing Personal Opinions
 Week 7Language and Communication; Distinguishing Theories from Facts, Classifying Word Types
 Week 8Tastes and Preferences; Increasing Reading Speed, Predicting Reading Content.
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10New Horizons; Prefixes and Suffixes in Words, Summarizing
 Week 11Medicine, Myths, and Magic; Conducting Information Scanning, Inferring Meaning from Context
 Week 12Media; Using Context Clues, Writing Main Idea Sentences
 Week 13Freedom and Justice for All; Identifying Important
 Week 14 Language and Learning; Text Analysis, Identifying Verbs
 Week 15Gender; Using Contextual and Structural Clues, Paraphrasing the Main Idea
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Velioğlu, A., Kandiller, B. 1996; Reader at work-1-2, METU, Ankara
 
Recommended Reading
 
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