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| JLJ2027 | Professional English | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet ARSLAN | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Emel ABDİOĞLU YAZAR | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course has three main objectives. To introduce students to Earth Sciences topics, to provide examples of original pieces related to the topics, to develop the language skills they need while studying a topic in English and to use this skill while learning. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | learn the English equivalents of different geological terms and concepts.
| 1.1 - 1.2 - 1.3 - 2.1 - 2.2 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | develop ability to translate from English to Turkish or from Turkish to English. | 7.2 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| Understanding of the given part. Testing the meaning. Developing vocabulary, especially in earth sciences. Testing grammar. Writing studies on a specific topic. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and review of course content | | | Week 2 | Acidic, intermediate, and basic rocks | | | Week 3 | Definitions of tholeiitic, calc-alkaline, alkaline rocks | | | Week 4 | Metamorphic processes | | | Week 5 | Concepts of strata, strike, dip, and dip direction | | | Week 6 | Concepts of basal conglomerate, unconformity | | | Week 7 | Definitions of fault, fracture, and fold | | | Week 8 | Processes of mineral deposit formation | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Earth's interior | | | Week 11 | Fossils | | | Week 12 | Orogeny | | | Week 13 | Porosity and permeability | | | Week 14 | Concepts of Engineering Studies (Tunnel, Dam, Landslide, etc.) | | | Week 15 | Geological Epochs | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Lapidus, D.F., 1990. Dictionary of Geology, Collins Books, London. | | | |
| 1 | Alexander, LG., 1988. London English grammar. Longman, London.
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 7 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 121 |
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