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| ORM2007 | Technical English - I | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Derya MUMCU KÜÇÜKER | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To be able to read, write and translate in the field. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | read and write the most using technical terms related to forestry | 7 | | | LO - 2 : | know the meaning of thought technical terms related to forestry | 7 | | | LO - 3 : | build English sentences, translate and make presentation using forestry technical terms | 7 | | | 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 | | |
| Academic studies in reading and writing beyond the secondary level. This course is a continuation of YDM 214. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introducing technical terms that are widely used in the field of Forest Botany. | | | Week 2 | Understanding texts on the introduction of our primary tree species | | | Week 3 | Introducing technical terms that are commonly used in the field of forest management. | | | Week 4 | Translation of texts about forest management from English to Turkish | | | Week 5 | Introducing technical terms that are widely used in the field of silviculture. | | | Week 6 | Translation of texts related to silviculture (clear-cutting, thinning, regeneration, afforestation, rehabilitation, etc.) from English to Turkish. | | | Week 7 | Introduction of commonly used technical terms in the field of Forest Construction Geodesy and photogrammetry | | | Week 8 | Translation of texts about forest roads and transport from English to Turkish | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Introducing technical terms commonly used in forest entomology and conservation. | | | Week 11 | Translation of texts on wildlife and forest protection from English to Turkish | | | Week 12 | Introducing common technical terms in soil science and ecology, watershed management | | | Week 13 | Translation of texts on ecology, soil, and basin management from English to Turkish | | | Week 14 | Preparing a presentation containing forestry terms in English | | | Week 15 | Preparing a presentation containing forestry terms in English | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Pollock, C. W., 1982. Communicate What You Mean, Grammer for High-Level ESL Students. Prentice-Hall, INC. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | | | |
| 1 | Öztürk, C., 2008. Fundamentals of Academic English Pelikan Yayıncılık. Ankara-Türkiye. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15/11/2019 | 1 | 50 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 24/01/2020 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 65 |
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