BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| ARCHITECTURE | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| GEP0419 | Persian I | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | GE-Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | Introduction to the Persian alphabet and basic grammar. The student can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course; Listening: S/he will be able to comprehend familiar words about family and close relatives and very basic structures when spoken slowly and clearly. Reading: S/he will be able to understand familiar words and very simple sentences in written texts such as short messages, menus, and job applications. Spoken Interaction: S/he will be able to communicate in a simple way on condition that the person opposite her repeats what he said more slowly and if he can help her form the things s/he wants to say.(for example: introducing herself and her close family members/friends, ordering food or drinks in a bar and restaurant and asking for the bill); Spoken Production: S/he will be able to use simple structures and sentences to describe herself, her age, the place she lives in, her job and her close family members. Writing: S/he will be able to introduce her/himself and her/his close family members/friends by writing short and simple sentences. |
Course Content
| The aim of this course is to make students, who are Basic Users in the scope of Common European Framework of Reference, achieve A1 level, which is named as Breakthrough. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the course. History of Persian language and culture. | Compiled Material |
| 2) | Persian sounds and Alphabet. Pronunciation and umlaut. Identify the letters through words by visuals. | Compiled Material |
| 3) | Week days, months, seasons, weather conditions, numbers and hours. | Compiled Material |
| 4) | Kinds of nouns and verbs. The three-sound roots. | Compiled Material |
| 5) | Simple sentence structure. Pronouns. | Compiled Material |
| 6) | Present Progressive Tense. | Compiled Material |
| 7) | Revision | Compiled Material |
| 8) | MIDTERM | |
| 9) | Simple Present Tense. | Compiled Material |
| 10) | Adverbs. | Compiled Material |
| 11) | Adjectives. | Compiled Material |
| 12) | Basic situational question-answer chunks related to routines and socialization. | Compiled Material |
| 13) | Basic situational question-answer chunks related to routines and socialization. | Compiled Material |
| 14) | Tenses and sentence structures. | Compiled Material |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
| References: | 1.General Course in Persian, by Ahmad Saffar Moghaddam 2.Persian Language- Basic Lessons, by: Ahmad Saffar Moghaddam 3.General Persian, by: Mahmoud Fotouhi & Habibollah Abbasi 4.A Selection of Persian Poetry & Prose, by: Manoochehr Daneshpejooh 5.Let’s Learn Persian, by: Mohammad Piri 6.Persian Language (Preliminary- Advance) by: Mehdi Zarghamian 7.Grammar of Spoken Persian, by: Taghi Vahidian Kamyar 8.An Introduction to Persian, by: W.M. Thackston 9.Persian Fiction Reader compiled by: Michael Craig Hillmann , with Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami 10.Persian Reading and Comprehension(Basic), by: Fatima Jafari, A’zam Al-Sadat Navvabi, Hamid Ebrahimi (Dehkhoda institution- Tehran) 11.Persian Reading and Comprehension(Intermediate), by: Fatima Ja’fari, A’zam Al-Sadat Navvabi, Hamid Ebrahimi (Dehkhoda institution- Tehran) 1.General Course in Persian, by Ahmad Saffar Moghaddam 2.Persian Language- Basic Lessons, by: Ahmad Saffar Moghaddam 3.General Persian, by: Mahmoud Fotouhi & Habibollah Abbasi 4.A Selection of Persian Poetry & Prose, by: Manoochehr Daneshpejooh 5.Let’s Learn Persian, by: Mohammad Piri 6.Persian Language (Preliminary- Advance) by: Mehdi Zarghamian 7.Grammar of Spoken Persian, by: Taghi Vahidian Kamyar 8.An Introduction to Persian, by: W.M. Thackston 9.Persian Fiction Reader compiled by: Michael Craig Hillmann , with Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami 10.Persian Reading and Comprehension(Basic), by: Fatima Jafari, A’zam Al-Sadat Navvabi, Hamid Ebrahimi (Dehkhoda institution- Tehran) 11.Persian Reading and Comprehension(Intermediate), by: Fatima Ja’fari, A’zam Al-Sadat Navvabi, Hamid Ebrahimi (Dehkhoda institution- Tehran) |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
| Application | 1 | % 15 |
| Quizzes | 3 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Application | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Quizzes | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 96 | ||
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research. | |
| 2) | Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods. | |
| 3) | Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales. | |
| 4) | Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture. | |
| 5) | Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work. | |
| 6) | Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests. | |
| 7) | Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture. | |
| 8) | Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies. | |
| 9) | Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety. | |
| 10) | Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes. |