FOREIGN TRADE (TURKISH, DISTANCE EDUCATION) | |||||
Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ENG2071 | Professional English I | Fall | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | Associate |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Lecturer SELMA UZUN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor GİZEM YAMAN Instructor SELİN EYÜBOĞLU GÜNDOĞDU |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to improve students' professional English knowledge; to make them able to use English effectively in their professional life; to improve students' reading, comprehension, writing and speaking skills; to make students able to express themselves both in written and spoken English. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; -Be able to use English in their professional life effectively. -Correspond to writings. -Engage in professional conversations. |
Professional terminology, correspondence (letters, emails, etc.), presentation methods, telephone calls, understanding of official documents and regulations, financial statements and tables, job application. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Staff development and training - Reading: Recruitment brochure | Vocabulary review (Job training) | |
2) | Job descriptions and job satisfaction - Writing: Brief job descriptions | Vocabulary review (Job titles and acronyms for job titles) | |
3) | Letters of enquiry and applications - Writing: An email applying for a job | Vocabulary review; composing an email for a job application | |
4) | Telephone skills - Listening: Telephone language | Vocabulary review; preparation for role-playing (Talking on the phone) | |
5) | New product development - Speaking: Introducing a new product | Vocabulary review (Marketing terms); choosing a new product and preparing the introduction speech | |
6) | Establishing relationships and negotiating - Reading: Asking questions about a product | Vocabulary review (Terms and conditions) | |
7) | Review | ||
8) | Financing the start-up - Speaking: (Role-play) Getting advice about starting up | Vocabulary review; preparation for the role-play | |
9) | Presenting your business idea - Reading: Making the most of presentations | Vocabulary review (Equipment for presentation); drafting the presentations to be made | |
10) | Reports - Speaking: Saying what charts show | Vocabulary review ( Vocabulary for expressing changes) | |
11) | Business meetings - Listening: A business meeting | Vocabulary review (Types of meeting, expressing opinions) | |
12) | Using the Internet - Reading Website design | Vocabulary review (Computers and the Internet) | |
13) | Students' presentations | Preparation for the final draft of presentations | |
14) | A staff survey - Writing: Report on staff survey to modernise the office | Vocabulary review (Expressing numbers and percentage) |
Course Notes: | Brook-Hart, Guy. Business Benchmark, Upper-Intermediate,BULATS Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
References: | Brook-Hart, Guy. Business Benchmark, Upper-Intermediate,BULATS Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | 5 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 35 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 65 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 35 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 6 | 2 | 12 |
Quizzes | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 75 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |