COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN
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
GEP0405 German I Spring 3 0 3 5
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Objectives: 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 Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course;
-Listening: He/She will be able to comprehend familiar words about family and close relatives and very basic structures when spoken slowly and clearly.
-Reading: He/She will be able to understand familiar words and very simple sentences in written texts such as short messages, e-mails, jobs and menus.
-Reciprocal speaking: He/She will be able to communicate in a simple way on condition that the person opposite his/her repeats what he said more slowly and if he can help her form the things he/she 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)
-Oral explanation: He/She will be able to use simple structures and sentences to describe herself, her age, the place he/she lives in, his/her job, his/her close family members.
-Writing: He/She will be able to introduce himself/herself and his/her close family members/friends by writing short and simple sentences. He/She can fill out forms which contain personal information such as name, surname, nationality, address and phone number.

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, 1–10 Numbers and W–questions Subject: Hello. My name is… Speaking: Address Schritte Internatioanal 1, Lektion 1
2) Pronoun “aus”, countries, verb conjugation: kommen, heißen, sprechen, sein, languages, alphabet Lektion 1
3) Helping verb: sein; Possessive: mein / Subject: Family and friends / Speaking: Introduce himself Lektion 2
4) Verb conjugation: wohnen, kommen, leben, studieren, heißen; personal pronouns; country names with articles; question words ,,Wie/Wo/Woher…” / Lektion 2
5) Helping verb: haben / subject: Food and drinks / speaking: My favourite food / I. Quiz Lektion 2/3
6) Indefinite article: singular, plural and negative form of words; w/o article usage; Ja/Nein questions Lektion 3
7) Price, weight and size / Verb conjugation: essen / Lektion 3
8) Definite and indefinite article; adverb of place : hier/dort, negation, personal pronouns; plural forms and colours / subject: My house / speaking: Life style Numbers from 1–100 and more
9) Numbers from 1–100 and more Lektion 4
10) Times; separable verbs; adverbs of time: am, um, von ... bis; Subject: My day / speaking: Opening hours Lektion 5
11) Verb conjugation: sehen and arbeiten; place of verb: in; II. Quiz Lektion 5
12) Nominative and accusative form of definite article; verb conjugation: nehmen / subject: Spare time / speaking: Weather condition Lektion 6
13) Ja/nein/doch; verb conjugation: möchten, lesen, treffen, fahren, schlafen Lektion 6
14) Revision

Sources

Course Notes: Schritte International 1 (Lektion 1, 2, 3, PONS, Wörterbuch4, 5, 6) Kursbuch und Arbeitsbuch, Hueber Verlag + CD, Türkisch Deutsch / Deutsch – Türkisch, Schritte International 1 (Lektion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Kursbuch und Arbeitsbuch, Hueber Verlag + CD, PONS, Wörterbuch Türkisch Deutsch / Deutsch – Türkisch,
References: Übungsgrammatik für Anfänger, Renate Schritte Übungsgrammatik, S. Kalender/B. G. Schramm/F.Luscher, Hueber Verlag, Langenscheidt – Wörterbuch TürkischSpecht/B. Duckstein, Hueber Verlag, PONS Wörterbuch Englisch Deutsch / Deutsch –Deutsch / Deutsch – Türkisch, Englisch Übungsgrammatik für Anfänger, Renate Luscher, Hueber Verlag, Schritte Übungsgrammatik, S. Kalender/B. G. Schramm/F. Specht/B. Duckstein, Hueber Verlag, Langenscheidt – Wörterbuch Türkisch Deutsch / Deutsch – Türkisch, PONS Wörterbuch Englisch Deutsch / Deutsch – Englisch

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application 1 % 15
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 3 % 15
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 20
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
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 14 4 56
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 10 1 10
Quizzes 10 1 10
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 1 1
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 121

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) Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field.
2) Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field.
3) Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes.
4) Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills.
5) Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually.
6) Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems.
7) Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field.
8) Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives.
9) Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels.
10) Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field.
11) Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project.
12) Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project.
13) Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work.
14) Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. 3