IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE-II
- Course
- ENGL034 - IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE-II
- Department
- School of Foreign Languages
- Course Type
- In-sessional English
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 4 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Sr. Instr. Feryal VARANOĞULLARI
- Prerequisite
Course Description
This course is the continuation of ENGL033 with more detailed information. Students will be able to acquire their academic reading skills such as finding the main idea, skimming, scanning, understanding the text by reading comprehension and answering relevant questions, inferring meaning by ordering information, finding suffixes and similar meanings, guessing meaning from texts, recognizing parts of speech in sentence structures and identifying text organization through matching pieces of information. In effective written skills aims to develop critical thinking, which enables students respond to ideas in a well-organized written format. They identify process paragraphs, narrative paragraphs and opinion paragraphs. The writing goals are divided into two: rhetorical focus, language and grammar focus.
IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE-II
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-term Examination | Midterm | 30 |
| Final Examination | Final | 40 |
| Assignments | Assignment | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 1- apply necessary reading strategies which are skimming and scanning, and understanding the reading texts.
- 02 2- differenciate the main ideas of the reading texts and statements from the supporting details.
- 03 3- identify three sections of essay writing. (The sentence and the paragraph, Descriptive Paragraphs, Example Paragraphs)
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course NS: Unit 5/ Reading one- Main Idea and details, make inference: inferring when humour is used |
| Week 2 | NS: Unit 5/ Reading two – Taking notes with bullets, Predicting content from titles and subheadings |
| Week 3 | NS: Unit 5/ Focus on writing: A Cover letter, Use future time clauses |
| Week 4 | NS: Unit 6/ Reading one- Make inferences: inferring probability |
| Week 5 | NS: Unit 6/Reading two- Taking notes on supporting details, use content clues to understand vocabulary |
| Week 6 | NS: Unit 6/ Focus on writing: Vocabulary, Grammar for writing: because and even though |
| Week 7 | NS: Unit 6/ Focus on writing: Opinion essay, Effective and supporting details |
| Week 8 | Midterm Examination (09-20 November 2026) |
| Week 9 | Midterm Examination (09-20 November 2026) |
| Week 10 | NS: Unit 7/ Reading one, Infer both sides of a debate |
| Week 11 | NS: Unit 7/ Reading two, take notes with an outline, Identify key information in charts |
| Week 12 | NS: Unit 7/ Focus on writing, Vocabulary +Adverb Clauses of Concession, Writing an opinion essay, Sentence Variety |
| Week 13 | NS: Unit 8/ Reading one- Infer Purpose, Taking notes with symbols, Identifying cohesive devices of contrast |
| Week 14 | NS: Unit 8/ Focus on writing- Vocabulary + Future modals, writing a cause-and-effect essay, Conjunctions and Transitions to show cause and effect |
| Week 15 | Final Examination (04-15 January 2027) |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 English, A. K. & English, M. L. NorthStar 3. Reading & Writing. 5th Ed. Pearson, 2020
Learning Outcomes
- L01 1- apply necessary reading strategies which are skimming and scanning, and understanding the reading texts.
- L02 2- differenciate the main ideas of the reading texts and statements from the supporting details.
- L03 3- identify three sections of essay writing. (The sentence and the paragraph, Descriptive Paragraphs, Example Paragraphs)
Program Outcomes
- P01 1- To have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources including current information in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P02 2- To be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P03 3- To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze and develop solutions based on research and evidence by using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P04 4- To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in order to solve complex and unpredictable problems in accounting and finance applications.
- P05 5- To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under the responsibility of a project.
- P06 6- To be able to determine the learning requirements in the field of Accounting and Finance and to direct their learning.
- P07 7- To be able to inform people and institutions about issues related to the field of accounting and finance, and to be able to transfer their ideas and solution proposals in writing and orally.
- P08 8- To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level required by the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P09 9- To act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to the field of accounting and finance.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |