IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH-II

Course Description

This course is the continuation of ENGL031. In this respect this course provides a further general revision on grammatical structures such as active and passive voice, adverbial clauses, and connectors to ensure that students are equipped with the required higher level of background knowledge to achieve academic reading and writing tasks successfully. Regarding writing skills students are introduced to sentence structures, basic components of paragraphs such as topic sentence, topic and controlling idea, supporting sentences, and concluding sentences. Students are expected to reflect the acquired knowledge by writing a short descriptive paragraph about themselves. This course also provides the opportunity to improve students’ reading skills through a variety of higher level reading passages.

IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH-II

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 The students will be able to learn
2. 02 Acquiring an introductory knowledge of Turkish
3. 03 Acquiring skills to communicate with his/her friends
4. 04 Ability to use Turkish in shopping, travel and other daily needs

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Haugnes, N. & Maher, B. (2020). NorthStar: Reading & Writing Level 2, Fifth Edition, Pearson.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 By the end of the course students will be able to recognize basic components of a paragraph such as topic sentence, topic, controlling idea, supporting sentences etc.
2. L02 extend their reading skills through a variety of higher level reading passages.
3. L03 analyze various reading passages by employing necessary reading techniques such as skimming, scanning, inferring and etc.
4. L04 reflect the acquired knowledge by writing a short descriptive paragraph about themselves.

Program Outcomes

1. Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modelling methods for this purpose.
3. Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4. Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analysing and solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5. Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyse and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions.
6. Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7. Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions.
8. Recognition of the need for lifelong learning ; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9. Consciousness to behave according to ethical principles and professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge on standards used in engineering practice.
10. Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11. Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

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