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. Recognized and applied all the learning tools and techniques learnt which they will implement throughout their lives and future careers.
- P02 2. Become confident in their knowledge and skills so that they can successfully study and work on their own.
- P03 3. Attained a high level of professionalism through the fundamental knowledge and skills gained in both marketing and digital fields.
- P04 4. Demonstrated a solid understanding of core business principles in the primary areas of digital marketing, web technologies, new media and management, as well as the interconnectedness of these disciplines in the running of an organization.
- P05 5. Been able to critically implement their knowledge and skills in both written, oral and digital forms to an intended audience, based on creative and analytical approaches.
- P06 6.Demonstrated their understanding of the ethical and protected use of various new media such as social media, mobile technology, web analytics, search engine optimization, and viral advertising in both their studies and careers.
- P07 7. Implemented best practices in business for planning, decision-making, and problem-solving based on collaborative work and studies.
- P08 8. Demonstrated effective communication skills in addition to in-depth of analysis and synthesis which are essential in multicultural educational and work contexts.
- P09 9. Demonstrated critical thinking characterized by the ability to define business problems with the evidence available, discern fact from opinion, determine underlying causes, formulate and evaluate potential solutions.
- P10 10. Been able to implement ideas and concepts through the development and creation of digital content for effective social media marketing strategies, and designing and evaluating the effectiveness of interactive web sites to increase web traffic flows, visibility, consumer satisfaction and response rates.
- P11 11. Embodied integrity in their work and actions, honor confidentiality, followed generally accepted codes of conduct in the digital marketing industry.
- P12 12. Devoted themselves to follow the codes of ethics, improve privacy issues with social media, conflict, and citizenship in order to frame a better understanding of digital marketing.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |