IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH-II
- Course
- ENGL032 - IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH-II
- Department
- School of Foreign Languages
- Course Type
- In-sessional English
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 6 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Instr. Rüya TALAB
- Prerequisite
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)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| MIDTERM | Midterm | 30 |
| FINAL | Final | 40 |
| ASSIGNMENT | Assignment | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 The students will be able to learn
- 02 Acquiring an introductory knowledge of Turkish
- 03 Acquiring skills to communicate with his/her friends
- 04 Ability to use Turkish in shopping, travel and other daily needs
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course + UNIT 5 (1 Focus on the Topic + 2 Focus on Reading – Reading One: Is Blue Always Blue? + identifying main idea of a reading text) |
| Week 2 | UNIT 5 (Identifying a General Abstract Idea from a Single Concrete Example + Reading Two: The Dress that Almost Broke the Internet + Scanning for Information) |
| Week 3 | UNIT 5 (3 Focus on Writing: Vocabulary + Grammar for Writing – using linking verbs + using descriptive adjectives + Structure of a Paragraph (Topic Sentence, Supporting Sentences and a Concluding Sentence) + Writing a Personal Experience Paragraph) |
| Week 4 | UNIT 6 (1 Focus on the Topic + 2 Focus on Reading – Reading One: What is a Hero? + Inferring Meaning from Metaphors) |
| Week 5 | UNIT 6 (Reading Two: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Creating an Outline to Take Notes + The Use of the Present Tense in a Story About the Past) |
| Week 6 | UNIT 6 (3 Focus on Writing: Vocabulary + Grammar for Writing – Time Clauses in the Present Tense) |
| Week 7 | MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS |
| Week 9 | UNIT 6 (3 Focus on Writing: Writing a One-Paragraph Story) |
| Week 10 | UNIT 7 (1 Focus on the Topic + 2 Focus on Reading – Reading One: Leech + How to Answer True and False Statements ) |
| Week 11 | UNIT 7 (Reading Two: Gross Medicine + Taking Double Entry Notes) |
| Week 12 | UNIT 7 (3 Focus on Writing: Vocabulary + Grammar for Writing: Adverbs of Manner + Writing a Narrative Paragraph) |
| Week 13 | UNIT 8 (1 Focus on the Topic + 2 Focus on Reading – Reading One: Will Indigenous Culture Survive? + Reading Two: Touring Penan Country + Identifying the Purpose of Quoted Spech) |
| Week 14 | UNIT 8 (3 Focus on Writing: Vocabulary + Grammar for Writing: Will and Be Going To to Express Predictions and Future Plans + Writing a Narrative Paragraph) |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAMINATIONS |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Haugnes, N. & Maher, B. (2020). NorthStar: Reading & Writing Level 2, Fifth Edition, Pearson.
Learning Outcomes
- 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.
- L02 extend their reading skills through a variety of higher level reading passages.
- L03 analyze various reading passages by employing necessary reading techniques such as skimming, scanning, inferring and etc.
- L04 reflect the acquired knowledge by writing a short descriptive paragraph about themselves.
Program Outcomes
- P01 PO1: To identify and use theoretical and applied knowledge as well as up-to-date/cutting edge laboratory techniques and analyses methods in the field of molecular biology and genetics.
- P02 PO2: To identify problems related to molecular biology and genetics.
- P03 PO3: To design and conduct experiments through hypothesis driven scientific research; and to analyze and interpret data to find solutions to molecular biology and genetics related problems.
- P04 PO4: To work independently and as part of research group in a multidisciplinary team setting
- P05 PO5: To apply the principles of scientific research ethics and academic integrity
- P06 PO6: To interpret, explain and present primary scientific literature and novel findings in oral, written and visual presentation formats
- P07 PO7: To evaluate experimental data and theoretical findings by using critical and analytical thinking techniques.
- P08 PO8: To use the currently acceptable process of preparing research proposals and manuscripts for publishing in scientific journals.
- P09 PO9: To apply the principles of molecular biology and genetics in generating/finding solutions to social problems / issues.
- P10 PO10: To identify and implement environmental and laboratory safety procedures.
- P11 PO11: To identify and apply the necessary professional skill set in projects and jobs involving independent and competitive careers in academia, industrial, medical or clinical research, science education, scientific writing and communication, health care, health care policy and civil service.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |