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 Students know the stages of production of radio, television and cinema productions, have the ability and competence to plan and implement work in the stages of production.
- P02 Students know the basic working principles and operations of audiovisual production tools, have the ability to effectively use these tools in the production process of radio, television and cinema productions.
- P03 Students have knowledge about theories in the field of radio, television and cinema.
- P04 Students know the historical development process of radio, television and cinema in the world and in Turkey.
- P05 Students know the legislation governing the field of radio, television and cinema, national and international professional organizations and ethical principles.
- P06 Students know the types of programs in radio and television broadcasting.
- P07 Students know the genres and trends of Cinema.
- P08 Students know the methods of analyzing and evaluating messages in audio and visual environments.
- P09 Students prepare, design and implement project proposals for radio, television and cinema projects suitable for different broadcasting environments.
- P10 Students know the techniques of writing scripts, have the ability to write scripts and prepare a shooting script.
- P11 Students have the ability to make sound and image editing, apply it in the fields of digital sound design, image design and visual effects use in field-specific content production.
- P12 Students have the ability to consider, analyze and evaluate the social, economic, political, cultural, etc. effects of media content in written, audio and visual environments from a critical point of view.
- P13 Students have the competence to design and produce programs and/or make films in the field of radio, television and cinema.
- P14 Students are proficient in the basic principles of Image aesthetics, visual design, cinematographic language/expression and composition.
- P15 Students have knowledge about Radio and Television management.
- P16 Students know the standards in field-specific products.
- P17 Students are proficient in collaborating for joint work and production in the field of radio, television and cinema.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P14 | P15 | P16 | P17 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |