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 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
- P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
- P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
- P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
- P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
- P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
- P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
- P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
- P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
- P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
- P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
- P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
- P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
- P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
- P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P14 | P15 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |