Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BASIC FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) YDİ211 3. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Gülşah KARAGÜLLE
Assistants
Goals To enable students develop basic skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing), to pay good attention to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Course Content The level of the course is A2. The content of the course:tenses, expressing obligation,comparatives and superlatives, conditional sentences, articles, expressions of quantity, passives, linking words-social expressions in everyday situations, reading and listening passages in various subjects which include new vocabulary and language structures
Learning Outcomes 1) Speaking skill
2) Listening skill
3) Writing skill

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Tense revision Lecture; Question Answer

Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Tenses- Asking questions Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Homework
3. Week Right Word-Wrong Word, Social Expressions Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Debate
Brain Based Learning; Play Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week Present Tenses (Simpe Present Tense, Present Continuous Tense, Have/Have Got) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning
Homework Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week Free Time Activities Word Bank, Making Conversation, Linking Words (Contrast, Reason-Result) Lecture; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Debate; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Narrative Past Tenses (Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense) Lecture; Question Answer; Role Play; Demonstration
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Storyline
Homework
7. Week Adverbs of Manner, Saying When (Dates, Years, Prepositions) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Buzz Group
Play Based Learning
Homework
8. Week Countable-Uncountable Nouns (Food), Articles Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning; Storyline
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Expressions of Quantity, Expressions Used When Eating with Others, Synonyms of 'Nice' Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Debate; Workshop
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Verb Patterns, Gerund-Infinitive Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Demonstration
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Station
Storyline; Scenario Based Learning
Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Future Tenses, Phrasal Verbs, Expressions of Doubt and Certainty Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study; Role Play
Brainstorming; Speech Loop; Debate; Buzz Group
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Present Perfect Tense, Simple Past Tense Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Speech Loop; Buzz Group; Large Group Discussion
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Storyline; Brain Based Learning
Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Word Endings and Word Stress, Tag Question Lecture; Question Answer; Role Play
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Speech Loop; Buzz Group; Large Group Discussion
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning
Homework
14. Week Revision Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Headway Pre-Intermediate-4th Edition & Workbook
Headway Pre-Intermediate-5th Edition & Workbook

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 1 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course