Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BASIC FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) YDİ212 4. 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 The aim of this course is to enable students develop basic skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing) and pay good attention to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Course Content The level of the course is A2. The content consists of comparative and superlative adjectives, adjective clauses, modal verbs (have to, should, must), the past perfect tense, passive voice, the present prefect continuous tense, first and second conditional, synonyms and antonyms of adjectives, parts of body, clothes, adjectives to describe feelings, past participle adjectives, compound nouns, vocabulary of birth, marriage and death, words that are easily confused, everyday English and reading texts and listening tracks including new structures and vocabulary.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students can read and comprehend pre-intermediate level sentences.
2) Students can form, say, write and understand pre-intermediate level sentences.
3) Students can make conversations.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, Synoyms and Antonyms of Adjectives Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming; Buzz Group
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
2. Week Synonyms and Antonyms of Adjectives, Social Activities Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Role Play
Brainstorming; Speech Loop; Large Group Discussion
Storyline; Scenario Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week Adjective Clauses Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Homework
4. Week Modals of Obligation (Must, Have To, Don't Have To, Should) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Demonstration
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Debate; Buzz Group
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning 		Homework
5. Week Parts of the Body, Clothes, Expressions Used at the Doctor's Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week The Past Perfect Tense, Conjunctions of Contrast and Reason-Result (Although, Because, So), Conjunctions of Time (When, While, Before, After, As, Until, As Soon As) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Storyline; Case Based Learning 		Homework
7. Week Adjectives of Feelings, Exclamations with So and Such Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study; Demonstration
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Opinion Pool; Buzz Group
Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework
8. Week Passive Voice Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Words That Go Together (Noun+Noun, Adverb+Past Participle), Expressions on the Phone Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Speech Loop
Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week The Present Perfect Simple and Continuous, Tense Review Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework
11. Week Vocabulary on Life's Big Moments (Marriage, Death etc.), Expressions for Good News and Bad News Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Large Group Discussion
Storyline; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework
12. Week First and Second Conditionals (If), Words that are Easily Confused (Bring vs Take, etc.) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion; Workshop
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning 		Homework
13. Week Thank You and Goodbye, Correcting Common Mistakes Lecture
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning; Storyline; Case Based Learning 		Homework
14. Week Revision Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion; Workshop
Brain Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Headway Pre-intermediate Student's Book (5th Edition, Oxford University Press)
Headway Pre-intermediate Workbook (5th Edition, Oxford University Press)

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
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