Name of Department: Foreign Languages
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Programme: Bachelor in Architecture |
Course Title: Advanced English |
Language of Instruction: English |
Course Code:
ENG 201 |
Type of Course: mandatory |
Level of Course: undergraduate (first cycle) |
Semester: October-January |
Year of Study: 3 hrs/wk; 1st year, 1st semester |
ECTS Credits: 3 |
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prac. work hrs/wk 0 |
private work hrs/wk |
total hrs/semester |
Pre-requisite: ENG 101 & ENG 102 |
Co-requisite: none |
Name of Lecturer: Eylem Mersin E-mail eylemmersin@iyte.edu.tr |
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Objective of the course: The course provides further reading improvement and vocabulary expansion through readings reflecting a variety of topics and forms of discourse. The student will become acquainted with the fundamental practical procedures of analysing architectural constructions while carrying out significant research in a given aspect of his/her topic. He/she will also develop oral skills in presenting analysis of a specific topic.
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Course Contents:
Reading different articles based on the “Situation-Problem-Solution-Evaluation” and analysing this concept in various published articles. Research techniques including survey techniques and questionnaires. Writing short reports and abstracts. Practice with the development of oral skills.
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Bibliography:
Glendinning, Eric H. & Holmström, Beverly. (1992). Study Reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Huckin, Thomas N. & Olsen, Leslie A. (1991) Technical Writing and Professional Communication. Singapore: McGraw-Hill International. |
Teaching & Learning Methods:
2 wks fieldwork; 4 wks tutorial; 3 hrs/wk lecture throughout the semester
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Assessment Methods:
2-hr first written midterm examination ca. 8th week of semester: 20%; 2-hr second written midterm examination ca.13th week of semester: 15%; seminar presentation: 15%; 2-hr written final examination held during the regular final-examination period of the academic calendar: 50%.
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