Social Service
Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
Programme of Social Service
Course Details
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
Programme of Social Service
Course Details
| Course Code | Course Name | Year | Period | Semester | T+A+L | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03041007 | Reading and Speaking in English I | 2026 | Autumn | 3 | 2+0+0 | 4 | 4 |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Cycle | Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6) |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Methods and Techniques | - |
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face |
| Prerequisites | - |
| Coordinator | - |
| Instructor(s) | Lect. Yusuf UYSAL |
| Instructor Assistant(s) | - |
Course Instructor(s)
| Name and Surname | Room | E-Mail Address | Internal | Meeting Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lect. Hasan Emre ERGÜN | K-105 | [email protected] | 7322 | |
| Lect. Yusuf UYSAL | A-106 | [email protected] | 7819 | Friday 09:00 - 11:00 |
Course Content
This course consists of course content structured around current themes from the academic world and simulates real academic tasks that students will need in their university education. While developing reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills, the course also supports competencies in critical thinking, referencing, and independent study. Based on the Academic Word List (AWL), the content presents the language structures most frequently required in higher education within a contextual framework.
Objectives of the Course
It aims to prepare students for university education. This course develops the four core language skills—reading, writing, listening, and speaking—together through realistic academic scenarios. By using authentic texts, it helps students acquire essential academic study skills such as critical thinking, note-taking, and referencing. Its primary goal is to enable students to achieve the academic competence needed to study in English independently in their respective fields.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
| Basic Vocational Courses | |
| Specialization / Field Courses | |
| Support Courses | |
| Transferable Skills Courses | |
| Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses | X |
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
| Relationship Levels | ||||
| Lowest | Low | Medium | High | Highest |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| # | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|
| P14 | Uses a foreign language at the general level A1-A1+ of the European Language Portfolio. | 5 |
Course Learning Outcomes
| Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Learning Outcomes | Outcome Relationship | Measurement Method ** |
| O1 | To be able to read short and simple texts, to comprehend simple content in written texts such as advertisements and posters. | P.14.6 | 1 |
| O2 | To be able to use basic expressions at a simple level for everyday life. | P.14.1 | 1 |
| O3 | To be able to comprehend frequently used expressions and sentences in listening and reading texts | P.14.2 | 1 |
| O4 | To be able to introduce oneself in social environments, to ask and answer questions about personal information. | P.14.3 | 1 |
| O5 | To be able to express his/her own past, his/her immediate environment and events at a basic level in written and oral form. | P.14.4 | 1 |
| O6 | To be able to fill out simple forms encountered in daily life, to create short and simple notes. | P.14.5 | 1 |
| ** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7 | |||
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Course Introduction: Presentation of the textbook and course outline, discussion of student expectations and classroom rules. Ice-breaking activities and an overview of the skills covered in the course. |
| 2 | 1A) Listening & Speaking: How do you study? Understanding key information in a presentation and taking notes. Grammar: Present Simple. (Pages: 9-10-11). |
| 3 | 1B) Reading: Identifying text types and topics. Reading the text titled "Learning new skills", answering the questions, and taking notes. (Pages 12-13) ASSIGNMENT: TASK 4 on page 14 will be assigned as homework. |
| 4 | Checking assignments. 2A) Listening & Speaking: Evaluating academic websites and understanding their designs. Video: Watching a student presentation and taking notes. How should presentation language be? Signposting / Ordering words (Firstly, secondly…). (Pages 23-24-25). |
| 5 | ASSIGNMENT: The vocabulary section in 2D will be assigned as homework. |
| 6 | Checking assignments. 2C) Writing: How to describe? Academic language: Noun phrases with adjectives. Ordering adjectives. Writing a descriptive paragraph with the class. (Pages 30-31) ASSIGNMENT: Students will choose a company or an organization and describe it. (See: TASK 3) (At least 100 words) |
| 7 | Providing feedback on assignments. 2C) Writing: Analyzing a descriptive paragraph. Academic language: In addition, also, so, or, and, but. Writing a descriptive paragraph with the class using these conjunctions. (Again, related to a company or an organization.) Information about the midterm exam will be provided. (Pages 32-33). |
| 8 | Midterm Exam. |
| 9 | Ders programı akışına ve akademik formata uygun olarak hazırladığım çeviri şu şekilde: 3A) Listening & Speaking: Talking about the Olympic Games. VIDEO: A lecture video on this topic will be watched and notes will be taken. Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives. (Pages 37-38-39) ASSIGNMENT: Students will introduce a city from Turkey. (See: Task 5). |
| 10 | Checking assignments. ASSIGNMENT: The vocabulary section in 3D will be assigned as homework. |
| 11 | Checking assignments. 4A) Listening & Speaking: Working on statistical charts. VIDEO: Watching a student presentation on global cocoa production. Academic language: Expressing numbers exactly or approximately. (Pages 51-52-53) |
| 12 | 5C) Writing: Writing definitions and descriptions. Academic language: a new word / idea + be + noun phrase. Writing a defining/descriptive paragraph with the class. (Pages 72-73) ASSIGNMENT: Students will describe their mobile phones or computers in a paragraph. (See: Page 75 - TASK 3) (At least 100 words) They will mention their functions, etc. They can also include descriptive sentences. |
| 13 | Providing feedback on assignments. 5A) Listening & Speaking. A lecture on biomimetics will be watched and notes will be taken. Academic language: Definitions, explanations, examples. Reading a text on anthropomorphism and taking notes. (Pages 65-66-67) WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Students will describe their rooms (either in a dormitory or at home), using defining or descriptive sentences. (At least 100 words) |
| 14 | Providing feedback on assignments. General review session. Optional: 5D) Vocabulary section can be covered. Final exam information. |
Textbook or Material
| Resources | Oxford EAP - A course in English for Academic Purposes (Elementary-A2)-Oxford University Press (2013) |
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
| In-Term Studies | Quantity | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Practice | - | - |
| Field Study | - | - |
| Course Specific Internship (If Any) | - | - |
| Homework | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Projects | - | - |
| Quiz | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 (%) |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 (%) |
| Total | 100 (%) | |
ECTS / Working Load Table
| Quantity | Duration | Total Work Load | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Week Number and Time | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation/Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fieldwork | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 52 | 52 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Work Load: | 120 | ||
| Total Work Load / 30 | 4 | ||
| Course ECTS Credits: | 4 | ||
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
| Relationship Levels | ||||
| Lowest | Low | Medium | High | Highest |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| # | Learning Outcomes | P14 |
|---|---|---|
| O1 | To be able to use basic expressions at a simple level for everyday life. | 5 |
| O2 | To be able to comprehend frequently used expressions and sentences in listening and reading texts | 5 |
| O3 | To be able to introduce oneself in social environments, to ask and answer questions about personal information. | 5 |
| O4 | To be able to express his/her own past, his/her immediate environment and events at a basic level in written and oral form. | 5 |
| O5 | To be able to fill out simple forms encountered in daily life, to create short and simple notes. | 5 |
| O6 | To be able to read short and simple texts, to comprehend simple content in written texts such as advertisements and posters. | 5 |