GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH I/IR305
Course Title: PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH I
Credits 3 ECTS 7
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Instructor Bülent GÖKER
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/gbulent
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gbulent@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The students will learn some concepts of internetional relations.
They will learn vocabulary in the field of international relations.
They will be able to read and understand texts.
They will be able to acquire reading and writing skills.
They will learn the word families (verb-noun-adjective-adverb).
They will learn the sentence structure.
They will learn some conjunctions.
They will learn stems and prefixes.
They will learn the relative clauses.
They will learn paragraph construction.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommende optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Orientation
2. Week  Unit One: 'The Territorial State' Technical Terms
3. Week  Unit One continued
4. Week  Unit Two: 'The Nation and Natioalism'
5. Week  Unit Two continued
6. Week  Unit Three: 'The Strength of a State- Material Resources'
7. Week  Unit Three continued
8. Week  Grammar Exercises
9. Week  Mid-Term
10. Week  Unit Four: 'The Strength of a State- Human Resources
11. Week  Unit Four continued
12. Week  Unit Five:'Evaluating the Strength of a State'
13. Week  Unit Five continued
14. Week  Unit Six: 'A World View - International Law'
15. Week  Unit Six continued
16. Week  General Revision
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Peterson P.W.: Actors In World Politics
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Studying Texts, Question and Answer, Drill-Practice
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
0
 Assignment
2
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
16
3
48
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
3
6
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
5
5
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
10
20
 Final and Studying for Final
4
10
40
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
167
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.68
 ECTS: 
7
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having theretical knowledge and competenceX
3Obtaining professional qualification to work at state institutions and organizations, private sector and non-governmental organizations in the field of professions that district governorship, administrative jurisdiction magistracy, diplomacy, inspectorship and expert assistantship with the advantage of accumulation of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having adequate information about the regional and global institutions and organizations which dominate interntional relationsX
5Being able to comprehend the status of Turkey and other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Having information about the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regions with regards to their history, economics, sociology and strategy by analyzing international system with regional perspectiveX
7Being able to make interpretation on the progresses of international relations with respect to international lawX
8Having knowledge of the political history of XIX. and XX. century to make interpretations on contemporary international relations systemX
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analysesX
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literatureX
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of continuous learningX
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinkingX