GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH II/IR306
Course Title: PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH II
Credits 3 ECTS 7
Semester 6 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 be able to understand and evaluate what they read through texts related to their own area.
They will learn some new words, terms and phrases in the field of international relations..
They will learn word families (verb-noun-adjective-adverb).
They will learn conjunctions.
They will learn the basic elements of paragraph organization (topic sentence, body, conclusion sentence, unity, coherence and cohesion).
They will be able to write short paragraphs.
They will be able to find the main idea of listening and reading texts. The students will learn causatives.
They will use passive and active structures appropriately.
They will be able to use conditionals..
They will be able gain listening, reading and writing skills.
 -- 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 recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Unit Six: 'A World View International Law'
2. Week  Unit Six continued
3. Week  Unit Seven: 'A World View - The Working of Diplomacy'
4. Week  Unit Seven continued
5. Week  Unit Eight: 'Resource Allocation and Economic Development'
6. Week  Unit Eight continued
7. Week  Grammar Exercises
8. Week  Vocabulary Exercises
9. Week  MidTerm
10. Week  Translation Translation of a current article
11. Week  Unit Nine: 'Nonstate Actors - Economic Organizations'
12. Week  Unit Nine continued
13. Week  Unit Ten: 'Nonstate Actors - Intergovernmental and Nongovernmental Organizations'
14. Week  Unit Ten continued
15. Week  Reading Comprehension
16. Week  General Review
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Peterson P.W.: Actors In World Politics
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
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
2
5
10
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
10
20
 Final and Studying for Final
4
10
40
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
172
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.88
 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