RESULT NO:8
Curriculum for
Communicative English
Language
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission and Turkish National Agency. All
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Project number:
2013-1-TR1-LEO05-47528
After studying to get common point for the Curriculum for Communicative English Language
followings were reached and accepted as common curriculum for the language learners.
OVERALL
A. Level
: B1
B. Duration
: 3 Months
C. The objectives of the subject
The English language is used everywhere. When we meet people from other countries, we
need English for communication. English is used in films, literature, songs, sports, business,
products, trades and entertainment, and through these channels many English words and
expressions have found their way into our own language. When we want information on
something of private or professional interest, we often search for it in English. Moreover,
English is increasingly used in education and working life, also in academic life.
Academicians need to know English at, at least, B1 level to communicate with other
academicians from abroad or make search on foreign academic resources.
Thus English as an international subject is both a tool and a way of gaining knowledge and
personal insight. Real English Project will enable the academicians to communicate with
others on personal, social, literary and interdisciplinary topics in three-month-course
duration. It will give insight into how individuals think and live in the English-speaking world.
Communicative skills and cultural insight can promote greater interaction, understanding
and respect between people with different cultural backgrounds. In this way linguistic and
cultural competence contributes to the all-round personal development and fosters
democratic commitment and a better understanding of responsible citizenship.
D. The Contents
The contents have been structured into three main areas with competence aims. These
main subject are as supplement each other and are considered together.
A. Intermediate Listening Lessons: During our course academicians will improve their
pronunciation skills by listening phrases and idioms in the texts which will be able to be
listened.
B. Speaking and Conversation Lessons: During our course academicians will improve their
conversation skills by answering the multiple choice questions in which one turn in the
conversation is missed.,
C. Video Lessons: During our course academicians will also study video lessons in which
both they can listen and read. In this videos subtitles are used and they focus on
understanding of language itself.
D. Vocabulary Lessons: In this part, there are two main titles; Phrasal Verbs and General
Vocabulary. Academicians will able read the explanations and hear the pronunciations
of common phrasal verbs, words, and phrases. They will also use Dictionary and
Phrasalonary pages.
CURRICULUM
(Content of Modules)
Module 1: Flying Overseas
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Booking a ticket
Check-in
Passport control
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Taking a taxi
Hotel check-in
Filling in required documents
Asking for bill
Module 2: Arrival
Module 3: Exploring the City (Part-1)
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Visiting Info-desk
Travelling around the city
Visiting historical and touristic places
Module 4: Exploring the City (Part-2)
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Finding places to eat & drink
Talking about the menu
Ordering
Shopping
Module 5: At the Conference Hall (Part-1)
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Registration
Meeting with people
Introducing yourself / talking about your CV
Module 6: At the Conference Hall (Part-2)
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Listening to a conference or presentation
Taking notes
Asking questions about the speech
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Preparing a conference presentation
Giving an effective speech
Effective body language
Ending the presentation
Module 7: At Work
Module 8: Discussion Session
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Taking notes
Asking understandable questions
Listening to questions
Giving effective and reliable answers
Module 9: Got Lost!
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Asking for directions
Module 10: Emergency!
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Calling for help
Visiting a hospital
Talking about aches
Filling in required documents
Module 11: Phoning Colleagues
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Phoning colleagues from the international meetings
Asking for a clarification or repetition on the phone
Discussing about an issue in the field
Module 12: Summing Up
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An example of a successful conference experience