T.C.
ATILIM UNIVERSITY
Department of Foreign Languages
2013-2014 Fall
English 101 / 101S / 101H Communication Skills I
General
Aim
Eng. 101 is a must course for the freshman students who have received a score between
60 and 74 in English Proficiency Exam at Prep School. The course hours of ENG 101 are 4
hours per week(4,5 ECTS), those of ENG 101S are 6 hours per week (4,5 ECTS), and those of
ENG 101 H (hybrid learning), which will be alternatively served for the direct transferred
students, are 3 hours (face to face) plus 3 hours (online) (4,5 ECTS) if preferred.
Aim
The aim of this course is to help students improve their overall proficiency in the English
language, which will enable them to follow their departmental courses with ease as an
Independent User in level B1 as stated in Common European Framework of Reference.
Therefore, this course aims to equip students with more lexical and grammatical practice and the
reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills required to understand their course books and
follow lectures in their departments and carry out tasks required for the courses.
Besides, in Eng. 101, students will develop their critical thinking skills and adopt basic
study skills, which are crucial throughout their academic and professional lives.
Course
Objectives
In the light of the aims and after following planned academic activities, the students of
Eng. 101, Eng. 101S and Eng. 101H will be able to;
 read and evaluate various reading passages which will get them to think critically and
generate their own ideas,
 recognize and use essential vocabulary in familiar topics,
 read and analyze texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or contextual
language,
 analyze and evaluate the information given in a text for various purposes,
 use the information in a text to infer meaning which is not explicit in the text,
 draw conclusions based on the information in the text,
 identify and accurately use grammatical structures which will convey their thoughts,
 listen actively for specific information and main ideas,
 ask and answer questions appropriately,
 listen for key and inferred messages in audio material,
 retain and use vocabulary from audio material and related readings in exercises,
discussions, presentations and other follow up activities,
 express their ideas in the classroom discussions,
 express opinions orally in pre- and post- listening discussions,
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produce written documents to express their ideas effectively,
use transitions appropriately and accurately in their written documents,
connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events in related
situations,
briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans,
develop sufficient vocabulary to express themselves on most topics pertinent to everyday
life such as work, travel, business, etc.,
utilize technology to do self-study by using IT (web-based assignments) support.
Specific
Course
Activities
In order to reach the course objectives specified above, during Eng. 101, students will
specifically;
 actively participate in the lead-in activities,
 listen to recorded texts, dialogues, and talks and do related activities,
 ask and answer questions about the text and discuss the points in the text listened,
 discuss on a topic and participate in the lessons actively,
 read texts using various strategies and techniques through which they participate in
discussions and generate ideas,
 study word definitions, word forms, synonyms, idioms, prefixes and suffixes and
develop guessing techniques in the text,
 review and effectively use the English sentence elements, present, past and future tenses,
passives, and subject-verb agreement and do related activities,
 analyze written documents and identify components,
 produce similar written documents using proper organization, content, vocabulary, and
mechanics,
 participate in reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities and tasks actively and
productively.
Course
Material
During Eng. 101, the following course book will be used:
- Language Leader– Intermediate by David Cotton, David Falvey and Simon Kent
Students are required to purchase the original of this material. The original copy of the
course book will give students an access code number to use to log in “myenglishlab.com.”
They need to have this code number in order to do the activities on the Internet because their
performance on doing these activities will be checked by the instructor and the IT performance
will be graded.
Throughout the semester, students will be evaluated as follows.
Course
Assessment
Type of Assessment
Percentage (%)
Quiz
10
Speaking Tasks
10
IT
10
Portfolio
10
Midterm
25
Final
35
TOTAL
100
Grading Scale
The following letter grade system will be employed. The students should not expect a
‘Curve’ to be employed. DFL reserves the right to announce a Catalogue or Curve.
AA
90-100
BA
85-89
BB
80-84
CB
75-79
CC
70-74
DC
65-69
DD
60-64
FD
50-59
FF
0-49
1. Attendance is required for this course. Those who exceed 30 % of absenteeism limit will not
Expectations be allowed to take the final exam, regardless of the reason for absenteeism, whether it is due to
from
health or disciplinary issues. Attendance is taken at the end of each class hour. Students are
Students
required to keep track of their own attendance. The instructor is not responsible for supplying
regular attendance figures to them.
2. Medical reports are only accepted to have a chance to take the exams they miss and only if
the reports are submitted in due course and with proper attribution to the regulations of the
university. Medical reports will not be counted as an excuse for absenteeism, unless otherwise
stated by the university management.
3. Students must attend and be prepared to become an active and successful participant of the
course. To do this:
a. They have to come to class with the relevant course material. (Notebook, pen, course
book, reading material, etc.).
b. They should keep the deadlines of assignments and tasks.
c. They should actively participate in the classroom discussions.
d. They are not allowed to activate mobile phones during class.
e. They should use the IT (www.myenglishlab.com) and do the activities.
4. Students need to keep a portfolio* as a requirement of this course. The instructor will ask
them to put some documents in this portfolio. They need to hand in the portfolio to the
instructor at the end of the term and will receive a grade for it. Therefore, starting from the
beginning of the term, students should keep their portfolio as it should be.
5. Students have to be punctual to all lessons.
6. All classroom discussions are in English.
7. Students will be asked to collect materials (articles, research material, etc.) appropriate to the
purpose and content for more classroom discussions and activities.
8. To receive additional assistance, an appointment for tutorials must be arranged.
NOTE: Students who failed in this course with the grade FF or FD in the previous semesters
do not have to attend the classes.
What is IT?
IT is an online component for your Eng. 101, Eng. 101S and Eng. 101H courses, which
includes the whole content of Language Leader Intermediate Workbook. It aims to make a
revision of class work, after the units are handled, with a collection of online homework, which
are selected by DFL instructors for each unit in advance. The students are required to complete
the exercises until the deadline. The rest of the activities will remain open to be worked on
anytime if desired. Students will be graded according to their success percentages in the
program.
What is a Portfolio?
A portfolio is a purposeful collection of students’ work that shows their efforts,
progress, and achievements in an area. It aims to represent a collection of their best work and
efforts, and selected samples of written outcomes being assessed. A portfolio;
 encourages self-directed learning,
 shows students what they have learnt,
 helps them learn about learning,
 shows their improvement,
 provides a way for them to evaluate themselves and their performance.
Students will be asked to keep some of their written work in a file during the term and
submit it to their instructor on the date announced. They should be aware of the instructions and
deadlines.
Format
Content
Students should beware of these points The portfolio should include the
while preparing their portfolio:
following:
 a cover page
 The written outcomes should be
 table of contents
collected in a file.
 4 of the following portfolio
 Each of the written pieces of work
studies:
will be on A4 sheets of paper.
 a paragraph on personality
 All the written outcomes should be
 a CV and cover letter
typed and well organized: Times
 a default essay
New Roman 12, double space, and
 an email
justified.
 Each of the written outcomes will
be evaluated as long as its first
draft has been attached.
Evaluation
The portfolio will be evaluated as follows:
ATILIM UNIVERSITY
DFL
ENG.101 2012-2013 Fall
Portfolio Assessment Criteria
Student’s Name:
Fulfillment : 4/_____
Quality
: 6/_____
Total
: 10/_____
Comments :
Instructor’s Name & Signature:
(Sample cover page for the portfolio)
ATILIM UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
ENGLISH 101
COMMUNICATION SKILLS I
PORTFOLIO
Submitted to: (name of the instructor)
Section:
Submitted by: (name, number)
2013-2014 FALL
ANKARA
(Sample content page for the portfolio)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
:
PART II
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PART III
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PART IV
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Plagiarism Policy for ENG. 101
Plagiarism is using another person's ideas, words, and style without citing its source.
This is stealing and will not be tolerated. A plagiarized work will receive a failing grade.
Reference is made to the following paragraph from the University Senate Action on
Academic Honesty:
In an effort to raise greater awareness of the serious ethical issue of plagiarism the
University Senate voted to add the following paragraph to the University's Disciplinary
Regulations:
"The use of someone else's ideas, viewpoints, findings or words in a paper, project
report or any similar document which is presented as part of a course requirement, without
proper acknowledgment of the source, is punishable by suspension from the University for one
week to one month.
To submit any homework, project, report, term paper or thesis which has been prepared
by someone else as one's own work with or without amendments, and to present in a thesis
someone else's ideas or findings without the acknowledgment of the source is punishable by
suspension from the university for one or two semesters."
Tentative 15
Week Plan
Fall Term
Syllabus and
Pacing List
for Eng 101
/ 101S / 101
H
WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND PRE-STUDY PAGES (ENG 101 / 101S)
WEEK
Week 1
Week 2
TOPICS
Orientation
Course Memo
Unit 1- Personality
(1.1 Personality Types, 1.2 Measuring Personality)
Week 3
Unit 1- Personality
(1.3 Charisma, 1.4 Personality Clash)
Week 4
Unit 1- Personality
Speaking Task 1- Choosing a Team Member
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Holiday
Portfolio Study 1- Personality Traits of a Famous Person
Unit 3- Work
(3.1 Jobs, 3.2 Homeworking)
Quiz
Unit 3- Work
(3.3 Killer Questions, 3.4 Situation vacant)
Unit 3- Work
Portfolio Study 2 – CV and Cover Letter
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Speaking Task 2 – Dream Job
Unit 5- Advertising
(5.1 What makes a good advert?)
Unit 5- Advertising
(5.2 Ways of advertising, 5.3 Advertising and children, 5.4B-Kool soft drinks)
Midterm
Portfolio Study 3- Default Essay
Unit 6- Business
(6.1 In Business, 6.2 Business Dilemmas)
Unit 6 - Business
(6.3 Business Icons, 6.4 Sunglasses after Dark)
Week 14
Portfolio Study 4 – An E-mail
Speaking Task 3 – An Interesting Business Plan
Week 15
Consolidation
Week 16
Portfolio Submission
WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND PRE-STUDY PAGES (ENG 101 H)
WEEK
TOPICS
Week 1
Orientation
Course Memo
Week 2
Unit 1- Personality
In Class
Coursebook
1.1 Page 6 (1 hour)
1.1 Page 7 (1 hour)
Coursebook
1.2 Page 8 (1 hour)
Online
Workbook
1.1 Exercise 1, 3, 4 (1 hour)
Workbook
1.2 Exercise 1, 4, 5 (1 hour)
Coursebook
Language reference and extra practice Pages
134-135 Exercise 1, 2 (1 hour)
Unit 1- Personality
In Class
Coursebook
1.2 Page 9 (1 hour)
1.2 Page 10 and 11 (1 hour) – including
parts 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b on page 11
Week 3
Coursebook
1.3 Page 11 (1 hour) – grammar:
present simple and present continuous
Online
Workbook 1.3 Exercise 1
+
Coursebook - Language reference and extra
practice
Page 135 Exercise 5, 6 (1 hour)
Workbook 1.3
Exercise 2, 3, 4
+
Coursebook - Language reference and extra
practice (1 hour)
Pages 134-135 Exercise 3
Week 4
Unit 1- Personality
Speaking Task 1- Choosing a Team Member
In Class
Online
Workbook 1.3 Exercise 1
+
Coursebook 1.4 Page 12 (2 hours)
Coursebook - Language reference and extra
practice
Page 135 Exercise 5, 6 (1 hour)
Workbook 1.3
Speaking Task 1- Choosing a Team
Exercise 2, 3, 4
Member (1 hour)
+
Coursebook - Language reference and extra
practice (1 hour)
Pages 134-135 Exercise 3
Coursebook 1.4 Page 12 (1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4)
and extra practice (1 hour)
Pages 134-135 Exercise 3
Week 5
Holiday
Unit 3- Work
Portfolio Study 1- Personality Traits of a Famous Person
In Class
Coursebook
3.1 Page 26 (1 hour)
3.1 Page 27 (1 hour)
Week 6
Coursebook
3.2 Page 28 (1 hour)
Online
Workbook
3.1 Exercise 1, 3
+
Portfolio Study 1- Personality Traits of a
Famous Person (1 hour)
Workbook 3.2
Exercise 1, 2, 3 (1 hour)
Coursebook - Language reference and extra
practice (1 hour)
Pages 139 Exercises 6, 8
Unit 3- Work
Quiz
Week 7
In Class
Coursebook
3.2 Page 29 (1 hour)
3.3 Page 30 (1 hour)
Online
Workbook
3.2 Exercises 1, 2, 3 (1 hour)
Coursebook
Language reference and extra practice
Pages 139 Exercises 6, 8 (1 hour)
Quiz
Unit 3- Work
Portfolio Study 2 – CV and Cover Letter
Speaking Task 2 – Dream Job
Week 8
In Class
Coursebook
3.3 Page 31 (1 hour)
3.5 Page 34-35 (1 hour)
Online
Workbook
3.2 Exercises 4, 5
3.3 Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4 (1 hour)
Coursebook
3.4 Page 32-33 (1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4) (1 hour)
Speaking Task 2 – Dream Job
hour)
(1
Portfolio Study 2 – CV and Cover Letter (1
hour)
Unit 5- Advertising
Quiz feedback
Week 9
In Class
Coursebook
5.1 Page 48 (1 hour)
5.1 Page 49 (1 hour)
Coursebook
5.2 Page 50 (1 hour)
Online
Workbook
5.1 Exercise 1
Workbook
5.2 Exercises 1, 2, 3
Coursebook
Language reference and extra practice Pages
139 Exercises 6, 7 (1 hour)
Unit 5- Advertising
Midterm
In Class
Coursebook
5.2 Page 51 (1 hour)
5.3 Page 52 (1 hour)
Week 10
Coursebook
5.3 Page 53 (1 hour)
Online
Workbook
5.2 Exercises 4, 5
5.3 Exercises 1, 2,
Workbook
5.3 Exercises 3, 4 (1 hour – including the
online exercises above)
Coursebook
5.4 Page 55-56 (1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c) (2
hours)
Week 11
Default Essay Writing
Portfolio Study 3- Default Essay
In Class
Default Essay Instruction (3 hours)
Week 12
Unit 6- Business
In Class
Coursebook
6.1 Page 58 (1 hour)
6.1 Page 59 (1 hour)
Coursebook
6.2 Page 60 (1 hour)
Online
Portfolio Study 3- Default Essay
Online
Workbook
6.1 Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4
Workbook
6.2 Exercise 1
Unit 6- Business
Week 13
Week 14
In Class
Coursebook
6.2 Page 61 (1 hour)
6.3 Page 62 (1 hour)
Coursebook
6.3 Page 162 (1 hour)
Unit 6- Business
Online
Workbook
6.2 Exercises 2, 3
6.3 Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4
Workbook
6.3 Exercises 3, 4
In Class
Coursebook
Online
Workbook
6.3 Page 63 (2 hours)
6.4 page 64 (1 hour)
Week 15
Unit 6- Business
Portfolio Study 4 – An E-mail
Speaking Task 3 – An Interesting Business Plan
In Class
Coursebook
6.5 Page 66-67 (2 hours)
Speaking Task 3 – An Interesting Business Plan
(1 hour)
Week 16
Consolidation
6.3 Exercises 5, 6 (1 hour)
Workbook
6.4 Exercises 2, 4 (1 hour)
Online
Portfolio Study 4 – An E-mail
(2 hours)
Coursebook
Language reference and extra
practice Page 145 Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7 (1 hour)