ATILIM UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PRACTICE
Course Name
COMMUNICATION SKILLS I
Pre-requisite Courses
Language of the
Course
Course Type
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Mode of Delivery
(face to face, distance
learning)
Learning and
Teaching Strategies
Course Aims
Learning Outcomes
of the Course
Content of the Course
WEEK
1
2
3
4
Code
Term
ENG 101
2
L+P
Hour
2+2
Credits
ECTS
4
4,5
None
English
Compulsory
DFL
Instructors of DFL
None
Face to face
Eclectic
This course aims 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.
 help students develop their critical thinking skills and adopt basic study
skills, which are crucial throughout their academic and professional lives
through written products and oral activities and IT.
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
 listen and respond to dialogues and talks
 discuss on a topic and participate in conversations,
 read texts using various reading strategies and techniques as well as
generating ideas about the texts,
 make predictions, develop assumptions and express them properly,
 use the English sentence structures correctly,
 produce written documents (a rewrite of a story by using personality
adjectives, a CV and cover letter, a default essay, an e-mail) using proper
organization, content, vocabulary and mechanics,
 deliver presentations on the specific topics assigned.
This course consists of basic study skills, reading comprehension, class discussions
about the topic of the unit, vocabulary building, and critical analysis of texts. It
also includes research assignments, review of the English language structure,
listening and note-taking, analysis of written products. There is practice on writing,
portfolio keeping. Preparing and delivering presentations, use of technology are
significant components of the course, as well.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND PRE-STUDY PAGES
TOPICS
PRE-STUDY PAGES
Course Memo
Orientation
Course Memo
Unit 1- Personality
(1.1 Personality Types, 1.2 Measuring Personality)
Unit 1- Personality
(1.3 Charisma, 1.4 Personality Clash)
Unit 1- Personality
Speaking Task 1- Choosing a Team Member
Language Leader
pp. 6-15
Language Leader
pp. 6-15
Language Leader
pp. 6-15
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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
(3.5 CV and Cover Letter)
Language Leader
pp. 26-35
Speaking Task 2 – Dream Job
Unit 5- Advertising
Language Leader
pp. 48-57
Unit 5- Advertising
(5.2 Ways of advertising, 5.3 Advertising and children, 5.4B-Kool
soft drinks)
Language Leader
pp. 48-57
Portfolio Study 3- Default Essay
Midterm
Unit 6- Business
(6.1 In Business, 6.2 Business Dilemmas)
Unit 6- Business
(6.3 Business Icons, 6.4 Sunglasses after Dark)
Portfolio Study 4 – An E-mail
Speaking Task 3 – An Interesting Business Plan
14
Consolidation
15
Portfolio Submission
Course Book
Language Leader
pp. 26-35
Language Leader
pp. 26-35
Language Leader
pp. 48-57
Language Leader
pp. 58-67
Language Leader
pp. 58-67
Language Leader
pp. 58-67
SOURCES
Language Leader Intermediate
EVALUATION SYSTEM
IN-TERM STUDIES
Mid-terms
Quiz
Portfolio
Speaking Tasks
IT
TOTAL
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL
GRADE
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL
GRADE
TOTAL
Course Category
Supplementary Courses
Basic Occupational Courses
Expertise/Field Courses
Courses on Communication and Management Skills
Transferable Skills Courses
QUANTITY
1
1
1
3
1
PERCENTAGE
25
10
10
10
10
65
65
35
100
X
CORRELATION BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM
COMPETENCIES
Percentage
No
Program Competencies
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
TABLE OF ECTS / WORKLOAD (ENG 101)
Activities
QUANTITY
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
Quiz
Mid-term
Portfolio
Speaking Tasks
Assignment (IT)
Final examination
Total Work Load
15
15
1
1
1
3
4
1
Duration
(Hour)
4
3
3
3
4
4
1
4
Total
Workload
60
45
3
3
4
12
4
4
135
Total Work Load / 30
4,5
ECTS Credit of the Course
4.5
TABLE OF ECTS / WORKLOAD (ENG 101S / 101H)
Activities
QUANTITY
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
Quiz
Mid-term
Portfolio
Speaking Tasks
Assignment (IT)
Final examination
Total Work Load
15
15
1
1
1
3
4
1
Duration
(Hour)
6
1
3
4
5
3
1
5
Total
Workload
90
15
3
4
5
9
4
5
135
Total Work Load / 30
4,5
ECTS Credit of the Course
4.5