Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
GENG1082016146	CONTEXTUAL GRAMMAR-II	Compulsory	1	2	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to enable students to improve their listening and speaking skills, to enhance their vocabulary, to express themselves comfortably and effectively in the English language, and to learn effective note-taking skills.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Nurgül Bekdemir

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to improve speaking skills.
2	To be able to perceive the fundamentals of note-taking techniques.
3	To be able to effectively apply note-taking techniques.
4	To be able to effectively communicate verbally.

Mode of Delivery

Evening Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Listening, Speaking, Note-taking techniques, Dictation and Spelling Exercises

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction: Two Functions of Listening	Introduction to the course; brief lecture on the functions of listening
2	Listening Note-taking Techniques Vocabulary	Unit 1: Problems of Urbanisation; Idioms (Unit 1-2)
3	Listening Note-taking Techniques Vocabulary	Unit 2: Differences Between Academic Cultures; Idioms (Unit 3-4)
4	Dictation and Spelling Exercises Speaking	In-Class Discussions; Idioms (Unit 5-6)
5	Listening Note-taking Techniques Vocabulary	Unit 3: Teleworking and Distance Learning; Idioms (Unit 7-8)
6	Listening Note-taking Techniques Vocabulary	Unit 4: Language Strategies for Awkward Situations; Idioms (Unit 9-10)
7	Dictation and Spelling Exercises Speaking	In-Class Discussions; Idioms (Unit 11-12)
8	Midterm	Hand-in Voice Recordings
9	Listening Note-taking Techniques Vocabulary	Unit 5: Targets for Preventive Medicine; Idioms (Unit 13-14)
10	Listening Note-taking Techniques Vocabulary	Unit 6: Cloning: The Significance of Dolly; Idioms (Unit 15-16)
11	Dictation and Spelling Exercises Speaking	In-Class Discussions; Idioms (Unit 17-18)
12	Listening Note-taking Techniques Vocabulary	Unit 7: Measuring Quality of Life; Idioms (Unit 19-20)
13	Listening Note-taking Techniques Vocabulary	Unit 8: Climate Change: Evidence and Action; Idioms (Unit 21-22)
14	Dictation and Spelling Exercises Speaking	In-Class Discussions; Idioms (Unit 23-24)
15	Dictation and Spelling Exercises Speaking	In-Class Discussions; Idioms (Unit 25-26) Hand-in Voice Recordings
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Required Texts Lynch, Tony. Study Listening: A Course in Listening to Lectures and Note-Taking. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2004. Supplementary Texts Dixson, Robert. Essential Idioms in English. NY: Pearson Education Inc., 2004. Rossman, Mary Blanche ve Mary Wilda Mills. The Dictation Spelling Book. St. Louis: Nixon-Jones Printing Co., 1905. Spelling and Dictation Class-Book with Etymological Exercises. London: Simpkin, Marshall and co. and Hamilton, Adams and co., 1864.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

İngilizce

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	15	2	30
Practice	15	2	30
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	8	1	8
Individual Study for Final Examination	14	2	28
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			99

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