The aim of this course is to equip students with English terminology and expressions used in scientific and technical fields and to enable them to use this language efficiently in the workplace.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
Basic knowledge of English
Instructor(s)
LecturerPetek SUNAY
Course Assistant(s)
None
Schedule
Thursday, 13:30-17:30 4A-08
Office Hour(s)
Friday, 11:00-12:00, office 5A-04
Teaching Methods and Techniques
The course is planned as Digital Distance Education and will be given in the Spring Semester with 100% Asynchronous and Synchronous enriched digital method and through CATS V3.0 interface.
Principle Sources
1. Technical English 1, (Course Book, Teacher's Book, CDs), David Bonamy – Pearson Education Limited 2008
2. Career Paths Electronics (Course Book, Teacher's Book, CDs), Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley, Carl Taylor, Express Publishing, 2012
Other Sources
Essential Grammar in Use Elementary, Raymond Murphy
Fundamentals of English Grammar, Betty Schrampfer Azar
Worksheets, videos
Online interactive games and quizzes
Online sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Course Book: Technical English
Unit 6 – Materials
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
2. Week
Unit 6 – Materials
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
3. Week
Review Unit C
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
4. Week
Unit 7 – Specifications
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
5. Week
Unit 7 – Specifications
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
6. Week
Unit 8 – Reporting + (Quiz 1)
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive + Short Written Exam
7. Week
Unit 8 – Reporting
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
8. Week
Review Unit D
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
9. Week
Course Book: Career Paths Electronics, Book 1
Unit 1 – Consumer electronics
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
10. Week
Unit 2 – Electricity basics
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
11. Week
Unit 3 – Electricity basics 2 + (Quiz 2)
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive + Short Written Exam
12. Week
Ramazan Bayramı (Eid al-Fitr)
13. Week
Unit 4 – Tools
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
14. Week
Unit 5 – Tools 2
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
15. Week
Unit 6 – Soldering tools
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
16. Week
Final Exam
Written Exam
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Quizzes
2
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Installation of electrical and electronic systems
PO-2
Taking baseline measurements
PO-3
Setting up digital circuits
PO-4
Setting up analog circuits
PO-5
Ability to set up microprocessor circuits and program
PO-6
Installation of electric motors and experiments
PO-7
Setting up systems of control circuits
PO-8
Gaining professional experience and manual dexterity
PO-9
Gaining practical circuit installation experience
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To enable students to use English correctly and fluently.
LO-2
To ensure that students have sufficient professional English knowledge in scientific and technical fields.
LO-3
To enable students to use appropriate English phrases while performing technical maintenance, repair and assembly.
LO-4
To enable students to communicate in English with foreign technicians and business partners.
LO-5
To enable students to use the target language in solving sudden problems.
