The aim of this course is to teach students speaking English about the profession of e-trade and marketing, company presentation, writing electronic messages, sharing information with electronic messages, effective use of the Internet, telephone conversations, business-related information, sales and commercial correspondence and documents, rules to observe in business relations, analysis and use of sample correspondence in which business terms are used, sentence patterns for business connections, development and problem solving, activities and company presentation skills.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
Basic English knowledge
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Mehmet Altay
Course Assistant(s)
None
Schedule
Thursday, 09:00-11:45, Online lessons on CATS
Office Hour(s)
Friday, 11:00-12:00, CATS Chat Room
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
Business English (Student's Book 1 & Book 2, Teacher's Book, CDs)
by John Taylor, Jeff Zeter - Express Publishing 2011
Other Sources
Essential Grammar in Use Elementary, Raymond Murphy
Fundamentals of English Grammar, Betty Schrampfer Azar
Handouts, games, videos
Online sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Unit 13 – Types of Work
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
2. Week
Unit 14 – Getting to Work
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
3. Week
Unit 15 – Skills and Qualifications
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
4. Week
Book 2 Unit 1 – Product Details
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
5. Week
Unit 2 – Selling Products
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
6. Week
Unit 3 – Product Problems + (Quiz 1)
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive + Short Written Exam
7. Week
Unit 4 – Telephoning
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
8. Week
Unit 5 – Emails
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
9. Week
Unit 6 – Letters
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
10. Week
Unit 7 – Faxes
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
11. Week
Unit 8 – Types of Meetings + (Quiz 2)
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive + Short Written Exam
12. Week
Unit 9 – Meeting Etiquette
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
13. Week
Unit 10 – Making a Presentation
Visual and audio presentation, student-centered, eclectic, interactive
14. Week
May 19 The Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
15. Week
Final Exam
Written Exam
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Quizzes
2
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Learning the basic concepts of Electronic Commerce
PO-2
To be able to analyze the relationship between Electronic Commerce and Internet correctly
PO-3
To fully grasp the legal dimension of Electronic Commerce
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To be able to use the language in the fields of e-commerce, commerce and advertising.
LO-2
To be able to use English terminology and expressions.
LO-3
To be able to use professional English efficiently.
LO-4
To be able to use the Internet and computer effectively.
LO-5
To be able to create and present a project in English.
