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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / BUS224 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: BUS224 Course Title: PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH-I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ÖZGE SIRMA (ozgesirma@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) MUSTAFA ÜNSALAN,
Language of Instruction English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to improve the students’ vocational vocabulary as well as making them comprehend and use the skills of basic translation effectively. Furthermore, by developing students' pre-acquired speaking and writing skills, it is to increase the level english proficiency of the students.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can analyze the foreign literature related to the problems of business administration. PO-19 Establish effective communication, oral and written; at least one foreign language in general use at the level of the European language portfolio B1.
 		Examination
LO-2 Be able to express the demands and terms of business by using both Turkish and English. PO-19 Establish effective communication, oral and written; at least one foreign language in general use at the level of the European language portfolio B1.
 		Examination
LO-3 Be able to differentiate the vitality of life-long learning. PO-19 Establish effective communication, oral and written; at least one foreign language in general use at the level of the European language portfolio B1.
 		Examination
LO-4 Can differentiate vocational and ethical responsibilities. PO-19 Establish effective communication, oral and written; at least one foreign language in general use at the level of the European language portfolio B1.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The students are taught through the reading texts about their departments beginning with the translations of the frequently used English concepts in vocational circles and the concepts particular to business administration.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to the Course Visual and verbal expression.
2 Basic Translation Skills and Sentence Translation Visual and verbal expression.
3 Vocational Terminology through Sentence Translation Visual and verbal expression.
4 Vocational Terminology through Sentence Translation Visual and verbal expression.
5 Reading Text: Inflation Visual and verbal expression.
6 Reading Text: How to Invest Your Money? Visual and verbal expression.
7 Reading Text: The Consumer Society Visual and verbal expression.
8 mid-term exam
9 Reading Texts: The Target Market and Production Operations Visual and verbal expression.
10 Reading Text: Management and Accounting Visual and verbal expression.
11 Reading Text: Economic Analysis Visual and verbal expression.
12 Reading Text: Management and Human Resource Development Visual and verbal expression.
13 Reading Texts: Finance and The Balance Sheet Visual and verbal expression.
14 Reading Text: Money and Banking Visual and verbal expression.
15 Revision Visual and verbal expression.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Norman Whitby, Business Benchmark: Pre-intermediate - Intermediate BULATS Student's Book, , 2nd Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2013
Required Course instruments and materials
The lecturer’s own course notes. English listening CDs. Videos, vocabulary exercise worksheets. Online resources. Norman Whitby, Business Benchmark: Pre-intermediate - Intermediate BULATS Student's Book, , 2nd Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2013

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 5 4 20
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 7 7
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 7 7
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 120