Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / BUS344 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: BUS344 Course Title: FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR BUSINESS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MUSTAFA ÜNSALAN (mustafaunsalan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) MUSTAFA ÜNSALAN,
Language of Instruction English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of this course is to teach students work-based conversations and correspondence effectively. Besides this, it is aimed to teach frequently used concepts of business within work life. Moreover, by taking possible real-life situations into the classroom atmosphere it is aimed to foster all their knowledge and skills.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can use English in 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
Presentation
LO-2 Can communicate effectively in oral 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
Presentation
LO-3 Can communicate effectively in written 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
Presentation
LO-4 Be able to use frequently encountered terms of business in work life. 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
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The students will be taught some English concepts frequently used in business life, rules of grammar and correct spelling, frequently used correspondence forms such as letters of orders/complaints, how to write reports& CVs and internal correspondence. The instructor will make the subject clearer via sample correspondences, homework and applications. Also, the rules that must be considered in job interviews and conversations will be taught to the students via dialogues and homework.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction LECTURE
2 Writing a CV & Application Letter LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
3 Writing a letter of intent & request LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
4 Writing an informational report LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
5 Writing an assessment report LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
6 Job Interviews: Frequently asked questions LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
7 Job Interviews: Frequently asked questions LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
8 mid-term exam
9 Telephone interview and its application LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
10 Joining interviews LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
11 Student presentations (Role-play activity) LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
12 Student presentations (Role-play activity) LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
13 Student presentations (Role-play activity) LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
14 Student presentations (Role-play activity) LECTURE, QUESTION AND ANSWER, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, GROUP WORK, PAIR WORK, ROLE PLAY
15 Revision LECTURE
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Öğretim elemanının kendi hazırlamış olduğu ders notları.
2 Business Benchmark (Cambridge University Press) course book.
3 Ozguven, Cemal; Vocational Translation, Lecture Notes, 2003.
Required Course instruments and materials
- Ozguven, Cemal; Vocational Translation, Lecture Notes, 2003. - Business Benchmark (Cambridge University Press) course book. -Lecture notes prepared by the instructor -Computer, projector, CD player.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 25
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 4 1 15
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 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 6 1 6
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 120