Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / BF 318 - BANKING AND FINANCE

Code: BF 318 Course Title: PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH II 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 BANKING AND FINANCE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ANIL BÖLÜKOĞLU (anil.bolukoglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The basic aim of this course is to equip the students with the ability of reading, understanding and translating the advanced and academic texts about current issues related to science of business. Another goal of our lesson is to carry the studies for instilling a wider academic point of view into classroom atmosphere. The ultimate goal of our lesson is to make our students accomplish a level of following a foreign publication without obtaining an outside help.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can use English in Business Administration. PO-20 Have lifelong learning behavior, high communication skills, initiative, the ability of analytical and critical thinking and solving the problem and tend to teamwork and to able to use Turkish and Professional foreign language in written and oral communication to own expression and represent institutions
Examination
LO-2 can communicate effectively in oral English. PO-20 Have lifelong learning behavior, high communication skills, initiative, the ability of analytical and critical thinking and solving the problem and tend to teamwork and to able to use Turkish and Professional foreign language in written and oral communication to own expression and represent institutions
Examination
LO-3 can communicate effectively in written English. PO-20 Have lifelong learning behavior, high communication skills, initiative, the ability of analytical and critical thinking and solving the problem and tend to teamwork and to able to use Turkish and Professional foreign language in written and oral communication to own expression and represent institutions
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course can be seen as s a continuation of Vocational English-I in the general sense. The students starting to get basic translation skills and professional terminology relevant to their field beginning from sentence translation in Vocational English-I will gain advanced translation skills and advanced professional terminology over more complex texts in this course.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to the Course Visual and verbal expression.
2 Applying Advanced Translation Skills on Complex Sentences Visual and verbal expression.
3 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (Why Nations Trade) Visual and verbal expression.
4 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (Supply and Demand) Visual and verbal expression.
5 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (Consumer Choice) Visual and verbal expression.
6 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (Multinational Corporations) Visual and verbal expression.
7 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (Some Economic Laws) Visual and verbal expression.
8 mid-term exam
9 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (Modern Banking) Visual and verbal expression.
10 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (Central Banking) Visual and verbal expression.
11 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (The Changing World Economy) Visual and verbal expression.
12 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (Energy and Non-OPEC Developing Countries) Visual and verbal expression.
13 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (A Definition of Politics and Political Activity ) Visual and verbal expression.
14 Text Translation and Word Study on the Text (International Order and the Balance of Power) Visual and verbal expression.
15 Revision Visual and verbal expression.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Business Vocabulary in Use, (Cambridge University Press), 2002.
2 Yabancı Dil Öğretimi, Hülya Can, Akademi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1985
3 Dilbilim, Sibel Avşar, Kordon Yayınları, İzmir, 1993
4 Modern Approach to English Teaching, John Doe and William J. Smith, Cyber Publishing, Baltimore,1994.
Required Course instruments and materials

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 9 27
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 9 18
       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 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 124