Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (ENGLISH) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | İSMAİL SERDAR ALTAÇ (serdaraltac@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of this course is to help the students gain the knowledge, skills and competence required to identify and discuss contemporary life and society in Britain in relation to locale and peoples, institutions, customs and manners, gender, social class and daily routines. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Recognise and explains British institutions |
PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field PO-2 To be able to have basic and specialized knowledge about the language and history of the cultures taught PO-4 To be able to think analiytically |
Examination |
| LO-2 | identify and discusses British daily life, customs and manners. |
PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field PO-2 To be able to have basic and specialized knowledge about the language and history of the cultures taught PO-4 To be able to think analiytically |
Examination |
| LO-3 | explain and comment on social classes, religion and daily life in Britain. |
PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field PO-2 To be able to have basic and specialized knowledge about the language and history of the cultures taught PO-4 To be able to think analiytically |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| In this course, British institutions such as education, law, administration, family, religion as well as social class, gender, daily life, customs and manners in the multicultural Britain are introduced and discussed with reference to cultural and literary texts. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction to Britain (location, climate, regions, demography, resources) | Lecture, Discussion |
| 2 | Discussion of location, climate, regions, demography, resources | Lecture, Discussion |
| 3 | Peoples of Britain, brief history, national identities | Lecture, Discussion |
| 4 | Ethnic minorities, multiculturalism in Britain | Lecture, Discussion |
| 5 | Ethnic minorities, multiculturalism in Britain (continued) | Lecture, Discussion |
| 6 | Class and gender | Lecture, Discussion |
| 7 | System of government, monarchy, Parliament, political parties, central and local government | Lecture, Discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Legal systems and law enforcement, the British military | Lecture, Discussion |
| 10 | Education system, public schools, private schools, universities | Lecture, Discussion |
| 11 | Social welfare, NHS | Lecture, Discussion |
| 12 | Un/employment, housing, transportation | Lecture, Discussion |
| 13 | Religion | Lecture, Discussion |
| 14 | Media | Lecture, Discussion |
| 15 | Class-related habits, customs, holidays, leisure, sports, arts | Lecture, Discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Uygur Kocabaşoğlu. İngiliz Sicimi. | |
| 2 | Nicholas ve Alan Warde, ed. The Contemporary British Society Reader. | |
| 3 | George Mikes. How to Be A Brit. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Coursebook | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 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 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 149 | ||