Dersin Dili:
Türkçe
İngilizce
Dersin Amacı:
This course is designed to enhance the students’ competence of English by giving them the opportunity to penetrate deeper into the culture of Britain.
Dersin İçeriği:
The history, geography, demography, political and social structure as well as the cultural life of Great Britain will be exposed to the students by lectures, articles, films and DVD’S.
Dersin Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Teaching Methods: 1: Lecture 2: Case Study 3: Discussion
Dersin Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Assessment Methods: A: Midterm, B: Final examination, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Report, F: Performance, G: Presentation, H: Internship, I: Other
Dikey Sekmeler
Dersin Öğrenme Çıktıları
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| A student completing this course understands the major periods in the history of Great Britain | 1,3,9,10,11 | 1,2,3 | A,B,I,G |
| knows about the political dynamics of Great Britain, including the devolved countries | 1,3,9,10,11 | 1,2,3 | A,B,I,G |
| can relate the political history of Great Britain to its current social structure and culture | 1,3,9,10,11 | 1,2,3 | A,B,I,G |
| sees the link between British history, culture and literature | 1,3,9,10,11 | 1,2,3 | A,B,I,G |
| recognizes the influence of British culture on global cultural phenomena | 1,3,9,10,11 | 1,2,3 | A,B,I,G |
Dersin Akışı
| COURSE CONTENT | |
| Topics | |
| Introduction to the course | |
| Land and People | |
| History of Britain | |
| History of Britain | |
| The British Monarch | |
| Religion: Church of England and Scotland | |
| Midterm Exam | |
| Politics and Government | |
| Media | |
| Sport, Arts and Literature | |
| Identity, Attitudes and Multiculturalism | |
| Social System: Class, Education, Law and Order | |
| Food, Drink and Lifestyle | |
| Revision | |
| Final Examination | |
Kaynaklar
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
Contemporary Britain, John McCormick, Macmillan, 2007
Watching the English, Kate Fox, Hodder, 2004 |
| Additional Resources |
Britain, the Country and its People, James O’Driscoll, OUP, 1996
Twentieth Century Britain, Kenneth O. Morgan, OUP, 2000 |
Materyal Paylaşımı
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | |
Değerlendirme Sistemi
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-term | 1 | 30 |
| Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Final | 1 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 30 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 70 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Dersin Program Çıktılarına Katkısı
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Being able to use advanced, fieldspecific theoretical and practical knowledge acquired. | X | |||||
| 2 | Analysing, interpreting, and assessing fieldspecific concepts, ideas, and data through scientific methods. | X | |||||
| 3 | Being able to understand and use grammatical, lexical, semantic and culturespecific structures of the source and target languages. | X | |||||
| 4 | Being able to use current translation technologies to do research and to reach resources. | X | |||||
| 5 | Defining and explaining structures, social and cultural functions of various kinds of texts in source and target languages. | X | |||||
| 6 | Being able to improve theoretical knowledge and skills in other fields of humanities and social sciences, and to translate the texts in the above mentioned fields. | X | |||||
| 7 | Being able to use knowledge and skills with regard to the social role of the translator in professional life. | X | |||||
| 8 | Being able to use a second foreign language at an advanced level, and a third foreign language at an intermediate level. | X | |||||
| 9 | Describing stages, strategies, and problems of translation process, and finding solutions to such problems. | X | |||||
| 10 | Making decisions, criticizing, and displaying creativity in translation process. | X | |||||
| 11 | Obtaining a positive attitude for lifelong learning strategies | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 6 | 96 |
| Mid-term | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Homework | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| Final examination | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Work Load | 173 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 6,92 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 | ||