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| BIY2045 | English Speaking Skills | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Faik Ahmet AYAZ | | Co-Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Nesrin ÇOLAK | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to improve students' basic English speaking skills for daily life, academic settings, and professional environments. The course enables students to introduce themselves, express opinions, ask and answer questions, make presentations, and communicate about basic biology-related topics in English. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Communicate orally in English at a basic level on daily life, educational, and social topics.
| 9 | 1,2, | | LO - 2 : | Use basic biological concepts and terminology to make simple explanations and respond to questions in English. | 9 | 1,2, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course covers basic speaking patterns, daily communication, self-introduction, asking and answering questions, expressing opinions, discussions, presentations, and the oral use of basic English terminology related to biology. The course is student-centered and conducted through speaking activities, group work, dialogues, and short presentations. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Course introduction and placement activities | | | Week 2 | Introducing yourself and personal information | | | Week 3 | Daily life and routine activities | | | Week 4 | Hobbies, interests, and free-time activities | | | Week 5 | Family, friends, and social life | | | Week 6 | Talking about university life and education | | | Week 7 | Expressing opinions and preferences | | | Week 8 | Introduction to biology: Basic biological concepts | | | Week 9 | MIDTERM EXAM | | | Week 10 | Talking about living organisms and the environment | | | Week 11 | Laboratory and scientific study terminology | | | Week 12 | Oral interpretation of graphs, tables, and results | | | Week 13 | Preparing and delivering short academic presentations | | | Week 14 | Preparing and delivering short academic presentations | | | Week 15 | Review and final presentations | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | TED Talks Biology & Science Playlist | | | 2 | English Current Speaking Activities | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 14/04/2026 | 1,5 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 15/05/2026 | 1,5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/06/2026 | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 25 | 1 | 25 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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