USE OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR / Week / FALL TERM
01 / Unit 1To be forms
There is/ There are
Unit 2 Present Simple
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
02 / Unit 3
Question words
Adverbs of Frequency
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03 / Unit 4
Articles, ability and possibility: can/can’t
Unit 5 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
04 / Unit 6
Coutables and Uncountables with quantifiers
Unit 7
Present Continuous contrasted with present simple
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
05 / Unit 8-9
Past Simple: to be, could/couldn’t
Question forms
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06 / Unit 10
Should/shouldn’t – have to/don’t have to
Unit 11
Predictions: will/won’t
Plans: be going to
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07 / Unit 12
Present Perfect
Present Perfect contrasted with Past Simple
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
08 / THE END OF ELEMENTARY
Language Reference and Revision
09 / MIDTERM I
10 / PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Unit 1
State and action verbs with Present Simple and Continuous
Modifiers
Unit 2
Past Simple and Past Continuous
Personality adjectives
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
11 / Unit 3
Articles
Relative pronouns
Complex nouns
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
12 / Unit 4
Present perfect
Medical Words
Unit 5
Comparatives and Superlatives with less and the least
Expressions of quantity
Parts of Speech
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
13 / Unit 6 Predictions: will, might, may, First Conditional
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
14 / Unit 7
Must, have to, had to, could
Nouns, adjectives and verbs with prepositions
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15 / Unit 8
Verb patterns
Future Intentions: going to, hoping to, would like to
-ing/-ed adjectives
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16 / Unit 9
Compound nouns
Used to
Present Simple passive
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Assessment / Mark (X) if
present / Percentage
(%)
Mid-Terms / X / 30
Quizes / X / 10
Homeworks/ Term papers / X
Applications
Lab Works
Projects/ Field Work
Seminars/Workshops
Finals / X / 50
Others (Attendance, library works, etc.) / X / 10
References / Language Leader, Pearson, Mygrammar Lab
* Homeworks, field trips, library research, internet applications, extracurricular activities/ readings, etc.
Course OutlineUSE OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR / Week / SPRING TERM
01 / Unit 10
Present Continuous for Future Arrangements
Past Simple Passive
Adjectives
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02 / Unit 11
Present Perfect Continuous
Phrasal verbs
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
03 / Unit 12
Second Conditional
Too/enough
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
04 / THE END OF PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Language Reference and Revision
05 / MIDTERM II
06 / INTERMEDIATE
Unit 1
Question Forms: subject and Object Questions
Present Simple and Present Continuous
Prefixes
Unit 2
Past Simple with regular and irregular verbs
Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple: yet, already, before, never
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
07 / Unit 3
Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect Simple
Expressions connected with tme and work
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
08 / Unit 4
Future Forms: will, going to, Present Continuous
First conditional, time clauses
Phrasal verbs
Allow, permit, let
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
09 / Unit 5
Second Conditional
Comparison: as.....as, emphasising difference and similarity
Adjectives, word combinations
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
10 / Unit 6
Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple
Unit 7
Modals: present deduction
Abstract nouns
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11 / Unit 8
Defining Relative Clauses
Non-definig Relative Clauses
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12 / Unit 9
The Passive
Articles
Word combinations
Unit 10
Expressions of Quantity
Infinitive or Gerund
Phrasal Verbs
Adjective Order
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13 / Unit 11
Reported Speech: statements and commands
Reported Speech: questions
Related vocabulary, Reading,Listening, Speaking, Scenario, Study and Writing Skills
14 / Unit 12
Third Conditional
Past Deduction
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15 / THE END OF INTERMEDIATE
Language Reference and Revision
16 / FINAL EXAM
Assessment / Mark (X) if
present / Percentage
(%)
Mid-Terms / X / 30
Quizes / X / 10
Homeworks/ Term papers / X
Applications
Lab Works
Projects/ Field Work
Seminars/Workshops
Finals / X / 50
Others (Attendance, library works, etc.) / X / 10
References / Language Leader, Pearson, Mygrammar Lab
* Homeworks, field trips, library research, internet applications, extracurricular activities/ readings, etc.
Course OutlineACADEMIC READING SKILLS / Week
01 / Unit 8 City Sights
Chapter I Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
Chapter 2 An Ice Hotel
02 / Chapter 3 Sister Cities Exchange Gifts
Unit 8 Tie It All Together
Unit 8 Vocabulary Self Test
03 / Unit 1 Tune In To Technology
Chapter 1 New Robots on Display
Chapter 2 Online Shopping Is Big Business
Chapter 3 Florida Family Gets Computer Chips
Unit 1 Tie It All Together Vocabulary Self Test (will be assigned to the students)
04 / Unit 2 Travel Talk
Chapter 1 Sailing Around the World
Chapter 2 A Suitcase Story
Chapter 3 Flying High but Feeling Low
Unit 2 Tie It All Together Vocabulary Self Test (will be assigned to the students)
05 / MIDTERM 3
06 / Unit 3 Animals In Our Lives
Chapter 1 Can Animals Think ?
Chapter 2 Crazy About Cats, or Just Crazy?
Chapter 3 Call the Medicine Man
Unit 3 Tie It All Together Vocabulary Self Test (will be assigned to the students)
07 / Unit 4 Setting Goals and Facing Challenges
Chapter 1 People With Disabilities Find Challenge on Ski Slopes
Chapter 2 Breaking Records
Chapter 3 Sounds of Bali
Unit 4 Tie It All Together Vocabulary Self Test (will be assigned to the students)
08 / Unit 5 Brain Power
Chapter 1 Do You Know Your Right Brain From Your Left Brain ?
Chapter 2 Albert Einstein: The World’s Most Famous Scientist
Chapter 3 How Good Is Your Memory?
Unit 5 Tie It All Together Vocabulary Self Test (will be assigned to the students)
09 / MIDTERM 4
10 / Unit 6 Companies That Care
Chapter 1 The Body Shop: A Success Story
Chapter 2 The Scoop on Ben Jerry’s
Chapter 3 A New Use for Old Bottles
Unit 6 Tie It All Together Vocabulary Self Test (will be assigned to the students)
11 / Unit 7 Food For Thought
Chapter 1 Space Muffin Wins Contest
Chapter 2 Chocolate: A Taste of History
Chapter 3 Do TV Commercials Affect Eating Habits?
Unit 7 Tie It All Together Vocabulary Self Test (will be assigned to the students)
12 / Unit 8 How’s The Weather Chapter 1 Are you SAD? Chapter 2 Tornado Chaser Chapter 3 Climate and Weather
Unit 8 Tie It All Together Vocabulary Self Test (will be assigned to the students)
13 / FINAL
14 / Extensive Reading Exercises for Proficiency
15 / Extensive Reading Exercises for Proficiency
16 / Extensive Reading Exercises for Proficiency
Assessment / Mark (X) if
present / Percentage
(%)
Mid-Terms / X / 30
Quizes / X / 10
Homeworks/ Term papers / X / 10
Applications
Lab Works
Projects/ Field Work
Seminars/Workshops
Finals / X / 40
Others (Attendance, library works, vb.) / X / 10
References / Blanchard, Karen Root, Christine, For Your Information 2, Pearson-Longman
* Homeworks, field trips, library research, internet applications, extracurricular activities/ readings, etc.
Course OutlineREADING STORIES AND DISCUSSION / Week / SUBJECTS (THE COURSE WILL BEGIN AFTER 4 WEEKS)
01 / ELEMENTARY
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) Chapter 1 – 2
02 / Chapter 3 – 4 – 5
03 / Activities about the story, class discussion and movie watching
The end of A Christmas Carol
04 / The Mask of the Red Death (Edgar Allan Poe)
Activities
The end of The Mask of the Red Death
05 / One Thosand Dollars (O’Henry)
06 / Activities about the story, class discussion
One Thosand Dollars’ın sonu
07 / MIDTERM I
THE END OF ELEMENTARY
08 / PRE-INTERMEDIATE
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
Activities
09 / Class discussion and movie watching
The end of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
10 / Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
11 / Hamlet
12 / Hamlet
13 / Hamlet: Activities
14 / Class discussion and movie watching
The end of Hamlet
15 / Othello (W. Shakespeare)
16 / Othello Comparison with Hamlet
Activities about the story, class discussion and movie watching
The end of Othello
17 / The Gift of Magi (O’Henry)
Activities about the story, class discussion
Comparison with A Christmas Carol
The end of The Gift of Magi
18 / MIDTERM II
THE END OF PRE-INTERMEDIATE
19 / INTERMEDIATE
Eleven (Sandra Cisneros)
“First Day at School” (related to the story being read)
20 / Decision (Roy Hilligoss)
Comparison with Eleven
21 / The Ingrate (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
22 / Activities about the story, class discussion
The end of The Ingrate
23 / Paul’s Case (Willa Carter)
24 / Activities about the story, class discussion
Paul’s Case’in sonu
25 / MIDTERM III
THE END OF INTERMEDIATE
26 / REVISION
27 / REVISION
28 / FINAL
Assessment / Mark (X) if
present / Percentage
(%)
Mid-Terms / 3 / 10% (each): Total:
30%
Quizes
Homeworks/ Term papers / 1 / 10%
Applications
Lab Works
Projects/ Field Work
Seminars/Workshops
Finals / 1 / 60%
Others (Attendance, library works, vb.) / * / *
References / Pearson Longman and other Internet sources
* Homeworks, extracurricular activities/ readings and participation may be graded ad 20% by the instructor.
Course Outline / Week / Units01 / INTRODUCTION (FROM SENTENCE TO PARAGRAPH)
1. HOW TO BEGIN WRITING
Understanding process writing, the writing method used in most English-speaking university
ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS / classes.
Processes (Steps) of Writing*
02 / BEGINNING TO WORK
2. PRE-WRITING: GETTING READY TO WRITE
Choosing and narrowing a topic
Gathering Ideas
Editing Ideas
03 / Exercises
04 / 3. THE STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH
The Definition of a Paragraph
The Parts of a Paragraph
Identifying and Writing Topic Sentences
Key Elements of a Paragraph* Topic*
Supporting Details* Irrelevant Ideas*
05 / 4. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARAGRAPH
Paragraph Support and Development
Writing Concluding Sentences
Peer Editing
Supporting Main Idea* Personal Experience*
Facts (Statistical / Graphs / Charts)* Quotes*
06 / ORGANISATION* Time Order
Spatial Order (Space) Order of Importance
07 / Exercises
08 / 5. REVISING EDITING* How to revise and edit
09 / MIDTERM I
10 / 6. PARAGRAPH TYPES: DESCRIPTIVE PROCESS PARAGRAPHS
Descriptive Paragraphs and Reasons for Writing Them
Organising and Writing Descriptive Paragraphs Using Adjectives and Prepositions
Descriptions (People, Objects, Buildings, Places)*
(Continued) 6. PROCESS PARAGRAPHS
Process Paragraphs and Reasons for Writing Them
Using Transition Words to Write a Process Paragraph
Instruction (Process)*
11 / 7. OPINION PARAGRAPHS
Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
Organising and Writing Paragraphs Expressing Opinions and Arguments
Using Transition Words to Express Causality
Using Modal Expressions to Make Recommendations
Expressing an Opinion*
12 / DIFFERENCES (UNIT 10 FROM SENTENCE TO PARAGRAPH)
8. COMPARISON CONTRAST PARAGRAPHS
Comparison & Contrast Paragraphs and Reasons for Writing Them
Organising Comparison & Contrast Paragraphs
Connecting Words Used for Comparing and Contrasting Topics
Writing about the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Topic
Comparing & Contrasting*
13 / PROBLEMS
9. PROBLEM / SOLUTION PARAGRAPHS
Writing About Problems and Solutions
Using Real Conditionals
Writing a Two-paragraph Paper with Linking Phrases
Problem Solution
14 / EXPLANATIONS AND EXCUSES DIFFICULT DECISIONS
Cause & Effect
Letters (Personal/Business) (Chapter 13)
15 / STRANGE STORIES
Narrative
Summary
WRITING FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES* One-paragraph Summary*
16 / MIDTERM II
17 / 10. INTRODUCTION TO ESSAY: THE STRUCTURE OF AN ESSAY
The Definition of an Essay
Formatting an Essay
Writing a Thesis Statement
What’s an Essay? (Structure of an Essay)*
Elements of an Essay*
18 / 11. OUTLINING AN ESSAY
The Purpose of An Outline
Writing An Outline
19 / 12. INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
The Purpose of an Introduction
Types of Information in Introductions
The Purpose of a Conclusion
Writing Conclusions
20 / 13. UNITY AND COHERENCE
The Importance of Unity in Essay Writing
Editing an Essay for Unity
The Importance of Coherence in Essay Writing
Creating Coherence
21 / Exercises
22 / 14. ESSAY TYPES
Process Essay*
23 / Division Classification Essay*
24 / Exercises
25 / Cause & Effect Essay*
26 / Comparison Contrast Essay*
27 / Exercises
28 / Expressing an Opinion and Writing Reflective Paper*
29 / REVISION AND APPLICATIONS
30 / REVISION AND APPLICATIONS
31 / REVISION AND APPLICATIONS
32 / FINAL
Assessment / Mark (X) if
present / Percentage
(%)
Mid-Terms / 2 / 40
Quizes / 2 / 10
Homeworks/ Term papers / X / 20
Applications
Lab Works
Projects/ Field Work
Seminars/Workshops
Finals / 1 / 30
Others (Attendance, library works, vb.) / * / *
References / *The students may be graded according to their participation by the course instructor (20%)
Blanchard, K; Root, C., Ready To Write 2 Pearson Longman, 2010
Blanchard, K; Root, C., Ready To Write 3 Pearson Longman, 2010
Boardman, C. A., Frydenberg J., Writing to Communicate 2, Longman Pearson, 2008
Boardman, C. A., Writing to Communicate 3, Longman Pearson, 2009
The marked topics are the extra materials and activities related to the unit.
Listening 1: An excerpt from a TV showListening 2: A conversation