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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / UTL312 - ULUSLARARASI TİCARET VE LOJİSTİK

Code: UTL312 Course Title: PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE 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 ULUSLARARASI TİCARET VE LOJİSTİK
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer RUHİ ERDEM ÇELEBİ (recelebi@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction English
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 international trade and logistics. Another goal of our lesson is to carry the studies for installing 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 have English knowledge in International Trade and Lojistics area. PO-9 Ability of communication with international commercial organizations
PO-15 Establish effective communication, oral and written; at least one foreign language in general use at the level of the European language portfolio B1.
Examination
LO-2 Can communicate effectively in oral English. PO-9 Ability of communication with international commercial organizations
PO-15 Establish effective communication, oral and written; at least one foreign language in general use at the level of the European language portfolio B1.
Examination
LO-3 can communicate effectively by written English. PO-9 Ability of communication with international commercial organizations
PO-15 Establish effective communication, oral and written; at least one foreign language in general use at the level of the European language portfolio B1.
Examination
LO-4 be able to translate sentences from English to Turkish and vice versa. PO-9 Ability of communication with international commercial organizations
PO-15 Establish effective communication, oral and written; at least one foreign language in general use at the level of the European language portfolio B1.
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 Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
2 Jobs in Logistics Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
3 Logistics Acronyms Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
4 Value added Services Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
5 Modes of Transport Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
6 Container Types Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
7 Transport Options Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
8 mid-term exam
9 Markings Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
10 Loading Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
11 Shipping Instructions Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
12 Documents in Foreign Trade Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
13 Import Instructions Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
14 Payment Methods in Logistics Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
15 General Overview Lecturing Q&A Group Activity
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ozguven, Cemal; Vocational Translation, Lecture Notes, 2003.
2 Academic Reading in Focus, Sürat English Language Teaching
3 Öğretim elemanının kendi hazırlamış olduğu ders notları
4 Marion Grussendorf, English for Logistics, Oxford: Oxford Uni. Press, 2009.
Required Course instruments and materials
Course notes, textbook, cd player, slide projector, computer

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 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 10 20
       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 5 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 130