FATIH SULTAN MEHMET VAKIF UNIVERSITY
FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
MODERN LANGUAGES UNIT
ING22101E ADVANCED ENGLISH I
COURSE SYLLABUS
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
LECTURER Inst. Şeyma DİNÇ TOSUN
OFFICE LOCATION T-HB155
OFFICE HOURS By appointment
TERM 2024-2025 Fall
COURSE ING22101E – ING19101E
DEPARTMENT Computer Engineering
CLASS TIME Monday Group I: 08:30 - 10:30 TH309
Monday Group II: 10:30 - 12:30 TH309
Monday Group III: 13:30 - 15:30 Amfi TH136
VENUE Group I : Amfi 1687
Group II: Amfi 1687
Group III: Amfi 1598
ATTENDANCE Compulsory 70 %
COURSE BOOK Reflect 4 Listening&Speaking, National Geographic
EVALUATION CRITERIA PERCENTAGE
MIDTERM - COIL Collaborative Project 35%
ATTENDANCE / IN-CLASS EVALUATION 10%
VIDEO ASSIGNMENT (Icebreaker %5 + Reflection %5) 10%
FINAL EXAM (EXAM) 45%
*Minor changes might be made on the assessment & evaluation criteria stated above.
Week Dates Unit numbers Assignments
1 Oct. 7, 2024 Introduction and Deciding the groups for the
presentation)
COIL Introduction & Presentation & Platforms
2 Oct. 14, 2024 COIL - SDG 1.COIL STARTS
Intercultural Communication (Icebreaker)
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Fictional / Mythical Character Due date: 20 Oct.
3 Oct. 21,2024 Story Writing+Collaborative Writing 2.COIL -
AI image creation + Prompting Collaborative
Project STARTS
4 Oct. 28, 2024 Unit 1 - A Sense of Place 3. COIL -
Oct. 30 Zoom Discussion Collaborative
Meeting Project Continues
5 Nov. 4, 2024 Unit 1 - A Sense of Place +
Nov. 4 Zoom 4.COIL -
Meeting
Collaborative
Project ENDS
-NOV 8TH
6 Nov. 11, 2024 Unit 2 - Something Borrowed 5.COIL -
Reflection
7 Nov. 18, 2024 Unit 2 - Something Borrowed +
8 Nov. 25,2024 Unit 3 – The Language of Symbols
9 Dec. 2, 2024 EXAM WEEK
10 Dec. 9, 2024 Unit 3 – The Language of Symbols
11 Dec. 16, 2024 Unit 3 – The Language of Symbols +
Discussion
12 Dec. 23, 2024 Unit 4 – Science or Science Fiction
13 Dec. 30, 2024 Unit 4 – Science or Science Fiction +
Discussion
14 Jan. 6, 2025 Revision
Evaluation Criteria
The video assignment and midterm grades will be given for the Suny Coil project. The
evaluation parts are arranged according to the project stages. At the end of the project, you
will get your grades for this course and a certificate of completion.
1. Midterm Exam %35
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
MODERN LANGUAGES UNIT
The grade will be your collaborative project phase that you prepare with your project
groups.
2. The Video Assignment 10%:
%5 of this grade is given for the introduction /icebreaker stage of the project. The
details will be shared soon.
%5 of this grade is given for the reflection stage of the project. The details will be
shared soon.
3. Attendance/In class Evaluation %10
You will be evaluated based on your performance in the lessons. This grade will be
composed of active listening, preparation, quality of contributions, impact on class,
and frequency of participation in in-class discussions. Even though you do not fail
when you use 8 hours of absenteeism, being absent from the lessons will affect your
grade. Only committee reports from a full-fledged hospital might be taken into
consideration for the absences caused from an illness.
4. Final Exam %45
You will be responsible for the Units 1,2,3 and 4 for the Final exam. The exam will be
composed of listening and vocabulary.
*Late submissions of the assignments will not be accepted.
How can you purchase the course book?
For the 2024-25 Academic Year, the link and the steps for our students to purchase book sets
are below.
1- Visit the site login link: https://www.edukitap.com/
2- It is important to use a desktop computer or tablet for all the steps.
3- Complete the registration from the Login Panel
4- Select the school from the category section,
5- Type the login password required for the category school login; password: 2024FSM
6- Select the group package from the window that opens,
7- Complete the payment process.
For further information, go to modernlanguages.fsm.edu.tr
Students registered for this course must:
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
MODERN LANGUAGES UNIT
● be in class on time and ready to work at the beginning of each class period. The
maximum minutes students may be late is 5.
● bring the course materials and a dictionary for each lesson (mobile phone dictionaries
are acceptable).
● attend class activities and work with their peers collaboratively.
● give complete attention to class activities and not disturb others in class.
● use English in the classroom as much as possible.
● watch their words and actions and have good manners in the class.
● give positive feedback to each other, support and encourage their peers and
classmates.
● be respectful to each other and the course lecturers.
● check the Institutional Automation System and LMS weekly for any announcement
about the course.
● not cheat in the exams. Students identified while cheating during an exam will get
‘‘0’’ and disciplinary action will be taken.
● meet the deadlines of course assignments. Any assignments submitted after the
announced deadline will not be taken into consideration or evaluated by the lecturer
unless there are extenuating circumstances.
● follow the assignment format that the lecturer has shown.
● keep a record of their own attendance. Course lecturers do not have to inform every
student about his/her attendance.
