| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | ZFD702 | PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN AGRICULTURE I | Elective | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To teach the English of the basic concepts related to the profession of the students of the Plant Protection department and to improve their ability to read, write and translate a text related to their profession. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Gamze PEKBEY |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Learns the meaning and usage of words and technical terms related to agriculture and plant protection. | | 2 | Learns the English of the basic concepts of Plant Protection. | | 3 | Develops their ability to read an English text related to their profession. | | 4 | Develop skills in writing and translating an English text related to their profession. | | 5 | Improves English listening/understanding ability. | | 6 | Improves English speaking ability. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| To learn the meanings and uses of words and technical terms related to agriculture and plant protection. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Agriculture | | | | 2 | The life Cycle of Insects | | | | 3 | The life cycle of Insects Practice task and topic elaboration | | | | 4 | Arthropoda: the case of Insects | | | | 5 | Arthropoda: the case of Insects Practice task and topic elaboration | | | | 6 | Plant Diseases Practice task and topic elaboration | | | | 7 | Fungi | | | | 8 | Fungi Practice task and topic elaboration | | | | 9 | Virus diseases in plants Practice task and topic elaboration | | | | 10 | Weeds | | | | 11 | Food processing | | | | 12 | Control of Plant Diseases with Chemicals | | | | 13 | Bacterial Soft-rot | | | | 14 | Farm Management | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Kazamia-Christou V. and Ziaka I.,2006.English for Agricultural Science.Universtiy Studio Press,Greece. ISBN: 978-960-12-1514-X
Academic and current articles on related topics
Official agricultural websites in English-www.apsnet.org 3.
English to English dictionary |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 40 | | Quiz | 3 | 60 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 30 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 70 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | English | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Discussion | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Self Study | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Reading | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Performance | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Individual Study for Quiz | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | LO2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | LO6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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