Izmir University of Economics - Undergraduate Program

Syllabus for Academic Skills in English II 2023-2024 Academic Year

Instructor: Cigdem Stevens Coordinator: Anıl Uçak

Office Number: E-mail: cigdem.stevens@gmail.com
Office Hours: TBA

Objectives:
English 102 is a compulsory course for freshman students. The aim of this course is to improve students’
academic skills in English so that they can successfully complete their courses of study at the university. It
focuses on the cognitive skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. The course uses current reading
and listening texts and focuses on how to understand relevant parts of a text, how to read quickly and
effectively, how to relate different ideas from multiple texts and how to use texts as sources for an output
task. In writing, students are expected to evaluate and comment on data collection methods used in the
research process. In speaking, students will share their ideas on academic topics and they will learn how to
prepare and deliver an academic presentation on an academic topic.

Course Outline: SPRING SEMESTER

Week Suggested Sections Evaluation
th rd
1 19 – 23 February Introduction Introductory Power point
to the course Unit 1: “Introduction to Research”
Part A & B
2 26th Feb– 1thMarch Unit 1 Unit 1: “Introduction to Research”
Part C & D
3 4th – 8th March Units 1 Unit 1: “Introduction to Research”
Part E
4 11th – 15th March Unit 1 Unit 1: “Introduction to Research”
Part F & End of Unit Test
5 18th –22nd March Unit 2 Unit 2: “Computer Security” Part A, B & C

6 25th – 29th March Unit 2 Unit 2: “Computer Security” Part D, E & F

7 1st– 5th April Unit 2 Unit 2: “Computer Security” Review Test 1

End of Unit Test Practice Midterm
Presentation 1
8 8th – 12th April Unit 3 Review week
Ramadan Holiday
9 15th – 19th April Unit 3 Unit 3: “Phony Pharmaceuticals” Midterm:
Part A, B & C 20th April
10 22nd – 26th April Unit 3 Unit 3: “Phony Pharmaceuticals” *April 27
23rdApril Holiday Part D & E Make-up of
April 9 after 12.00
11 19th Apr – 3rd May Unit 3 Unit 3: “Phony Pharmaceuticals” *May 4
1st May Holiday End of Unit Test Make-up of
Presentation 2 April 23
12 6th – 10th May Unit 4 Unit 4: “Animal Testing” *May 11
Part A, B & C Make-up of May 1
13 13th – 17th May Unit 4 Unit 4: “Animal Testing”
Parts D & E
14 20th – 24th May Unit 4 Unit 4: “Animal Testing”
Part F & End of Unit Test
15 27th – 31st May Unit 4 Presentation 3 Review Test 2
Practice Final
16 3rd – 14th June Final
Exams
Evaluation
Midterm 20%
Presentations 30% (5%, 10% & 15%)
Homework 10%
Final 40%

Course book
Anchor 2: Reinforcing English Language Skills in an
Academic Context