Information Package / Course Catalogue
Professıonal Englısh
Course Code: İNA233
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

1. Ability to understand the terms used in the construction industry. 2. Ability to understand the meaning and structure of parts that represent construction sites and construction phases. 3. Ability to understand the meaning and structure of parts that represent the construction phases of various building types. 4. Ability to apply the translation principles of operating and maintenance manuals. 5. Ability to apply the principles of writing technical reports, CVs, orders, and business letters.

Course Content

Ability to understand basic construction industry terminology. Ability to read and understand construction-related catalogs and parts, and to apply the principles of writing technical reports, CVs, and business letters.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Mehmet Niyazi YAĞMUR
Learning Outcomes
1.Technical Terms (Housing construction, vocabulary on sample reading passage)
2.Technical Terms (Construction materials and experiments, vocabulary on sample reading passages)
3.Technical Terms Vocabulary on a sample reading passage containing topics related to soil and infrastructure
4.Ability to read and understand catalogs, brochures and parts related to the building. Application of translation construction rules (Turkish-English)
5.Technical Terms Vocabulary on sample readings for quantity surveying and surveying jobs Practices CV writing principles
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Vocational and Technical English ITU Publication
2.Dictionary of Technical Terms, THBB Concrete Terms Dictionary
3.Sample Reading Passages
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Technical Terms (Housing construction, vocabulary on sample reading passage)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Technical Terms (Housing construction, vocabulary on sample reading passage)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Technical Terms (Construction materials and experiments, vocabulary on sample reading passages)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Technical Terms (Construction materials and experiments, vocabulary on sample reading passages)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Technical Terms Vocabulary on a sample reading passage containing topics related to soil and infrastructure
Week 6 - Theoretical
Technical Terms Vocabulary on a sample reading passage containing topics related to soil and infrastructure
Week 7 - Theoretical
Technical Terms Vocabulary on the Road Construction sample reading passage
Week 8 - Theoretical
Technical Terms Vocabulary on the Road Construction sample reading passage (MIDTERM EXAM)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Technical Terms Vocabulary on the sample reading passage on construction of dams and water structures
Week 10 - Theoretical
Technical Terms Quantity surveying and surveying works vocabulary on sample reading passage
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ability to read and understand catalogs, brochures and parts related to the building. Application of translation construction rules (Turkish-English)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ability to read and understand catalogs, brochures and parts related to the building. Application of translation construction rules (Turkish-English)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Application according to the rules of writing job and offer letters
Week 14 - Theoretical
Application according to the rules of writing job and offer letters
Week 15 - Theoretical
Practices according to CV writing principles
Week 16 - Final Exam
End of Term Exam (Final)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading50210
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026