Information Package / Course Catalogue
English For Culinary Arts I
Course Code: CUL118
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 2
Credit: 5
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to develop the essential professional English knowledge and skills required for Culinary Arts students to communicate effectively in international kitchen environments. Designed in allignment with CEFR A1-A2 levels, the course integrates the terminology of kitchen brigade, tools and equipment, hygiene rules, basic ingredients, cooking techniques, sauces and service stages with core grammatical rules, aiming to enhance students' sectoral communication competences in reading, listening, speaking, writing and mediation.

Course Content

Integrated coverage of basic professiınal terminology specific to the culinary field, in-kitchen safety and hierarchical communication, knowledge of ingredients and equipment, international cooking methods, basic sauces and recipe reading processes with core grammatical structures ( tenses, imperatives,adjectives, and polite requests) at the CEFR A1-A2 level.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students learn to read basic recipes and use professional culinary terminology accurately in CEFR A1-A2 level.
2.Students understand kitchen instructions and communicate effectively via listening dialogues.
3.Students learn to identify kitchen and safety or hygiene problems.
4.Students learn to perform cross-linguistic mediation by translatin / explaining English recipes and menu items into Turkish.
5.Students draft standard English recipe cards, order sheets and kitchen sanitation reports using core grammatical structures.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Staple Çalışma Notları
2.Reading Powder
3.Cooking
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to the Kitchen (Kitchen Brigade / To be & Pronouns)
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Kitchen Tools & Equipment (Small & Large Equipment / There is-are & Demonstratives)
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Kitchen Safety & Hygiene (Rules & Dress Code / Imperatives & Must/Mustn't)
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Ingredients I: Pantry & Dry Goods (Grains & Spices / Countable-Uncountable)
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Ingredients II: Fresh Produce (Vegetables &Fruit& Herbs / Present Simple & Like/Prefer)
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Ingredients III: Proteins & Dairy (Meat & Fish / Present Simple Wh- Questions) Quiz
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Knife Skills & Prep Work (Mise en Place / Prepositions & Sequence Adjectives)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Weights, Measures & Recipes (Kitchen Math / Imperatives & Numbers)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Midterm Exama
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Flavour Profiles & Tasting and Aroma (Five Tastes / Comparative Adjectives)
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Pastry & Baking Basics (Doughs & Desserts / Superlative Adjectives)
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Cooking Methods I: Moist Heat (Boiling & Steaming / Present Continuous)
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Cooking Methods II: Dry Heat (Roasting & Sautéing / Can/Can't & Adverbs of Manner
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Sauces (Five Mother Sauces,Thickening Agents / Linkers of Cause and Effects - Because, So)
Week 15 - Theoretical & Practice
Service & Communication (Front of House / Polite Requests Would/Could) Food Trends & Menu Review (Menu Design / Future Plans Will/Be going to)
Week 16 - Theoretical & Practice
Final Exam
Week 17 - Preparation Work
Week 18 - Preparation Work
Week 19 - Preparation Work
Week 20 - Preparation Work
Week 21 - Preparation Work
Week 22 - Preparation Work
Week 23 - Preparation Work
Week 24 - Preparation Work
Week 25 - Preparation Work
Week 26 - Preparation Work
Week 27 - Preparation Work
Week 28 - Preparation Work
Week 29 - Preparation Work
Week 30 - Preparation Work
Week 31 - Preparation Work
Week 32 - Preparation Work
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Quiz2%20
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory105656
Lecture - Practice102828
Assignment101414
Reading101414
Individual Work101010
Quiz1011
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
2
4
5
5
5
3
OÇ-2
5
2
4
5
5
5
2
OÇ-3
5
2
4
5
5
5
2
OÇ-4
5
2
4
5
5
5
2
OÇ-5
5
2
4
5
5
5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026