Information Package / Course Catalogue
Professional English in Agricultural Economics
Course Code: TE290
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Main purpose of the study is to gain ability of students would explain knowledge and opinions related to her occupation and would understand and evaluate some articles using English.

Course Content

Teaching terminology of agricultural economics, being provided using terminology written and oral on professional issues, improving ability of reading comprehension using agricultural texts, enhancing skill to understanding of hearings employing the texts on agriculture, translating and interpreting to texts from English to Turkish, translating and interpreting to texts from Turkish to English.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Halil İbrahim YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning basic terms on agricultural economics
2.Making English sentences on the issues in agricultural economics
3.Reading and understanding some texts on agricultural economics
4.Translating the texts on agricultural economics from Turkish to English, from English to Turkish
5.Speaking English on the issues in agricultural economics
6.Writing compozition in regard to professions
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Colman, D., Young, T., 2010. Principles of Agricultural Economics. Markets and Prices in Less Developed Countries. Cambridge University Press. July 2010, 323p.
2.Evenson, R., Pingali, P., 2009. Handbook of Agricultural Economics. 1st Edition. North Holland, 846p.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Repetition to grammar rules of principle English
Week 2 - Theoretical
Repetition to grammar rules of principle English
Week 3 - Theoretical
Advanced level sentence and text exercises
Week 4 - Theoretical
Teaching to important terms on agricultural economics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Teaching to substantial terms on agricultural management
Week 6 - Theoretical
Teaching to important terms on agricultural politics and extension
Week 7 - Theoretical
Studying with articles written on agricultural economics
Week 8 - Theoretical
Studying with articles written on agricultural economics
Week 9 - Theoretical
Translation techniques
Week 10 - Theoretical
Studying on translation texts of English - Turkish
Week 11 - Theoretical
Studying on translation texts of Turkish – English
Week 12 - Theoretical
Watching visual materials on agricultural economics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Writing letter and petition in English
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
4
3
5
5
5
5
3
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
3
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-4
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
4
OÇ-5
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
OÇ-6
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026