Information Package / Course Catalogue
Advanced English I
Course Code: REH403
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to enable the students to reach the CEFR C1(advanced) level which is required for YDS and TUREB exams that are the requirements of The Culture and Tourism Ministry.

Course Content

Main course through reading, writing, speaking, listening and grammar activities

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Banu ÖZÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the reading texts,
2.To be able to analyze the reading texts,
3.Mastering in advanced level English Grammar
4.To be able to write advanced level texts
5.Has enough vocabulary knowledge to talk in an advanced manner
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Cambridge University Press, Empower C1
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction, evaluating students level of English by B2 end of year test
Week 2 - Theoretical
Adverbs and adverbial clauses, noun forms, listening activity about bilingualism, reading a blogpost, talking about language learning factors
Week 3 - Theoretical
Adverbs and adverbial clauses, noun forms, listening activity about bilingualism, reading a blogpost, talking about language learning factors
Week 4 - Theoretical
Expressing yourself in an inexact way, listening about friends and rivals, sharing rough details of an experience, writing a web forum post, expressing opinion, idioms about body parts
Week 5 - Theoretical
Talking about extreme conditions, comparison, multi-word-verbs about social interaction, discussing different views on communication
Week 6 - Theoretical
Plans, intentions and arrangements, verbs of movement, listening an interview with a base jumper, reading an article about a zero gravity flight, discussing a blogpost
Week 7 - Theoretical
Giving advice, listening activity about an overstaying guest, writing a report, linking for contrast and concession, idioms of movement
Week 8 - Theoretical
Talking about travel and adventure, inversion, vocabulary on wealth and poverty, reading an article about volunteering, BBC talk on volunteerism
Week 9 - Theoretical
Describing journeys and landscapes, future in the past, listening a BBC talk about a journey of a lifetime, reading a narrative article, telling the story of an adventurous journey
Week 10 - Theoretical
Paraphrising and summarising, listening to a bad interview, expressing opinion about a place, writing a travel review, descriptive language, idioms about landscapes
Week 11 - Theoretical
talking about using instinct and reason, noun phrases, BBC radio discussion on gut instinct in medical diagnosis, reading an article on trusting your gut,
Week 12 - Theoretical
Talking about memories, structures with have and get, reading an article on false memories, discussing ways to improve memory
Week 13 - Theoretical
Using tact in formal discussions, getting feedback, giving opinions tactfully, writing a profile article, Interviewing for a profile article, organising info,
Week 14 - Theoretical
Review and extension using unit progress tests and mid-term competency test
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141470
Assignment102020
Quiz42216
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026