Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7MİM467Professional English3+0+03405.09.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Architecture
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course .To teach students the English equivalents and usages of the basic terms related to architecture, to enable them to have information about current architectural debates, to show how they can benefit from foreign sources.
Course Content In the course, which is taught through texts and videos that contain the main discussions in the field of art and architecture, on a theme dating from the beginning of the 20th century to the present, technical and theoretical terms in English are explained through examples examined in the historical theme.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Özlem BELİR
Name of Lecturers Instructor ELİF NAZLI KAFADAR
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Roger H. Clark, Michael Pause - Precedents in Architecture (2004, Wiley)
Course Notes Lectures and presentations, Video lectures, Student presentations

Course Category
Education %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Assignment 1 % 10
Practice 1 % 10
Total
2
% 20

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 13 2 26
Assignments 1 8 8
Presentation 2 8 16
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 98

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Learn English terminology related to architecture.
2 Can discuss issues in the field of architecture.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction, information about course objectives and course process
2 Early 20th century avant-garde arts and their effects on architecture
3 Relationships with contemporary art and architecture debates today
4 Examples of Visionary, Utopian, Futurist contemporary architectural theories
5 Video: Frank Gehry, Bilbao Museum, Technical drawings and explanation
6 Video: Norman Foster, Millennium Bridge, London and its relationship to land.
7 Video: Daniel Libeskind, War Museum, Concept and Form Relationships
8 Midterm Exam
9 Reading English schemes, diagrams and legends
10 Reading English schemes, diagrams and legends
11 Video: Marcus Novak, Invisible Architectures, Theoretical Presentation
12 Concepts, terms and possible relations with architecture in today's information technologies
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentations
15 Student presentations

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 4
C1 4
C2 4

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