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İZTECH SFL Student Handbook Student Handbook 2014-2015 1. Welcome 2. About School of Foreign Languages 2.1. History of our School 2.2. Our Mission and Vision 2.3. How Our School Operates 3. About IZTECH 3.1. History of IZTECH 3.2. Important Information About IZTECH 3.3. Social Life in IZTECH 3.4. Services Offered to Students 4. Academic Matters 4.1. Academic Calendar 4.2. Course Listings 4.3. Language Learning Outcomes 4.4. CEFR Descriptions 4.5. Managing Your Progress 4.6. Examinations 4.6.1. Exam Listings 4.6.2. Examination Scheduling 4.6.3. Exam Regulations 4.7. What Is YOBS, How and Why Do We Use It? 5. Health, Safety and Compliance 5.1. Health and Safety 5.2. Attendance Policy 5.3. Regulation of School of Foreign Languages 6. Important Numbers Asst. Prof. Dr. Sinem BEZİRCİLİOĞLU 1 CHAPTER 2 ABOUT SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES 2.1 – OUR SCHOOL AND ITS HISTORY IZTECH School of Foreign Languages gives education to graduate and undergraduate students accepted to Izmir Institute of Technology. IZTECH School of Foreign Languages provides graduate and undergraduate students with the necessary English language education. As the medium of instruction is English, foreign language education is very important and it becomes quite challenging for the students of IZTECH to complete their education in preparatory school. Apart from its basic function, School of Foreign Languages incessantly continues research and development studies in order to increase the quality of education as being aware of its important mission. It accomplished its academic and administrative structuring with these aims and the approach of modernity in education. The medium of instruction is English at IZTECH. In graduate and undergraduate programs students are required to know English in academic level in order to follow their courses. Acceptance of students to faculties, teaching English at preparatory class and carrying out the training in English medium were decided at Higher Education Council Executive Board dated on 31.03.1998. It has performed its duties as Foreign Languages Department until the year 2010. As of 01.02.2010, it has still been offering courses under two departments as School of Foreign Languages. 2.2 – OUR MISSION AND VISION Mission Our mission is to help future scientists to have necessary knowledge and ability of a foreign language to meet their needs in their lives. In this way, they will be able to express themselves and represent our institution in international platforms where foreign languages are used as medium of communication. Vision Our vision is to help students to reach a level where they can use foreign language in the best way and to develop the language used in technology. 2 2.3 – PROCEDURE OF OUR SCHOOL School of Foreign Languages includes Department of Basic English and Department of Modern Languages. It provides English courses in academic level for undergraduate and graduate students with a director, two vice directors, a general coordinator, a graduate school secretary, and instructors. Academic and administrative staff at IZTECH School of Foreign Languages is given in-service training in order to be provided with the modern vision which is necessary in service production to increase quality. Department of Basic English (Preparatory Courses) Department of Modern Languages (Faculty English, French, Japanese, German, Russian and Spanish Courses) Our school gave training to 654 Preparatory and 530 Faculty students in the 2013/2014 Academic Year. School Management Asst. Prof. Dr. Sinem BEZİRCİLİOĞLU Head of School Cansu ÇİTİL Vice Principal Serdar ÇİNAR Vice Principal Instructors Medine TÜRKMEN Devrim AKKAYA Nevzat AKEREN Gaye ALEVOK Uğur ALTINTAŞ Gamze ŞAHİN BUDAK Seda CAN Başak MUMCU CIVLAK İbrahim ÇELİK Seda ÇIRAK Nazlı EREN Ece ERYENDİ Funda DEMİR Pelin OKYAY Özlem C. ÖN Müge İLKYAZ Oya ÖZAY Sevinç ÖZDEMİREL Burçak ÖNEL Sümeyra SIRKINTI Havva KURT TAŞPINAR Kevi TEKGÜL Yakup UZUN Gökçen DURSUN YAKUT Sinem TÜRKEL Şirin GÜNEYLİ Hatice MUTLU Ahmet Arda YİĞİTOĞLU Seda C.Bütün ÇIRAKOĞLU 3 Student Affairs Office School of Foreign Languages Student Affairs Office consists of Basic English Department Secretary and Modern Languages Department Secretary. Prep. Class principals; acceptance procedures of exams, excuses, medical reports, study suspensions, attendance records, petitioning are carried out by this office. In accordance with School of Foreign Languages Regulation of System of Basic English Department Our students receive the courses below according to their levels in Basic English Department. B1 Level A+ Level A1 Level 11 hours Main Course 13 hours Main Course 16 hours Main Course 6 hours Reading & Writing 8 hours Reading & Writing 10 hours Reading & Writing 4 hours Speaking 4 hours Speaking 4 hours Speaking 21 course hours / week 25 course hours / week 30 course hours / week Daily course hours in Basic English Department are as follows: 1. Hour 2. Hour 3. Hour 4. Hour LUNCH BREAK 5. Hour 6. Hour At İzmir Institute of Technology, Preparatory Program is carried out by the general coordinator of Preparatory School. The General Coordinatorship of Preparatory School is responsible for planning, applying and controlling 8:45- 9:30 9:45-10:30 10:45- 11:30 11:45- 12:30 12:30-13:45 13:45-14:30 14:45-15:30 education. Moreover, students can consult here for any suggestions, wishes and problems related to education system. The General Coordinator of Preparatory School is Havva KURT TAŞPINAR. 4 Exams and Average of Success In our preparatory school two types of exams are applied. The exams that all levels must take throughout the academic year is as follows: Monthly Exams that are applied 6 times in an academic year Quizzes that are applied 20 times in an academic year Apart from these, our students are evaluated each term according to their course attendance, completion of homework assignments, in-class behaviours, bringing the necessary course materials to the class regularly and doing the online course activities which is called Class Performance Grade (CPG). CPG affects your overall average as much as a monthly exam. In order for our students to graduate from Preparatory class, their End of Year Success Grade must be 60 or above. End of Year Success Grade is gained by adding the 60% of Termly Success Grade to the 40% of Final Exam Grade. In order for a student to take the Final Exam, his/her Termly Success Grade must be 60 or above. Termly Success Grade is gained by combining 60% of the monthly exams’ average, 30% of the Quizzes’ average, and 10% of CPG. Students whose Termly Success Grade is below 60 cannot take the Final Exam; however, they can attend the Summer School provided that they have not failed with non-attendance. Students whose Termly Success Grade is 60 or above, take the Final Exam so as to complete preparatory education successfully. Threshold for this exam is 50. Students who could not get this point is considered as ‘failed’ even if their End of Year Success Grade is above 60. The same is also valid for those who get above 50 from Final Exam but with a Termly Success Grade lower than 60. Students with such conditions have the right to take Resit Exam held at the end of the year and Proficiency Exams held on July and September. Students who get 60 or above from these exams are considered to have completed Preparatory Class successfully. Mentioned students can also enrol in a 6-week Summer School offered in Summer period. At the exam held at the end of Summer School, students who get 60 or above are considered to have completed Preparatory education successfully. Students who have a Termly Success Grade that is 60 or above, and get a score that is higher than 50 and enough to make their End of Year Success Average higher than 60 have completed their Preparatory education successfully. Further information about the content of exams will be presented in the fourth part of this booklet. 5 System of Modern Languages Compulsory English Courses coded as ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 201, ENG 302 are given to the faculties by our school. These courses are 3-credit (3+0) courses. German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. These courses are 3-credit (3+0) elective language courses. General Coordinator of Modern Languages is Instructor Seda ÇIRAK. Our school also offers training to the faculties in the fields of French, Instructors Eda ÇORBACIOĞLU GÖNEZER (French) Hayat GÜRDAL (Japanese) Svetlana TUCHYNA (Spanish) Ömür BÜLBÜL (German) 6 CHAPTER 3 ABOUT İZTECH 3.1 – HISTORY OF IZTECH The proposal for the foundation of IZTECH was prepared by two İzmir parliamentarians – Rıfat Serdaroğlu and Işın Çelebi. This proposal was submitted to the Head of Parliament’s Planning and Budget Commission as stated by law on June 17th, 1992. The proposal for the foundation of the Institute was accepted in the commission and the Grand Assembly of Trkiye on July 3rd, 1992 and published in the Official Gazette no. 21281 on July 11th, 1992. In this way, our institute which is composed of “Science Faculty”, “Faculty of Engineering”, “Faculty of Architecture”, “Institute of Engineering and Science” was founded in accordance with the law no. 3837. Prof. Dr. Erdal Saygın (Lecturer at Ege University, the Faculty of Engineering) was assigned as the founding rector. The Founding Rector Prof. Dr. Erdal Saygın took office on November 11th, 1992 following the announcement of the establishment of the Institute in the Official Gazette no. 21401 on November 10th, 1992. Those who wish to gain more information are recommended to watch the documentary titled Ne İşin Var Orada (What Are You Going to Do There) prepared by President’s Office. You may reach this documentary on http://vimeo.com/59611493 free of charge. 3.2 – IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT IZTECH In our Institute, there are 2559 Undergraduate, 868 Graduate, and 352 Doctorate Students. 55% of the student population is male, and 45% is female. As of 8 May 2013, 528 instructors and 365 administrative staff are employed in our school. 61% of the Academc Members have taken their doctoral degrees from the universities abroad. There is one instructor for 11 students in İZTECH. With 160 professors IZTECH ranks number 1 as far as the number of refereed articles per faculty member is concerned. Between 1995 and 2012, 1346 publications in total were made. As of 2014, our institute is in the 4 position in Innovative and th 7 Modernist University Index of Turkey amongst state universities, and 9th position amongst all universities Numbers related to Research data are as follows: Number of Tübitak Projects: 145 Budget of Tübitak Projects: 17.763.918,00 TL Number of Santez Projects: 14 Budget of Santez Projects: : 2.397.441,00 TL Number of EU Projects: 17 Budget of EU Projects: 2.511.546,00 € There are 3 faculties and 11 departments. Our school gives service to our students with 11 BS Degree programmes, 22 MS Degree programmes (5 Interdisciplinary), and 15 PhD programmes (2Interdisciplinary). It is possible to get Minor and Double Major degrees in the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Architecture, City and Regional Planning, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Computer Engineering. 8 The list of the research centers in our school is as follows: Biotechnoloy and Bioengineering Research Center Computer Application & Research Center Environmental Development Application and Research Center Geothermal Energy Research and Application Center Center for Materials Research Continuing Education Center Our institute also provides 4 lectures with Distant Learning Programmes. The lectures are recorded with video camera. In order to organize Distant Learning classes, Course Management System(CMS) is used. It is possible to hold online meetings with this system. There are more than 100 international students from more than 40 countries in our school. IZTECH has 93 Bilateral Erasmus Agreements in total with 16 European countries. So far, 373 student exchange has been carried out with these countries. IZTECH is in the 3rd position in the rate of “the number of students benefiting from International Exchange Programme (ERASMUS) / The total number of students”. More than 4000 İZTECH graduates are currently carrying on their education in distinguished universities and institutes all over the world, employed in high positions in giant firms, and running their own businesses. Urla Dormitories bound to Institution of Student Credit and Dormitories have the capacity of 1032 beds, while Student Life Center that is planned to be completed till the end of 2014 has the capacity of 625 beds. There exists Housing Office in our school since 2010. Its aim is to help the students who cannot take advantage of the dormitory of Credit & Housing Authority. The Office informs students about the private dorms in and around the campus, hostels and the houses for rent by publishing the necessary information on the website. It also builds up contact with the residential places that are consistent with the demands of the students. On the campus three guest houses serve the students’ accommodation needs for a certain fee. The students to be admitted to the guest house must be the first on the waiting list of Credit & Housing Authority to be selected out considering their needs in the first place. Central Cafeteria has the capacity to serve 5000 people. In Central Cafeteria Building as bound to the catering firm: Operating Manager, Food Engineer, Chef, Assistant Chef (3), Waiter (5), Dish Washing Personnel (2), Genitors (3), Depot Authorative, 17 in total, are employed. In Semester and Summer Holidays, this number is decreased up to 10 9 within a parallelism with the number of people who receive service from here. Kitchen section is open to visit on condition that bonnet and galosh are worn, the authorative manager of the catering firm has been informed beforehand, and this visit is done under monitor of a personnel. Within the boundaries of Campus Area, there are also Kidonya Cafeteria and Asmalı Cafeteria, and canteens of Faculty of Science, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Chemicl Engineering, School of Foreign Languages, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Medico-Social building. İzmir Technology Development Area, generally known as Technopark, provides students with opportunities both to do internship in 130 different Research and Development companies and take part in researches. 700 personnel in total are employed in Technopark. 3.3 – SOCIAL LIFE IN IZTECH Sports Our institute aims to enable our personnel and our students to pass good-quality time, improve their physical skills, and also aims to contribute to their anatomic development. Within the campus, the service is given with both closed and open sports facilities. In the gymnasium with 2000 spectator capacity, as well as the traditional sport areas, there is a fitness hall with bodycardio-power development systems, and a dance studio. In addition there are open area sport facilities that consist of mini golf, tennis, basketball, volleyball and soccer pitch. As of 2014, our school will have a semi-olympic swimming pool. 10 Social Activities 43 student clubs carry on their activities which have been established for students to benefit their leisure time according to their interest areas, take up relaxation and fun habits, enable them to organize activities related to culture and fine arts. Clubs enliven and support the social and cultural life in the campus. The list of the student clubs is as follows: Natural Sports and Mountaineering Cycling Cinema Literature Supporting the Contemporary Life Chess Trend, Accessories and Design Thoughts Club Natural Researches Club Atatürkist Thought Environment and Young TEMA İYTE İsawe Entrepreneur İYTE Attack Design IZTECH Sci-Fi and Fantastic Club Innovation Aviation Capoeria IEEE Software IAESTE Folk Dances World Dances Modern Dance Music Turkish Folk Music Radio Community Volunteers Friends of Animals AEGEE Ceramic Photograğhy Theater İYTE Turkish Japanese Cultural Club(İYTEGO & İTAMA) Science and Technology Underwater Sports Surface Water Sports Taekwando Conscious Youth Club Antropology IZTECH Mun. Gastronomy and World Cuisine 11 In addition, concerts are regularly held, dance shows are performed, and movie sessions are organized in our school. 3.4 – SERVICES PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS Career Help Career Office which is in the body of our Institute and works as bound to Health, Culture and Sports Department give students the services listed below: Resume preparation Seminars of Interview Techniques Career Consulting Internship Opportunities Arrangement of Seminars about Personality Development Resume pool Data Collection of the Alumni Info Providing communication and collaboration amongst Institute, students and alumni. Part Time Work Part Time Working opportunity is provided to our students by Health Culture and Sports Department. In order for students to make use of this opportunity, Departments in the body of the university should apply to the Health Culture and Sports Department stating that they wish to employ parttime student employees, and then they should follow the necessary procedure. Upon completion of these procedures, Part time job advertisement is announced by Health Culture and Sports Department. In order for students to apply for these positions, they need to submit the documents listed below completely: Photocopy of the ID Card Student Certificate 1 passport photograph Certificate stating there is no disciplinary penalty Bank account number Status Familiae Statement (Form-4) Part Time Student Employment Contract (Form-5) Social Security Institution Family Support Inquiry Certificate (Form-6, Form-6a, Form-6b) (The forms mentioned above can be obtained from the official website of Health Culture and Sports Department.) Hourly rate to be paid to the students who work part time is determined by Institute Management Board upon the offer of Health Culture and Sports Department in accordance with the Labour Law number 4857 as not more than one fourth of the daily gross minimum wage determined for the labor older than 16. Library Our library has been moded to its new building in 2007. In 2008, as a result of the survey conducted by LIBER (European Library Union), it has 12 been ranked as one of the best 29 library buildings constructed in Europe in 4 years. İZTECH Library building, has the facilities of 8 group work hall, 8 individual study hall, 2 meeting rooms with 25-person and 16-person capacity each, a performance center with 250person capacity, mind games salon with 24-person capacity, 2 multimedia room (TV DVD Projector), thus it has the seating capacity of 424-person, and it is situated on 6100 m2 area. Wireless Internet connection, 40 Thin Client LCD monitor computer, as well as 10 individual TV DVD square electronic library and 20 relaxation couch are provided. İZTECH library which has national and international multidimensional and broad connections, is member of ANKOS (Anatolian University Libraries Consorcium), TUBİTAK-EKUAL (National Academic Licence of Electronic Sources), LIBER (European Libraries Union) and IATUL (International Technical University Libraries Association). The sources that our library owns in numbers is as follows: The total number of paperback books: 46381 The total number of paperback journal: 8338 The total: number of electronic books281561 The total number of electronic journals: 32098 The number of databases with membership: 82 The number of Multimedia sources (CD, DVD, Film, Documentary): 5116 The number of theses belonging to İZTECH: 1169 13 CHAPTER 4 ACADEMIC MATTERS 4. ACADEMİC MATTERS 4.1. Academic Calendar (2014-2015) You can reach 2014-2015 Academic Calendar by clicking the link below. http://www.iyte.edu.tr/Files/Sayfalar/0/2014_06_18/2.pdf 4.2. Course Lists Students are placed into the related according to The Common European groups based on their language level. Framework Those who study English for one year Languages (CEFR). You can see the in the School of Foreign Languages details for all courses in the table are below. expected to reach level Group Course Name Name A Main Course A Reading and Writing A Listening and Speaking A+ Main Course A+ Reading and Writing A+ Listening and Speaking B Main Course B Reading and Writing B Listening and Speaking B+ Weekly Course Hours 16 10 4 13 8 4 11 6 4 of Entry Level (CEFR-based) A1 A1 A1 A2 A1+ A2 A2 A2 A2 Reference for Exit Level (CEFR-based) B1+ B1+ B1+ B1+ B1+ B1+ B1+ B1+ B1+ 4.3. Course Definitions and Objectives Main Course: This course is designed integration of four skills so that they to equip students with the necessary can function both in academic and language and vocabulary through the non-academic contexts. Through 14 instruction and intensive practice, the At the end of the course, students who course also develops students’ critical have and analytical thinking in addition to comprehending the reading texts and study at writing effectively will be able to undergraduate level and helps them evaluate, understand, analyze and become synthesize the information. skills required an Students to independent will become study learner. gained the ability of competent language users by engaging in both Listening and Speaking Skills: This spoken and written language and learn course is designed to help students how to interact effectively in English develop their listening and effective with a reasonable degree of fluency communication skills in English. With and accuracy. the help of audio/video recordings, students are aimed to improve their Reading and Writing Skills: This pronunciation, course and presentation skills. At the end of is designed to develop speaking, discussion students’ confidence and effectiveness the in reading and writing skills and confidence when actively listening to supported with integrated grammar spoken English and learn how to and vocabulary exercises. It aims at function improving critical thinking skills with the intelligibly help of a question-centered approach. academic course, Students fluently, in will accurately academic and gain and non- contexts. 15 4.4. CEFR Descriptors You can see the skills you will acquire in different levels in the table below. C2 Proficient User C1 B2 Independent User B1 Basic User A2 Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations. Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices. Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need. 16 A1 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce himself/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. 4.5. How can I follow my progress? You can follow your progress by using the grid on the next page. 17 U N D E R S T A N D I N G S P E A K I N G Listening A1 I can recognize familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly Reading I can understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters or in catalogues. Spoken Interaction A2 I can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements. I can read very short, simple texts. I can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables and I can understand short simple personal letters. B1 I can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear. I can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency every day or jobrelated language. I can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters. B2 I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes. I can understand the majority of films in standard dialect. C1 I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signaled explicitly. I can understand television programmes and films without too much effort. C2 I have no difficulty in understanding any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even when delivered at fast native speed, provided I have some time to get familiar with the accent. I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose. I can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. I can understand specialized articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field. I can read with ease virtually all forms of the written language, including abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialized articles and literary works. I can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help me formulate what I'm trying to say. I can ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics. I can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. I can handle very short social exchanges, even though I can't usually understand enough to keep the conversation going myself. I can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. I can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events). I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining my views. I can express myself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. I can use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes. I can formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate my contribution skillfully to those of other speakers. I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where I live and people I know. I can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms my family and other people, living conditions, my educational background and my present or most recent job. I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest. I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. I can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating subthemes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion. I can write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings. I can fill in forms with personal details, for example entering my name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form I can write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of immediate needs. I can write a very simple personal letter, for example thanking someone for something. I can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes and ambitions. I can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. I can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions. I can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions. I can take part effortlessly in any conversation or discussion and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. I can express myself fluently and convey finer shades of meaning precisely. If I do have a problem I can backtrack and restructure around the difficulty so smoothly that other people are hardly aware of it. I can present a clear, smoothlyflowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. I can write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to my interests. I can write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view. I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences. I can express myself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length. I can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what I consider to be the salient issues. I can select style appropriate to the reader in mind. Spoken Production W R I T I N G Writing I can write clear, smoothlyflowing text in an appropriate style. I can write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. I can write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works. 18 4.6. Exam Lists Throughout each semester, students 60 points throughout the academic who study in the foundation class must year are eliminated to take the final take three exam. By adding 60% of End of Year Monthly Exams, four Main Course Success Grade to 40% of final exam quizzes, one Intensive Reading quiz score, the passing grade is gained. and one Listening quiz. In addition to The passing grade is 60. Students who these, in each semester they receive a score less than 50 in the final exam fail Writing Portfolio grade twice and make regardless one presentation or project related to Success Grade. End of Year Success out-of-class Reading. Grade is calculated by adding 60% of Classroom Performance Grade (CPG) monthly exams to 30% of quizzes and has a contribution to the End of Year 10% nine exams including Extensive of their End of of Year CPG. Success Grade. Students who collect 4.6.1. Exams Monthly Exams: As three per evaluated. Exams consist of open semester, six monthly exams have ended to be taken in total. These exams questions. and multiple choice consist of listening comprehension, writing, reading comprehension and Quizzes: As four Main Course, one language use parts. Third monthly Intensive Reading and one exam tests language skills only, Listening quiz per semester, twelve thus as well as listening, writing and quizzes are applied in each year. reading comprehension, it includes Speaking Task grades that students have carried out o Main Course Students Quizzes: are only throughout the semester. There is responsible for the topics and no language use part in this exam. structures Fifth monthly exam aims to test Main Course class. These only speaking skills and during the exams consist of open ended exam, students’ speaking skills are questions. covered in the 19 presentation or a project related to o Intensive Reading Quizzes: Students are only literary works that they are supposed to read out of the class responsible for the topics and throughout structures grade gained from this activity is covered in the Reading and Writing class. These exams consist of the semester. The equivalent to that of quizzes. generally open ended questions. Classroom Performance Grade / CPG: Classroom Performance Grade is given to students twice in o Listening Quizzes: Students a semester partly based on the are required to listen to an online audio in their level and are required to carry out within the expected to the scope questions related this constitutes 50% of CPG, and the audio material. Open ended remaining 50% of CPG is given and multiple choice questions based on a variety of criteria are asked in these exams. (attendance, in-class participation, Writing answer to Portfolios: Writing activities of regular that course. they This homework completion, obliged to keep the works prepared materials to the classroom). Final Exam: grade assignment Portfolios, in which students are for the Writing course, are collected are bringing Students course are twice in a semester and evaluated. responsible for all the topics and The grade gained from this work is structures covered throughout the equivalent to that of quizzes. whole year. The exam consists of open ended and multiple choice Extensive Reading Presentations questions. or Projects: Students make a 20 4.6.2. Exam Dates FALL TERM MONTHLY EXAMS Monthly Exam I Monthly Exam II Monthly Exam III DATES November 4th, 2014 December 11th, 2014 January 8th, 2015 QUIZZES MC Quiz I MC Quiz II MC Quiz III MC Quiz IV Intensive Reading Quiz I Listening Quiz I DATES October 24th, 2014 November 19th, 2014 December 19th, 2014 January 15th, 2015 December 10th, 2014 December 25th, 2014 OTHERS 1st writing portfolio check 2nd writing portfolio check Extensive Reading Bookreport submission and Presentation DATES November 3-7, 2014 January 12-16, 2015 January 5-9, 2015 SPRING TERM MONTHLY EXAMS Monthly Exam IV Monthly Exam V Monthly Exam VI DATES March 20th, 2015 April 29-30th, 2015 May 22nd, 2015 QUIZZES MC Quiz V MC Quiz VI MC Quiz VII MC Quiz VIII Intensive Reading Quiz II Listening Quiz II DATES March 3rd, 2015 April 1st, 2015 April 16th, 2015 May 6th, 2015 April 20th, 2015 May 21st, 2015 OTHERS 3rd writing portfolio check 4th writing portfolio check Extensive Reading Bookreport submission and Presentation DATES March 30th - April 3rd, 2015 May 25-27th, 2015 May 4-8th, 2015 21 FINAL EXAM: June 4-5th, 2015 RE-SIT EXAM: June 25-26th, 2015 PROFICIENCY EXAM (JANUARY): January 21st, 2015 PROFICIENCY EXAM (JULY): July 15th, 2015 4.6.3. Execution of the Exams Before each monthly exam, venue and after the exam starts. Doors are time information of the sessions is opened published website, Comprehension part is over, and Facebook and Twitter accounts of the latecomers are let in to take the School of Foreign Languages. General rest of the exam. in the official when the Listening rules about the execution of the exams Test takers will not be admitted to are below. the exam if they are more than 10 Test takers are required to have with them an official ID issued by IZTECH (or a minutes late for the other sessions of the exam. comparable document) a pencil, a ball point pen and an eraser. Test takers must fully comply with the invigilators' directions during the exam. Test takers are strictly not permitted to use any kinds of electronic devices during the test sessions.. Disciplinary/legal action will be taken against those who attempt to impersonate the rightful test takers Test takers have to be in the exam or who attempt to cheat, and the hall 30 minutes before the exam exam results of such candidates starts. will be considered invalid. Since the Comprehension Listeningsession is In the event of a reported violation of any of the rules above, the test executed with the doors closed, no taker’s test one is allowed in the classrooms cancelled. score will be 22 4.7. What Is YOBS, How and Why Do We Use It? IZTECH School of Foreign Languages uses YOBS (which can be accessed at http://yobs.iyte.edu.tr/) in order to register and update our students’ grades and class attendance. All the instructors in our Department of Basic English record the students’ grades through this system. Class attendance status is also transcribed in this system via Student Affairs Office. Our students do not need to create a special account for YOBS. Students log in to this system by using the Webmail account and password assigned to them during their enrollment process to our institute. If our students decide to change their password, they should be careful not to include any Turkish characters. With this system, our students can access the information below: All Monthly and Quiz results All proficiency exam results Class attendance status Students who forget their YOBS password must change their Webmail password, as YOBS use the password assigned to students’ Webmail account. 23 CHAPTER 5 HEALTH, SAFETY, AND COMPLIANCE 5.1 – HEALTH AND SECURITY Health The Centre for Health, Culture and Sports in our institution serves our staff and students with 1 family physician, 2 dentists, 3 nurses, 1 psychologist, 1 medical laboratory assistant and 1 emergency medical technician within the working hours (08:30 – 17:30). All our students, whether they have a health insurance or not, can get health care service without any need for an appointment. Family Physician Ertuğrul Temur in on duty on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, whereas our dentists, Suzan Oğuz and Erdal Özdemir, are on duty on every weekday. All the health care service you get from our doctors or from the emergency room is completely free. If the doctor prescribes you any medicine, the prescription costs 3 TL. The closest pharmacy to our institute is located on Gülbahçe Street. 24 Here are the numbers you can call in case of any medical emergency: 1. The Centre for Health, Culture and Sports Nurse Room: 02327506222 2. İzmir Urla Gülbahçe Community Clinic: 02327657705 3. Urla State Hospital: 02327521004 4. Gülbahçe Pharmacy: 02327658318 Security Our campus is protected by security staff 24 hours every day. If there is an emergency related to security, you can call 02327506069 for assistance at all hours. 5.2 – CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY In IZTECH School of Foreign Languages, class attendance policy is based on each individual class a student takes and it depends according to the course the student is registered in: In A1 course, you have the right to skip 135 classes In A+ course, you may skip 110 classes, In B1 course, you may skip 90 classes. Students who exceed the limits specified above are relegated to U1 status and considered “Unsuccessful” (for more information, please check the 9th article of our Regulation). Medical reports that our students take will not affect their class attendance status. Medical reports will be put in process only if the student missed an exam/exams during the period he/she was ill according to the report. In that case, the student will be considered on leave for the day of the exam. Students who are in “on leave” status cannot take any exams. Our students can participate in activities organised by the Rectorship or The Centre for Health, Culture and Sports. On the condition that these departments send our School an official permission slip, students who partake in such activities will be considered on leave for the duration of the event specified on the permission slip. Similar to the subject of medical reports mentioned above, students who are on leave for an activity cannot take any exams for the duration of their leave. For more information on being on official leave (which is effective in only some specific situations), and thus being excluded from the class attendance policy, please check the 13th article of our Regulation. 25 Preparatory students who are unable to graduate from our school at the end of 4 semesters can move over to Pending Student status by writing a petition to the Management of the School of Foreign Languages. Pending students have the exam rights indicated in our Regulation. 5.3 – DEPARTMENT OF BASIC ENGLISH PREPARATORY CLASS REGULATION PART ONE Aim, Scope, Basis and Definitions Aim and Definitions ARTICLE 1 – (1) The aim of this regulation is to determine the principles of the education and examinations performed at the preparatory classes of Izmir Institute of Technology School of Foreign Languages Department of Basic English. (2) This regulation involves the principles of the education and examinations performed at the preparatory classes of Izmir Institute of Technology School of Foreign Languages Department of Basic English Basis ARTICLE 2 – This regulation has been written to be based upon Article 14 of the 2547 Higher Education Law dated as 4/11/1981. Definitions ARTICLE 3 – In this regulation; the following mean as: a) Institute: Izmir Institute of Technology b) Preparatory Class: The Preparatory Class of the Izmir Institute of Technology School of Foreign Languages Department of Basic English c) KPDS: Foreign Language Proficiency Examination for State Employees d) Undergraduate: The higher education for at least eight semesters e) Graduate: Graduate and PhD education f) Rector: Rector of the Izmir Institute of Technology g) SBS: Placement Test h) The Senate: The Senate of the Izmir Institute of Technology 26 i) TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language j) UDS: Interuniversity Foreign Language Examination k) The Administrative Board: the Administrative Board of the School of Foreign Languages i) School of Foreign Languages (SFL): Izmir Institute of Technology School of Foreign Languages PART TWO The Principles about the Education and Teaching The aim of the Preparatory Class Education ARTICLE 4 – (1) The aim of the Preparatory Class is to test the English proficiency levels of the first year students, determine the scope of the English preparatory education that they take and make students proficient enough to follow their education in English in undergraduate and graduate programs. Exemption from the English Placement Test and Preparatory Class ARTICLE 5 – (1) Those being successful in preparatory education and SBS, those completing their secondary education in an institution where the respective country citizens attend in an English speaking country within at least last three years, those being successful with a score determined by the Senate out of 100 in examinations for foreign nationals to have higher education in English speaking countries such as TOEFL or in Student Selection and Placement Centre’s KPDS and UDS exam scores determined by the Senate and those accepted to the Institute again while studying in a department of the Institute have the right to register for their departments. These examination results are valid for three years. (2) The Placement Test can be held in a single stage or in multiple stages. The application of this exam is determined by the Management of SFL. The success grade for the exam is %60 and over. (3) Undergraduate and graduate students can submit their scores even if they fail because of their absence as long as they get a valid score in exams whose equivalence is accepted. (4) The score range and the weekly hours of each level of the students who get below %60 in September Placement Test are managed by the School Management. The class hours should not be fewer than 20 hours. The Management has the right to make class and level changes within the first two weeks of the academic year on condition the students submit a petition in accordance with the opinions of the lecturers. 27 (5)Students scoring %90 and over are exempted from the English course which is an obligatory course according to the Law 2547 Article 5 First Sub-clause Paragraph (ı). (6) Those who apply for a graduate program of the Institute after graduating in last two academic years most from a higher institution whose medium of instruction is %100 English are exempted from preparatory education. (7) Those who apply for a graduate program of the Institute and are successful in preparatory education and apply for a graduate program again within two academic years most are exempted from preparatory education. (8) SFL determines the English proficiency levels of the transfer students with an examination by the request of the Registrar’s Office. Duration of Education ARTICLE 6 – (1) Undergraduates and graduates have the right to attend the preparatory education program four semesters at most. (2) Undergraduates and graduates with a pending status who finish their maximum education period are granted the right to have the exams without attending the classes. (3) If a student registered to an undergraduate program with a medium of foreign language fails in the Final Exam despite attending classes regularly, OSYM has the right to place the student in a department with a medium of Turkish either at the institute or any university with the student’s demand. Should the equivalent department not be found, the student will be placed in a respective department. Attendance ARTICLE 7 – (1) It is obligatory to attend the classes at Department of Basic English. Students are required to attend %85 of the classes. Those who do not manage to do so fail and do not have the right to take the Final Exam. Success and Evaluation ARTICLE 8 – (1) The success status of the preparatory class students is determined by adding the rates of the final and annual success grades. The annual success grade should be at least ‘60’ and %60 of that grade is taken and the Final Exam grade should be at least ‘50’ and %40 of that grade is taken. After adding these two averages, the total score should be at least ‘60’ (2) Annual success grade is calculated by adding %60 of the Monthly Exams, %30 of the Short Exams and %10 of CPG (Classroom Performance Grade). Of them: a) Monthly Exams are performed in every semester and in necessary numbers not to be less than two. 28 b) Short Exams are short duration exams and performed in necessary numbers every semester. c) In order to get the Final Exam, the annual success grade should be 60 (sixty). d) The fractions which are 0.50 or over are completed to a full grade. Grades ARTICLE 9 – (1) Students who have 60 after the end of year evaluation get the passing grade ‘S’ (2) The grades that fail and their descriptions are as: a) U: Unsuccessful in the Placement Exam. b) U1: Absent, no right to get the Final Exam. c) U2: Attends the classes and successful in annual grade but not present in the Final Exam. ç) U3: Has the Final Exam but fails. d) U4: Get the Summer School exam but fails. e) U5: Not enough annual grade and not have the right to get the Final Exam. (3) The grades students get in the exams and / or the codes above are announced to the students. Excuses ARTICLE 10 – (1) On condition the students document their excuses and apply with a petition within at least three workdays after the date of the exam to the SFL Management, the Administrative Board decides whether students excuses are for valid reasons and they are excused or not. After these three days, the petitions are not accepted. (2) Day or days with a health report and hours spent at health services unit or any other treatment centres are counted as class absence. A compensation exam is held for those who cannot take an exam whose excuses are accepted by the Board. (3) There is not a compensation exam for the Placement Test. The Acceptance Requirements for the Placement Test and Final Test ARTICLE 11 – (1) The principles about the Placement Test and Final Tests held in Department of Basic English are as: a) Placement Tests are held in January, July and September at the Institute. The students have to register themselves in the Office of the Registrar’s between the registration dates to be announced by the SFL to get the exam. Those who do not register cannot take the exam. Of these exams; 29 1) January Placement Test can be taken by the graduate students registered to SFL and performing the attendance obligation, graduate students who are on leave for one year for various reasons, newly registered graduate students, 2) July Placement Test can be taken by all the undergraduate and graduate students registered SFL and performing the attendance obligation, undergraduate and graduate students who complete their education in maximum time and have the pending student status, students who are on leave for one year for various reasons, graduate students who fail in January Placement Test, and newly registered graduate students at IZTECH; 3) September Placement Test can be taken by undergraduate and graduate students newly registered to IZTECH, all the undergraduate and graduate students registered SFL without looking for the attendance obligation, undergraduate and graduate students who complete their education in maximum time and have the pending student status, students who are on leave for one year for various reasons. b) The Final Exam can be taken by the students performing the attendance obligation and having an annual success grade of 60 and over. Students who are on leave for one year for various reasons cannot take the Final Exam of that respective year they are on leave. c) The dates of the Final Exam and Placement Test in the prep classes are determined by the Senate and announced in the academic calendar. Objection to the Test Results ARTICLE 12 – (1) Students can make an objection to the exam results by submitting a written petition to the School Management within the first seven workdays after the results have been announced. A commission is gathered by the Manager within a week after the deadline for objections and the exam papers are examined; if an error of fact is found, a decision is made by the Administrative Board while taking the opinion of the course lecturer. Being on leave ARTICLE 13 – (1) Undergraduate and graduate students in the prep classes can take time off for one year on condition they return back to the Institute. For those who have valid reasons can be allowed only by a decision to be taken by the School of Foreign Languages Administrative Board. The conditions to be allowed are as: a) A sick leave can be given for one year on condition the respective students hand in a health report including this one year duration. b) A military service leave can be given on condition the postponement or consignment delay operations cannot be done because of act of god and the student be taken for military service. c) Unexpected death, natural disaster, or similar conditions for the students are also the reasons for being on leave. 30 d) The students can also be allowed on condition that they are given a foreign duty for their education or they go abroad to have an education. Pending Student Status ARTICLE 14 – (1) Students who still fail at the end of the four semesters submit a petition to the SFL Management and become a pending student and they have the right to get the exams mentioned in this regulation. PART THREE Some and Last Provisions The repealed regulation ARTICLE 15 – (1) Izmir Institute of Technology School of Foreign Languages Preparatory Class Regulation dated back as 20/05/2009 to be printed in Official Gazette has been repealed. Absence of decision ARTICLE 16 – (1) When there is an absence of decision in this regulation, The Regulation for Foreign Language Education and Principles to be followed in Foreign Language Education In Higher Education Institutions dated as 4/12/2008 to be printed in Official Gazette with number 27074 and other respective statute provisions are applied by the Senate decision. Operation ARTICLE 17 – (1) This regulation is in operation as soon as it is issued. Execution ARTICLE 18 – (1) This regulation is executed by the Rector of the Izmir Institute of Technology. SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SUMMER SCHOOL DIRECTIVE Subject-Matter Article 1 – The subject matter of this directive is to determine the methods and principles of Izmir Institute of Technology Summer School Directive. Scope Article 2 – Only the students who meet the attendance requirement at the SFL Prep Class can attend the Summer School. 31 Principles about the Summer School Education Article 3 – In summer school the courses are for at least 25 hours and 30 hours most a week. Article 4 – The Proficiency Exam to be given at the end of the Summer School can only be taken by the students who attend the summer school and do not excess the absence level of the summer school. Article 5 – Those who do not succeed in the Proficiency Exam at the end of Summer School can attend to Placement Test of the following academic year in September. Article 6 – Minimum number of students for opening the Summer School is five. Sections which will be opened in Summer School and the number of students in these sections are determined by Directorship of SFL. Article 7 – Demands of freezing registration and reserving the right to education are not accepted in Summer School. Demand of withdraw after being registered is decreed after the evaluation of the School Board. Article 8 – Student who do not attend to the Proficiency Exam at the end of the Summer School can have a make-up exam if their excuses are regarded as valid by the Directorship of the School. Article 9 – There is no other evaluation exam in Summer School except from the Proficiency Exam at the end of it. Evaluation of Success Article 10 – Students who get at least 60% in the Proficiency Exam at the end of the Summer School are regarded as successful and they pass the Preparatory Class. Article 11 – Attendance limit of Summer School is 15% of total course hours. Students exceeding this limit are regarded as failed from attendance and cannot attend to the Proficiency Exam at the end of Summer School. Education Fee Article 12 – Fee to be taken from students who want to attend to Summer School is decided by the Ministry of Finance every year. Operation Article 13 – This directive becomes effective when it is accepted in the Senate of İzmir Institute of Technology. 32 Execution Article 14 – The Decisions of this directive are operated by the President of İzmir Institute of Technology. 33 CHAPTER 6 IMPORTANT NUMBERS Numbers that belong to School of Foreign Languages Department of Basic English Student Affairs: 02327506406 (Ali ARICI) Department of Modern Languages Student Affairs: 02327506418 (Sevil BEYLERGİL) School of Foreign Languages Private Secretariat: 02327506400 – 6401 (Nezihe ÖRNEKER) School of Foreign Languages Secretary General: 02327506405 (Ayçin ERCAN) School of Foreign Languages Fax Number: 02327506404 Number that belong to Registrar’s Office Registrar’s Office: 02327506300 (Belgin İSKEÇELİ) Student Affairs (for International / Erasmus students): 02327506307 (Seda TANIŞ) (Adil ÖZER) Student Affairs (for Undergraduates): 02327506309 Student Affairs (for Postgraduates): 02327506306 – 6307 – 6308 – 6311 (Özge ÇELTİK) Faculty of Architecture Student Affairs: 02327506313 (Şule Faculty of Science Student Affairs: 02327506314 EZGİ) Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs: 02327506302 – 6303 Computer Engineering Student Affairs: 02327506318 (Türkan ŞENTÜRK ÖZDEMİR) Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Student Affairs: 02327506305 (Mustafa KILIÇ) Electrical-Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering Student Affairs: 02327506310 (Mahmut KAYAR) Numbers that belong to The Centre for Health, Culture and Sports The Centre for Health, Culture and Sports: 02327506200 Psychological Counselling and Guidance: 02327507847 YILMAZ) (Gizem 34 Sports Centre: 02327506220 Career Office: 02327507835 (Dilek METE) Branch Office of Nourishment: 02327507842 (Aylin HANCIOĞLU) Office of Part-Time Student Employment: 02327503216 (Ece ERSAN) Other Numbers that belong to IZTECH The Centre for Health, Culture and Sports Nurse Room (for emergency): 02327506222 Security Staff (for emergency): 02327506069 Information Technology (IT) Department: 02327507650 Press Office: 02327506023 Library: 02327506330 Urla Dormitory Management: 02327659119 (Önder HANCIOĞLU) Housing Office: 02327506275 International Office: 02327507895 School of Foreign Languages Café: 02327506538 Kidonya (Café/Restaurant): 02327506091 Technopark Café: 02327506913 Hairdresser (inside Urla Dormitory): 05374582665 Other Numbers İzmir Urla Gülbahçe Community Clinic: 02327657705 Urla State Hospital: 02327521004 Gülbahçe Pharmacy: 02327658318 Person in charge of jitney transportation inside the campus: 05077636611 Oxford University Press İzmir Agency: 02324412826 (Mr. Özcan) (Ardıç Bookstore) 35 İZMİR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Gülbahçe Campus 35430 Urla/İZMİR +90.232.750 60 00 [email protected] www.iyte.edu.tr 36