English Language Skills (ELS)

General Information

Undergraduate English Language Skills Courses

These core or elective courses were designed for programs whose medium of instruction is Turkish. Their aim is to help students communicate in international environments both in terms of social communication and academic studies They also aim to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills by focusing on the most frequently used language structures and vocabulary from the basic level of English to intermediate level.

Undergraduate Elective English Courses

Bilgi Language Programs offers several English Language Skills (ELS) elective courses to the students to help further develop the English language skills necessary to academic success in their departments.

ELS 311, and MEDE 279 courses are offered to 3rd and 4th year students and aim to develop key academic skills that all students need and equip them with the specialized language they need to successfully complete their chosen course of study. These courses have been designed to improve the language skills of students who will need to communicate in English in international business or academic environments.

You can find the detailed information about the courses under the subtitle “Courses”. 

Course Requirements

Materials:

Students need to:

• bring the coursebook/s the instructor requires
• bring any materials the instructor places on reserve at the copy center or posted online.

Attendance:

Students are advised to attend classes regularly. Failure to attend classes regularly will result in losing track of the ongoing process of learning as well as missing valuable opportunities to get feedback on their progress. Regular attendance and active participation will constitute 25 points of the total grade.

Participation:

Participation is different from attendance. It requires:

• contribution to class discussions and activities.
• acting with academic courtesy and academic honesty.
• bringing all the materials needed to class.
• following online pages regularly.

Bilgi Learn Pages:

Since according to university rules all announcements on the online page are official, heeding these announcements is students’ responsibility. Therefore, students need to:

• carefully follow the announcements and materials provided through Bilgi Online Education Pages. Students are advised to check the Online Education page at least a day before each class in order to follow weekly pacing and announcements.

Academic courtesy:

Academic courtesy means acceptable behavior in an academic environment. In other words, students are expected to arrive to class on time, show respect to peers and instructor, and come to class prepared with the necessary materials. Moreover, students are responsible for following rules of classroom conduct in addition to university rules. Repeated violations will result in disciplinary action.

Academic honesty:

Unethical behavior such as cheating and plagiarism will be officially recorded by the academic staff and reported to the Student Affairs Office which will result in disciplinary action and failing grade on the task or assignment. Plagiarism is claiming somebody else’s work as your own and it is students’ responsibility to credit work they have cited.

“Burden of Proof”: If the instructor doubts that a student has completed his or her work independently, it is the student’s responsibility to show that he or she completed the task on his or her own at each and every stage. Failure to provide evidence is grounds for receiving a failing grade on the assignment.

Assessment

These courses are assessed on one midterm exam, one final exam, quizzes and assignments and participation.

Quizzes and/or assignments missed due to absences cannot be made-up.

Letter Grades

* Please note that course requirements and assessment policies / procedures are subject to change based on student needs and profile.