Thursday 30 September 2010

ENGL504 Group Closure

Just a quick note. ENGL 504 - Academic Speech - will not run this semester, but it will be on next semester's menu. We'll run orientations, particularly for 501 students later this semester to introduce the course more fully.

Wednesday 29 September 2010

ENGL 501 and 504

Attention to all post-graduate students:
The following elective courses are available for students who have reached the thesis stage of their post-graduate programme:
ENGL 501: Advanced Thesis Writing (This course is a second year elective course and assists participants with planning, developing and writing their thesis and helps them with producing work at an internationally publishable standard)
ENGL 504: Advanced Academic Speaking Skills (This course is a second year elective course to help participants prepare for thesis defences, conference presentations, and applications for jobs and further courses of study)
For further information, please contact:
Asst. Prof. Dr. Elmaziye Ozgur Kufi  elmaziye.ozgur@emu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nilgun Hancioglu nilgun.hancioglu@emu.edu.tr
Telephone: 630 3063

Orientation Session

The third orientation to the postgraduate English programme took place yesterday in the Blue Hall. Watch this space for further information about upcoming orientations, seminars and workshops.

Tuesday 28 September 2010

ENGL505

ATTENTION TO ALL TURKISH-SPEAKING POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND ADVISORS:
The following elective course is available for Turkish-speaking post-graduate students:
ENGL 505: Intensive English for Turkish Post-graduate Students (KPDS and UDS Preparation)
This course is for students who are engaged in post-graduate study in Turkish but who wish to improve their English for future academic or professional purposes. It has a particular emphasis on preparing students for the KPDS and UDS exams. Turkish post-graduate students in English-medium programmes can also benefit from this course if they wish to take KPDS or UDS.

For further information, please contact:
Course Instructor: Berna Bereket  e-mail: berna.bereket@emu.edu.tr   Telephone: 630 2606     
Or
Coordinator of Post-graduate English Courses: Asst. Prof. Dr. Elmaziye Özgür Küfi, e-mail: elmaziye.ozgur@emu.edu.tr  Telephone: 630 3063

Monday 27 September 2010

Orientation for New Postgraduate Students

The next orientation for new postgraduate English programmes will be held on Tuesday 28th September at 14.30 in the Blue Hall.




Friday 24 September 2010

EMU Opening Ceremony

Just a reminder that there will be no classes at EMU on Monday morning, 27 September, as the university will be conducting its official opening ceremony.

Wednesday 22 September 2010

New Postgraduate English Courses this semester

Two new elective courses are on offer this semester:

ENGL504 is a second year elective course to help participants prepare for thesis defences, conference presentations, and applications for jobs and further courses of study.

ENGL505 is a course for Turkish speaking postgraduate students who wish to prepare for KPDS and UDS exams.

Monday 20 September 2010

Postgraduate English Courses this semester

Postgraduate courses offered by Modern Languages Division this semester are as follows:

ENGL 503: Academic English for Postgraduate Students
The course covers all the major language skills from an academic perspective and is closely linked with students’ own individual academic studies.

ENGL 502: Advanced English for IELTS
In this course students develop their academic English skills further with a particular focus on the IELTS exam.


ENGL 501: Advanced Thesis Writing   
This course assists students with planning, developing and writing their thesis and helps them with producing work at an internationally publishable standard.    
                              
ENGL 504: Advanced Academic Speaking Skills
This course aims at improving students’ academic speaking and presentation skills for the purpose of thesis defence, conference and seminar presentations.


ENGL 505: Intensive English for Turkish Postgraduate Students (KPDS and UDS Preparation)
This course is for students who are engaged in postgraduate study in Turkish but who wish to improve their English for future academic or professional purposes. It has a particular emphasis on preparing students for the KPDS and UDS exams.

More information about the Postgraduate English Support Programme will be provided in the orientation sessions to be held on 21st September (today) at 14.30 in Blue Hall and on 28th September at 14.30 again in Blue Hall.

For further information please contact Asst. Prof. Dr. Nilgun Hancioglu at nilgun.hancioglu@emu.edu.tr or Asst. Prof. Dr. Elmaziye Ozgur Kufi at elmaziye.ozgur@emu.edu.tr, Office phone no:  630 3063