Course Announcement

Postgraduate English Courses

2010-2011 Spring Semester

Postgraduate English Team would like to welcome all new students and bring both new and old students up-to-date with the latest changes and developments in our English language support programme. 

The codes of all courses have been changed to provide a more logical structure to our curriculum. The courses on offer are now as follows:

Compulsory Courses
ENGL 511: Intensive English for Post-graduate Students

This 20 hour weekly course is for students who score beneath 30 on the EMU Proficiency Test and who have only limited English language skills. 
ENGL 513: Academic English for Postgraduate Students

This 6 hour weekly course is for students who score between 31 and 59 on the EMU Proficiency Test. The course covers all the major skills from an academic perspective and is closely linked with students’ own individual academic studies. (Earlier code 503)
ENGL 515: Advanced Academic English for Postgraduate Students

This 4 hour weekly course is for students who score between 60 and 75 on the EMU Proficiency Test. In this course students develop their academic English skills further with a particular focus on the IELTS exam. (Earlier code 502)
Elective Courses
ENGL 523: Thesis Writing for Postgraduate Students

This 4 hour weekly course assists students with planning, developing and writing their thesis and helps them with producing work at an internationally publishable standard. (Earlier code 501)
ENGL 525: Advanced Presentation Skills for Postgraduate Students

This 4 hour weekly course aims at improving students’ academic speaking and presentation skills for the purpose of thesis defence, conference, and seminar presentations. (Earlier code 504)
Elective Courses for Turkish-Speaking Postgraduate Students
ENGL 531: General English for KPDS / UDS I

This 4 hour weekly 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/UDS exams. (Earlier code 505)

For further information please contact Asst.Prof.Dr. Elmaziye Ozgur at elmaziye.ozgur@emu.edu.tr, phone no: 6301330/2423