İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı (İNGİLİZCE) Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• The aim of the English Language and Literature undergraduate program is to provide students with professional written and spoken English proficiency through English skills courses; comparative and critical thinking skills through in-depth examination of the literature, history and culture of another European country through literature courses; and cultural literacy and cultural awareness and cultural comparison skills through English Cultural Studies courses.
• In the most general sense, the aim of the program is to graduate students who have a high level of knowledge about their own society, who can think creatively, freely and critically, and who can meet the requirements of the globalizing world by looking at the literature and culture of another society and creating a mirror effect, and who have foreign language skills and intellectual equipment.
• The program offers a curriculum that is up-to-date and suitable for re-updating when necessary, designed by taking into account the scientific and methodological innovations in the fields of English Language and Literature and Cultural Studies in Turkey and countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States and adapting it to the needs of our country. In addition to the compulsory department courses, students enrolled in the program have the opportunity to gain more comprehensive knowledge in one of the subjects they choose, including British Cultural Studies, American Culture and Literature, and Translation, thanks to three different elective course lines in the curriculum structure.

Education and training are provided in the form of formal, open or distance education. In addition, practical training is provided in workplaces as internships or workplace training.

• Has basic current theoretical and applied knowledge about English language, English literature and English culture.
• Has basic current theoretical and applied knowledge about general literature, literary genres, concepts and terms.
• Has basic current theoretical and applied knowledge necessary to define the genres of English literature with their characteristic features and to explain and analyze the texts representing these genres in the context of their historical, social, cultural, economic, political and ecological backgrounds.
• Has advanced theoretical and applied knowledge about the systematic structure, functioning and written and oral uses of the English language.
• Has critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.
• Collects information and data on topics related to English language, literature and culture individually and/or through teamwork using current information technologies and research methods and techniques, and shares this information and data in national and international education-training environments and other professional environments.
• Analyzes literary and cultural texts by applying relevant theories with an interdisciplinary approach.
• Has the necessary current knowledge and skills to teach topics in the fields of English and English literature and culture in national and international environments.
• Using critical, creative and analytical thinking skills, conducts independent research, solves problems and expresses results in English (European Language Portfolio C1 general level) using effective tools in national and international professional and social environments.
• Develops an unprejudiced, respectful and open attitude towards one's own culture and other cultures by participating in curricular and extra-curricular activities and examining English literature, culture, history and society.
• Develops an unprejudiced, respectful and open attitude towards different religions, languages, races, genders and social class groups by embracing basic universal values.

Has advanced level of the following key competencies:

• Literacy competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social and learning to learn competence
• Citizenship competence
• Entrepreneurial competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence

In evaluating the success of the students, the success evaluation criteria carried out according to the articles 21 and 22 of the "Cappadocia University Associate and Undergraduate Education-Teaching and Examination Regulation" are taken as basis. Measurement and evaluation methods used in the courses:

• Midterm Exam (Midterm)
• Attendance / Participation
• Quiz (Quiz)
• Homework / Oral Exam
• Project / Drawing
• Presentation / Seminar
• Practical Studies (Performance Measurement)
• Other (Internship etc.)
• Final Exam (Final)

In the Student Guide published separately for each academic year, detailed information about these measurement and evaluation methods and 13 measurement systems used in grading the measurement and evaluation activities carried out using these methods are shared with the students. Exams can be written, oral and/or applied.

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;

· The Council of Higher Education is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising the education and training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.

· The “University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports” of higher education institutions prepared within the framework of the criteria determined by the Council of Higher Education are published every year. The reports prepared according to these reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are shared with the public by the Council of Higher Education.

· The “Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report”, which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions, is published every year by the Council of Higher Education. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by the Council of Higher Education. The quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the “Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs”:

1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1. YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for opening undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will provide to students are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.3. The curriculum of the National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK after being approved by the relevant Deans' Council.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: How the measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to students will be carried out is carried out in accordance with the education, training and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs receive a bachelor's degree if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions.

4. Self-Assessment-External Assessment: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the “Internal Institutional Assessment Reports” of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the “Institutional Feedback Report” prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation institutions authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the program qualifications is provided. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its legislation.

Faculties of Arts and Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Language and History-Geography have earned the right to be accredited by the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Curriculum Programs (FEDEK).

Accreditation Start/End Date: 02.05.2024-30.09.2026

Transfer applications for previously taken and successfully completed courses, internships, etc. from any higher education institution are evaluated and decided by the relevant boards of Cappadocia University. In order for the requested course, internship, etc. to be transferred, the credits of the previously taken course and the Cappadocia University course to be transferred must be equal or higher than the credits of the Cappadocia University course; the course previously taken must have been successfully completed and the attendance requirement must have been met.

The vast majority of graduates of the department are employed as English teachers. Therefore, students who graduate from the program can become teachers in public schools, private schools and foreign language courses under the Ministry of National Education; and if they continue their postgraduate education in Turkey or abroad, they will have the opportunity to work as academics in Turkish universities to meet the demand for academic staff in the field of English Language and Literature. Graduates of the English Language and Literature department can also work in the field of translation. They can also find jobs in areas that require cultural and literary knowledge, such as the tourism sector, which has a very high potential and a need for qualified labor, and ministries, banks, media organizations affiliated with the state and the private sector, and they can even be employed as writers and editors.

1. Law No. 2547 on Higher Education

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Program Graduates

2. Law No. 2547 on Higher Education (Additional Article-35)

2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board

The qualification is valid at all times.