İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

English Language and Literature Department at Istanbul Aydin University has following educational objectives:

• To develop students’ knowledge of English Language and Literature and American Literature through a contemporary critical and theoretical approach,
• To improve their critical reading, writing, and thinking skills by promoting interdisciplinary interaction,
• To equip students with knowledge from various fields of humanities in order to educate individuals that act with integrity and are beneficial to society,
• To provide students with critical reading, writing, and thinking skills required for success in both the academic and the business world.
   

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

• Graduates of Istanbul Aydin University, Department of English Language and Literature gain competence in line with the following program outcomes:
• Critically interpret English and American literary, cultural and social life,
• Gain an in-depth knowledge of a wide range of authors, movements and texts from different periods of literary history,
• Explain different structures and discourse functions of the selected works from English literature,
• Reflect on ethical, psychological, and philosophical and issues in literary, cultural and historical texts,
• Apply literary, critical, historical, linguistic and approaches to textual analysis,
• Apply guided research skills including the ability to gather, sift, organize and present information and material,
• Use logical thought, critical reasoning, and rhetorical skills to effectively construct arguments.

The programme has advanced level of key competencies listed below:

• Literacy competence,
• Language education and teaching competence,
• Cultural awareness and expression competence,
• Lifelong learning awareness, access to information, competence to follow developments in science and technology.
   

The success grades specified in “Article 22” of the relevant regulation are as follows. The articles related to other measurement and evaluation processes are between “Article 21” and “Article 28”:
Students are given one of the following letter grades by the instructor for each course they are enrolled in:
Point                  Coefficient                 Letter Grade
90-100                  4,0                             AA
85-89                    3,5                             BA
80-84                    3,0                             BB
75-79                    2,5                             CB
70-74                    2,0                             CC
60-69                    1,5                             DC
50-59                    1,0                             DD
40-49                    0,5                             FD
39 and below        0,0                             FF
Additionally;
a) I: Depending on the acceptance of the documents to be given to the lecturer, missing note of students is given to those who are successful in their classes, but cannot complete the necessary works for the course because of illness or any other reason, within three workdays from the date of the final exam. By completing their missing studies, students have to get points from the courses they have taken I, within fifteen days from the date specified as the last day for entering notes into the student information system in the academic calendar. Otherwise, I grade turns to FF grade for courses with credits and F grade for courses without credits. However, the relevant board may extend this period until the day before the start of the registration period of the following term, with the application of the relevant faculty member in the case of extension of the excuse of the student due to compulsory reasons. The I note, given in this way, must be converted to a letter note most lately one day before the beginning of the registration process. Otherwise, I note becomes FF note. This conversion is done automatically by the AYSIS program.
b) NA: absentee grade is given to students who have not fulfilled the class attendance or application-related policies. Students who have taken NA grade cannot take the final exam. This note is processed as FF while the average grade of the semester and general academic achievement is calculated.
c) P: passing grade is given to students who are successful in non-credit courses.
ç) F: Failing grade is given to students who failed in non-credit courses.
d) M: Exemption grade, given for the exempted classes after exemption exam.
e) W: Withdrawal grade is given for the classes which students have withdrawn within the duration. This grade is given in the case of students’ withdrawal within the first seven weeks from the beginning of the semester, from the classes that they accepted to their program and this must be with the approval of the instructor responsible for the class, after adding regular course and end of course leave period. Students do not have the right to withdraw from first year (first and second semester) courses, the repeat courses, and the courses he has previously graded as FD, FF, F and NA.

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;
YÖK (Higher Education Council) is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising the education and training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.
“University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports” of higher education institutions prepared within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK are published every year. According to these reports, the reports containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions are shared with the public by YÖK.
YÖK publishes the “Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report” containing academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions every year. These reports containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions are shared with the public by YÖK. 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 Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the “Internal Institutional Evaluation 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 qualifications of the programs is provided. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its legislation.
Accreditation Institution Name: The Association For Evaluation And Accreditation Of University Programs in Mathematical, Natural And Social Sciences (FEDEK)
19.11.2022/ 30.09.2025

Registration to the English Language and Literature Department of Istanbul Aydin University is made in accordance with the principles determined by the Council of Higher Education, according to the results of the "Language" score type in the relevant central placement exams conducted by OSYM.

Those who successfully complete the undergraduate program of the Department of English Language and Literature can apply for a master's degree and/or doctorate in the same department, as well as for a graduate program in other fields. Application requirements for the graduate programs of the Department of English Language and Literature at Istanbul Aydin University can be accessed on the websites of the Institutes of Science and Social Sciences.

• Law No. 2547 on Higher Education
• Regulation on the Principles of Transfer, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions
• Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education of Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs
• Law No. 2547 on Higher Education (Additional Article-35)
• Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board
   

The qualification is valid at all times.