Instructor: Mirkan Emir Sancak (mrkn.sancak@gmail.com)
Office Hours: Mon 17.00 - 18.30 (or by appointment), English Time Pendik Office
Community: Invitation Link
Course Description:Â
At the A1 level, students learn about singular and plural nouns, subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they), object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them), and possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, their). They are introduced to definite (the) and indefinite articles (a, an). Basic verb forms such as the present simple tense (affirmative, negative, questions) and present continuous tense (affirmative, negative, questions) are covered, along with the verbs "to be" (am, is, are) and "to have" (have, has). Adjectives (big, small, happy, sad) and adverbs of frequency (always, never, sometimes) are taught, as well as prepositions of place (in, on, at, under, next to) and time (in, on, at). Students practice forming affirmative and negative sentences, yes/no questions, and Wh- questions (what, where, when, who, how). Possessive forms using 's (John's book) and basic conjunctions (and, but, or) are also introduced.
At the A2 level, students expand their knowledge of countable and uncountable nouns and reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself). They continue to work with definite and indefinite articles. Verb forms covered include the past simple tense (affirmative, negative, questions), past continuous tense (affirmative, negative, questions), future simple tense (will, going to), and present perfect tense (affirmative, negative, questions). More complex adjectives and adverbs, including comparative and superlative forms, as well as adverbs of frequency (often, rarely, usually) are taught. Students learn prepositions of movement (to, into, out of) and additional prepositions of time (before, after, during). Sentence structures become more complex with subordinating conjunctions (because, if, when), questions, and negative forms in various tenses. Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) are covered. Modal and auxiliary verbs (can, could, should, must, have to) are introduced, along with coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, so) and subordinating conjunctions (because, if, when, although). Conditional sentences, specifically zero and first conditional (if + present simple, will + base verb), are also taught.