EMUDepartment of General Education

Orientation

About the General Education Department

Established in 2004.

Around 75 full-time academic staff.

Provides language, service, and elective courses.

Organizes educational and cultural events across the university.

Vision

To develop in EMU students the skills, knowledge and attitudes as described in

the European Framework for Key Competences:

Communication in the Mother Tongue

Communication in Foreign Languages

• ENGLISH

• French

• German

• Spanish

• Russian

• Italian

• Greek

Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and

technology;

Digital competence;

Learning to learn

Social and civic competences

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship

o Cultural awareness and expression.

GE MISSION

SPIKE

Broaden intellectual horizons through participation in the SPIKE programme,

which provides a wide variety of cultural and educational events throughout the

duration of their studies.

Elective Courses

Develop general knowledge, awareness and skills through the University Elective programme.

GEED Courses

Develop and broaden critical thinking skills, study skills, and communication skills and

further develop knowledge and awareness, and study skills through the

Arguments and Knowledge (GEED) programme.

Language Skills

Develop English language skills for both general and specific academic purposes through the English language courses

offered, and acquire the basics of a second foreign language through second

foreign language electives

GE Aims

• Provide a rich choice of courses and approaches.

• Keep class size down • Encourage active student participation in

lessons. • Provide support services.• Enhance awareness of developments in

European higher educational arena.• Exploit technology in both the teaching and

learning processes.

Department of General Education

http://gemoodle.emu.edu.tr

http://ge.emu.edu.tr/

http://ge.emu.edu.tr/SPIKE/index.htm