| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | ENG1062016136 | ADVANCED READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II | Compulsory | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| This course presents a wide range of authentic reading materials including newspapers, journals, reviews and academic texts in order to comprehend contrasting viewpoints and to predict and identify main ideas and to decode intersentential clues. It also aims to equip students with intensive and extensive reading habits. Critical thinking skills such as synthesizing information or analyzing a problem are fostered. Such sub-skills of reading are employed by the students’ in their writings. Students also analyze and produce different types of writings (e.g. expository paragraph, descriptive paragraph, narrative paragraph, etc.); build up writing skills emphasizing the organization, coherence, and cohesion and such sub-skills as summarizing, outlining, and paraphrasing at paragraph level. The use of spelling and punctuation conventions as well as non-alphabetic symbol use will be practiced as well. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Yrd. Doç Dr. Ercan TOMAKİN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | The students who complete this course successfully : think critically to synthesize information or analyze a problem as well as to react on the basis of evaluation. | | 2 | write well by using the organization, coherence, and cohesion. | | 3 | make use of spelling and punctuation conventions as well as non-alphabetic symbol use. | | 4 | put into practice the basic research skills including library/internet search | | 5 | synthesize information or analyze a problem as well as to react on the basis of evaluation. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| In this course, critical thinking skills such as synthesizing information or analyzing a problem, sub-skills of reading and writing will be taught. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | classification paragraph writing
| | | | 2 | comparison and contrast paragraph writing | | | | 3 | cause and effect paragraph writing | | | | 4 | generalisation paragraph writing | | | | 5 | introduction of the parts of letters | | | | 6 | writing personal letters | | | | 7 | wiriting business letters | | | | 8 | mid-term exam | | | | 9 | writing post-cards and telelgraphs | | | | 10 | writing invitation-wedding cards | | | | 11 | writing email&fax (facsimile) | | | | 12 | writing CV
| | | | 13 | writing application letter | | | | 14 | evaluation of 'writing' | | | | 15 | Final Exams | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1- A. A. Savage P Mayer (2006) Effective Academic Writing 2
2- D Shiach, J Murray (2005) Basic Written English
3- Graham King, (2005) Good Writing |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Attending Lectures | 4 | 15 | 60 |
| Self Study | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 3 | 15 | 45 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | | | 5 | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 2 | | | | LO2 | | 3 | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | 5 | | | | | | 3 | | | LO3 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | | | | | 4 | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | LO4 | | | | | 3 | | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | 4 | | 3 | | | | | LO5 | 5 | 5 | | 4 | | 5 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | 4 | | 5 | 5 | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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