Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Psychology | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Education | ||||
| Course Code | ELT 114 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Advanced Reading and Writing II | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Advanced Reading and Writing II | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Exercise,Flipped Classroom,Guided Personal Study,Lecture,Project,Seminar | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 175 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 7 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites |
ELT 113 - Advanced Reading and Writing I |
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| Expected Prior Knowledge | Structure of a paper, finding reliable academic sources, differences between academic and non-academic texts, summarizing academic texts, writing short academic texts | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To become a proficient reader and writer of elegant academic English. | ||||
| Course Description | This course helps students of the English Language Teaching Department to improve their reading and writing skills to succeed at an academic level. This course also allows students to develop their language skills, study skills, and critical thinking skills. The course enables students to identify different genres of writing, strategies of reading, and discourse methods. The course briefly demonstrates some ways to teach reading and writing, and to blend technology to promote language learning and teaching. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu ders İngiliz Dili Eğitimi öğrencilerinin okuma ve yazma becerilerinin akademik seviyede başarılı olacak şekilde gelişmesine yardımcı olur. Bu ders ayrıca öğrencilerin dil becerilerinin, çalışma becerilerini ve eleştirel düşünme becerilerinin de gelişmesine destek olur. Bu ders öğrencilerin farklı yazı türlerinin, okuma stratejilerinin ve diskur metotların da gelişmesine imkan tanır. Bu ders okuma ve yazmayı öğretme ve dil öğrenme ve öğretme amaçlı teknoloji kullanımına da değinir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) read academic and education-related texts intensively and extensively for information and comprehension; 2) implement improved reading strategies; 3) write appropriately and accurately for academic and professional purposes; 4) identify different genres and use one’s knowledge to produce appropriate texts. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | ||||
| 2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | ||||
| 3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | ||||
| 4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | ||||
| 5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | ||||
| 6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | ||||
| 7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | ||||
| 8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | ||||
| 9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | ||||
| 10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | ||||
| 11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | ||||
| 12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | ||||
| 13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
| 2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
| 3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
| 4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
| 6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
| 7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
| 8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
| 9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
| 10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
| 11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
| 12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
| 13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
| Prepared by and Date | , December 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | ŞÜKRÜ NURAL |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. HATİCE ALTUN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | Fundamentals of good writing |
| 3) | Fundamentals of comparison and contrast essays |
| 4) | Fundamentals of cause and effect essays |
| 5) | Research paper introduction |
| 6) | Paraphrasing |
| 7) | Synthesizing |
| 8) | Rhetorical & critical analysis |
| 9) | Research paper workshop |
| 10) | Individual feedback sessions |
| 11) | Intensive reading |
| 12) | Research paper workshop |
| 13) | Research paper workshop |
| 14) | Semester review |
| 15) | Project period |
| 16) | Project period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | List of readings provided in class. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Pre-class videos with quizzes; Group tasks; in-class assignments; papers; Flipped Learning methods; student-centered activities | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | (2) reading journal (7); (2) Response essays (4); (3) Research paper (1); grammar and vocabulary quizzes (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
Attendance is required for 70% of the course session, if you exceed this you may fail by F or FX. Any plagiarism or academic dishonesty will be treated very seriously with the most serious appropriate disciplinary action in the education context. Plagiarism involves copying any material from a book, online material, or another student or your own papers previously completed and graded in other classes without using proper citation. Plagiarism also involves asking anyone to review or do your assignment. Rules for attendance: The student must attend at least 70% of the classes. Statement on academic dishonesty and plagiarism: Law on Higher Education Article 54. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 105 | ||
| Total Workload | 175 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 7.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 7 | ||||||