| 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,Ters-yüz öğrenme,,Lecture,Proje,Seminar | ||||
| Level of Course | Orta | ||||
| 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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| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 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) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | ||||
| 2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | ||||
| 3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | ||||
| 4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | ||||
| 5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | ||||
| 6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | ||||
| 7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | ||||
| 8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | ||||
| 9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | ||||
| 10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | ||||
| 11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | ||||
| 12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | S | |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | N | |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | N | |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | S | |
| 5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | N | |
| 6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | N | |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | N | |
| 8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | N | |
| 9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | S | |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | H | |
| 11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | N | |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | , December 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | ŞÜKRÜ NURAL |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | ÖZAY ŞEKER |
| 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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| 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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| 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 | ||||||