TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Deniz Kırpıklı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) employ advanced grammar and vocabulary skills in academic writing, 2) produce comparative, cause and effect, and argumentative essays, 3) evaluate the essays they read and use these in their own writing.
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to provide students with formal essay writing skills by developing their critical reading and writing skills with an emphasis on an advanced use of grammar and vocabulary. The students will acquire skills in planning and carrying out basic research tasks, critical thinking, and academic writing by learning types of essay structure and the methods to organize information within paragraphs.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course: Paragraph: Pre-writing 2nd Week Paragraph: Topic, Supporting, Concluding Sentences 3rd Week Review of Paragraph, Unity, Coherence, Style 4th Week Essay: Introduction, Thesis Statement 5th Week Essay: Outline 6th Week Essay: Body Paragraphs 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Response Essay 9th Week Comparative Essay 10th Week Comparative Essay 11th Week Cause-Effect Essay 12th Week Cause-Effect Essay 13th Week Argumentative Essay 14th Week Argumentative Essay
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Regına L. Smalley, Mary K. Reutten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev. Refining Composition Skills: Rhetoric and Grammar. Heinle, 2011. Ward, Colin. Focus on Writing 3. Pearson, 2012. Folse, Keith S. et al. Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs. Heinle, 2010. Folse, Keith S. et al. Great Writing 3: From Great Paragraphs to Great Essays. Heinle, 2010. Joy, Anna. We Are America: A Thematic Reader and Guide to Writing. 6th ed. Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2008.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 3 30 Quiz 1 5 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 3 3 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 8 8 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 4 4 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 8 8 Homework 3 6 18 Quiz 1 3 3 Total Workload 144 Total Workload / 30 4,8 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No