TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
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) make a literature review using different sources of information, 2) use basic skills such as researching and selecting an article on a research topic, 3) write a research paper by analyzing literary texts and using secondary sources, 4) use academic writing formats such as MLA, APA.
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	Yes(ACL101)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	ACL 101-Academic Research and Writing 1
COURSE DEFINITION	Building on the skills acquired in Academic Research and Writing 1, this course aims to help students come up with their own research questions, create ideas and write academic essays. Students learn to identify academic sources, to include these sources by citing and commenting on their own writings, and to organize and document them in MLA and APA format, to gain the skills to review and correct typos, and to internalize the principles of academic integrity.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Research Methods for English Studies: An Introduction 2nd Week Ethics of Research, Principles of MLA Style 3rd Week How to Write a Research Question 4th Week How to Choose a Topic, MLA: Bibliography 5th Week Finding and Narrowing the Research Topic, MLA: In-text Citation 6th Week Finding Secondary Sources 7th Week Formulating the Main Idea 8th Week Midterm 9th Week How to Write a Research Paper 10th Week How to Write a Research Paper, Writing the Introductory Paragraph 11th Week Planning and Drafting 12th Week Quoting, Plagiarism 13th Week Editing 14th Week APA, Chicago Formats
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	MLA Handbook. 8th ed. Modern Language Association of America, 2016. (Textbook) Poe, Edgar Allan. Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe. Doubleday, 1966. Sullivan, Jenny. Writing Themes About Literature. Norton, 1983.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Quiz 2 10 Project 1 30 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 2 1 2 Individual or group work 14 5 70 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 2 2 Homework Project 1 17 17 Total Workload 147 Total Workload / 30 4,9 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No