| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Gül Varlı Karaarslan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) summarize the selected texts with a focus on the main idea,
2) analyze different types of texts,
3) write reviews for literary and non-literary texts.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course is designed to help students comprehend literary and non-literary texts through critical reading and thinking skills and, thus, gain analytical comprehension strategies. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to the Course | | 2nd Week | Identfying the Main Idea in the Reading Passages | | 3rd Week | Notetaking, Interpretting, Summarizing | | 4th Week | Contemporary Articles from American Newspapers | | 5th Week | Contemporary Articles from American Magazines | | 6th Week | Contemporary Articles from American Magazines | | 7th Week | Midterm | | 8th Week | Travel Writing | | 9th Week | Literature Review | | 10th Week | Literature Review | | 11th Week | Movie Review | | 12th Week | Movie Review | | 13th Week | Drama Review | | 14th Week | Overview of the Course |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Babusci Roger, Baron Joan, Cooper Raymond Charles, Nelson Nancy, Braunstein Summer. Literature Gold. 1st ed. Prentice Hall, 1989.
Harris, David. Reading Improvement Exercises for Students of English as a Second Language. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, 1966.
Pakenham, Kenneth J.Expectations: Language and Reading Skills for Students of Esl.1st ed. Prentice Hall, 1985. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 2 | 20 | | Presentation of Article | 2 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | 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 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Article Presentation | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Total Workload | | | 126 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,2 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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