TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Ahmet Remzi Uluşan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Summarizing 2) Explaining 3) Describing 4) Citing 5) Analyzing critically and synthesizing 6) Developing necessary knowledge and skills in order to write articles in English language in accordance with academic writing rules in terms of style, organization and content
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	ENG 450 is an upper-intermediate (C1 level) course which aims to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to write articles in accordance with the rules of academic writing in terms of tone, style, organization, and content. The main objective of the course is to develop the skills of proper summarizing, explaining, describing, making a citation, critical analyzing, and synthesizing with the use of authentic reading materials such as articles, essays, research reports, books, etc.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Academic Writing, Understanding What is Required, Titles and Assessing Sources 2nd Week Assessing Sources, Finding Key Points 3rd Week Information about APA 4th Week Academic Vocabulary, Avoiding Plagiarism, Paraphrasing, Acknowledging Sources 5th Week Condensing Information: Note-making and Summarising, Persuasive Analytical Writing, Showing Your Voice 6th Week Showing Your Voice: Concessive Clauses, Modality, Showing Your Voice: Passive Constructions 7th Week How to Write Literature Review, Combining Sources, Midterm Revision 8th Week Exam Week 9th Week Organising Arguments, Outlining, Introductions 10th Week How to Write Conclusions and Abstract 11th Week Cautious Language 2 12th Week Writing Cohesively, Punctuation 13th Week Articles and Abbreviations 14th Week How to write a CV
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	(1)Developing Advanced Academic Writing Skills (ELDBU) (CDU) Compiled materials booklet Additional self-study materials related to the students? field of study are suggested
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 45 Oral Exam 1 5 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 5 2 10 Preparation for Final exam 1 45 45 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework Presentation (including preperation) 1 2 2 Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No