| 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) | Instructor Özge Alkan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Improve English reading, listening, speaking and writing skills
2) Analyze the language structures and word usage in different text types and make meaning associations by using the correct language strategies used in creating meaning
3) Write texts following academic paragraph writing rules
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | Yes(ECO121) |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | ECO121 |
| COURSE DEFINITION | At the end of this course, the students; develop sub-skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing, learn the meaning and use of language associated with different text types, using appropriate strategies to work out meaning write an academic paragraph |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Summarizing / Getting an outline of an essay | | 2nd Week | Paraphrasing / Getting an outline of an essay | | 3rd Week | Finding main ideas / Getting an outline of an essay | | 4th Week | Summarizing / Getting an outline of an essay | | 5th Week | Paraphrasing / Getting an outline of an essay | | 6th Week | Finding main ideas / Getting an outline of an essay | | 7th Week | MIDTERM | | 8th Week | Introduction paragraph | | 9th Week | Body paragraphs | | 10th Week | Conclusion paragraph | | 11th Week | Practising various essay structures | | 12th Week | Practising various essay structures | | 13th Week | Practising various essay structures | | 14th Week | Practising various essay structures |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | EAP Foundation: Academic Writing Genres: Essays, Reports and Other Genres
The textbook can be downloaded from the Moodle system. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 20 | | Practice | 1 | 50 | | Attendance | 28 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 80 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 80 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 20 | | 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 | 1 | 14 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 55 | 55 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 155 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,16 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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