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 Onur Tahsin Koyun
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to comment on the style and language of the authentic texts. 2) will be able to write narrative, descriptive, imaginative, discursive and argumentative essays.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of this course is to improve the necessary skills to differentiate and analyse complex or academic text-types. The course will raise students? awareness of advanced grammar usage, writing and punctuation rules. The class discussions focus on grammar usage, writing skills, and stylistic problems. Through the coursework and assignments, students analyse various texts and start to translate them.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Introduction 2nd Week Identifying language features 3rd Week Short passages for comment 4th Week Directed writing tasks 5th Week Directed writing for longer passages 6th Week Writing commentary 7th Week Writing commentary exercises 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Narrative Writing 10th Week Descriptive Writing 11th Week Imaginative Writing 12th Week Discursive Writing 13th Week Argumentative Writing 14th Week Exam Practice 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Davis, J., and Liss, R. Effective Academic Writing 3: The Essay. Oxford: OUP, 2006. Langan, John. College Writing Skills with Readings. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2014. Mikulecky, Beatrice S. and Linda Jeffries. Advanced Reading Power: Extensive Reading, Vocabulary Building, Comprehension Skills, Reading Faster. 7th edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2007.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 45 Project 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 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 5 5 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) 14 2 28 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 10 3 30 Total Workload 158 Total Workload / 30 5,26 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No