TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Nihal Yavuz
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) improve their writing skills. 2) will be able to classify the written texts 3) will be able to analyse various written texts 4) learn and will be able to applicate basic writing strategies, methods and techniques. 5) will be able to decide which kind of writing materials will be used in the writing education. 6) will be able to narrate a subject in a plan
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Concept of composition (written narration), the place and importance of composition in daily life, written narration, varieties of written narration, the structure of written narration and its rules, choosing and limitating of the topic in written narration, methods of material collection related to the topic. The plan in written narration, plan types, purposes and benefits of plan in written narration. Perspective, gist, secondary opinions and etc. Paragraph, types of paragraph, analyses on paragraphs, Practices on introduction, development and conclusion parts of the literary works; written narration practices (story, article, essay, autobiography etc). The practices on redaction of the compositions. Analyzing the texts chosen from Turkish and word literature.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Concept of composition (written narration), the place and importance of composition in daily life, 2nd Week Written narration, varieties of written narration, the structure of written narration and its rules, 3rd Week Choosing and limitating of the topic in written narration, methods of material collection related to the topic. 4th Week The plan in written narration, plan types, purposes and benefits of plan in written narration 5th Week Perspective, gist, secondary opinions and etc. 6th Week Paragraph, types of paragraph, analyses on paragraphs, 7th Week Analyses on paragraphs, 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Practices on introduction, development and conclusion parts of the literary works, 10th Week Practices on introduction, development and conclusion parts of the literary works, 11th Week Written narration practices (story, article, essay, autobiography etc), 12th Week Written narration practices (story, article, essay, autobiography etc), 13th Week Written narration practices (story, article, essay, autobiography etc), 14th Week Analyzing the texts chosen from Turkish and word literature.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Aktaş, Şerif-Osman Gündüz, (2003). Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım, Akçağ Yay., Ankara. Özdemir, Emin, (1999). Sözlü / Yazılı Anlatım Sanatı-Kompozisyon, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul. Karaalioğlu, Seyit Kemal, (2000). Sözlü / Yazılı Kompozisyon Sanatı, İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul. Ağca, Hüseyin, (1999). Yazılı Anlatım, Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 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 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 1 40 40 Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 151 Total Workload / 30 5,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No