| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Summarize the selected texts with a focus on the main idea.
- Analyze different types of texts.
- Write reviews for literary and non-literary texts.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | 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. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction: Dealing with Unfamiliarity |
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2nd Week |
Notetaking, Interpreting, Summarizing |
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3rd Week |
Skimming, Scanning, Close Reading |
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4th Week |
Identifying the Main Idea in the Reading Passages, Identifying topic, supporting, and concluding sentences |
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5th Week |
Classification, Difference between Article and Review |
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6th Week |
Contemporary Articles from American Magazines |
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7th Week |
Midterm |
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8th Week |
Critical Thinking and Reading, Inferences and Conclusions |
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9th Week |
Literature Review |
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10th Week |
Literature Review |
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11th Week |
Movie Review |
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12th Week |
Visual Texts |
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13th Week |
Cultural Studies Review |
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14th Week |
Forming Analytical and Argumentative paragraphs |
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15th Week |
Overview of the Course |
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| Recommended 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. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Quiz |
4 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| 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) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| Article Presentation |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| Total Work Load | 126 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.2 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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