| 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 | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Summarizing
- Explaining
- Describing
- Citing
- Analyzing critically and synthesizing
- 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
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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 | 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. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Academic Writing, Understanding What is Required, Titles and Assessing Sources |
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2nd Week |
Assessing Sources, Finding Key Points |
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3rd Week |
Information about APA |
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4th Week |
Academic Vocabulary, Avoiding Plagiarism, Paraphrasing, Acknowledging Sources |
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5th Week |
Condensing Information: Note-making and Summarising, Persuasive Analytical Writing, Showing Your Voice |
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6th Week |
Showing Your Voice: Concessive Clauses, Modality, Showing Your Voice: Passive Constructions |
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7th Week |
How to Write Literature Review, Combining Sources, Midterm Revision |
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8th Week |
Exam Week |
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9th Week |
Organising Arguments, Outlining, Introductions |
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10th Week |
How to Write Conclusions and Abstract |
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11th Week |
Cautious Language 2 |
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12th Week |
Writing Cohesively, Punctuation |
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13th Week |
Articles and Abbreviations |
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14th Week |
How to write a CV |
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| Recommended 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
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
45 |
| Oral Exam |
1 |
5 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| 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 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| 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) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Homework |
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| Presentation (including preperation) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Total Work Load | 156 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.2 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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