| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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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) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- will be able to make evalutions with a cirtical point of view.
- will be able to develop academical reading skills.
- will be able to develop academical writing skills.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course intends students to gain a critical point of view and to develop academical reading and writing skills. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction, Academic writing methods |
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2nd Week |
Academic writing methods: Subject/ Reader/ Aim/ Language |
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3rd Week |
Writing a paragraph: Main idea, supportive ideas. |
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4th Week |
Writing a paragraph: organization |
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5th Week |
Grammer |
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6th Week |
Academic reading methods |
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7th Week |
Academic reading methods: Summarizing and paraphrasing |
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8th Week |
Mid-term Exam |
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9th Week |
Developing ideas: Forming the main idea in essay and organization |
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10th Week |
Developing ideas: Main idea, strategies for the introduction paragraph |
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11th Week |
Developing ideas: Main idea, strategies for the introduction paragraph |
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12th Week |
Transfering between paragraphs in the essay, reviewing essays. |
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13th Week |
Grammer |
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14th Week |
Critical point of view in academical reading |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Fowler, H. Ramsey and Jane E. Aaron. The Little, Brown Handbook. 11th ed. US: Pearson Education. 2010. Print. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Practice
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
20 |
| Assignment |
1 |
40 |
| Other |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
|
70 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
70 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
30 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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|
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| Individual or group work |
10 |
2 |
20 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Homework |
10 |
4 |
40 |
| Total Work Load | 154 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.13 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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