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Master's of Turkish Language Education with Thesis

EĞT682

ACADEMIC WRITING AND ETHICS

Course Code
EĞT682
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
8
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS8
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Reveal the definition, elements and characteristics of academic writing.
  2. Evaluate scientific and academic ethical processes.
  3. Evaluate problem situations.
  4. Analyze data processing and use.
  5. Evaluate the language and method structure of the research.
  6. Check the consistency of the research
  7. Conduct an academic study.
Mode of Delivery
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Description
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Course content, basic concepts: ethics and academia
2nd Week Scientific and academic ethics
3rd Week Language of scientific research, postgraduate qualification
4th Week Evaluating sources, transferring literature to research
5th Week Determining problem situations, transferring findings to writing
6th Week Evaluating results
7th Week Abstract, title and key concepts
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week References and bibliography
10th Week Coherence, consistency in academic research
11th Week Meta-analyses on academic writing
12th Week Evaluating examples from articles
13th Week Discussion of student case studies
14th Week Review of basic concepts
15th Week General evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
Serkan FURTUN, Muhsine BÖREKÇİ,? Türkçe Eğitimi Alanındaki Makalelerin Akademik Söylem Oluşumu?

Çocuk, Halil Erdem. (2017). Eğitim bilimleri alanındaki makalelerin giriş bölümlerinin bilimsel söylem yapısı bağlamında incelenmesi. (Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi). Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Ankara
Çocuk, Halil Erdem., & Arı, B. (2018). Makale giriş bölümlerinin sözbilimsel yapılarının incelenmesi. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 14(3), 988-1003.
Ergenç, İ. (2001). Bilim dili ve anadili. Bilim ve Ütopya Dergisi, 2(1), 12-13.
Mustafa Onur Kan, (2014). Sözbilimsel yapı temelli bir metin dilbilim çözümlemesi: Türkçe eğitimi alanındaki yüksek lisans tezlerinin sözbilimsel yapı özellikleri (Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi). Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Ankara.
Mustafa Onur Kan, & Uzun, G. L. (2016). Türkçe eğitimi alanındaki yüksek lisans tezlerinin yöntem bölümlerine ilişkin sözbilimsel yapı özellikleri. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 12(1), 1-19.
Mustafa Onur Kan, (2017). Türkiye'de akademik yazma alanında yapılan lisansüstü tezler [Postgraduate theses in the field of academic writing in Turkey]. İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırma Dergisi, 6(2), 1037-1048.
Becker, Howard, Sosyal Bilimcilerin Yazma Çilesi: Yazımın Sosyal Organizasyonu Kuramı, çev. Şerife Geniş, Ankara: Heretik Yayıncılık, 2013.
Swales, J. M. (1990b). Genre in rhetoric genre analysis: English in academic and research settings. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Practice
  • Presentation
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Presentation of Article 1 30
Presentation of Case Study 1 30
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 45 45
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 3 15 45
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 75 75
Homework 1 75 75
Total Work Load240
Total Work Load / 30 (h)8
ECTS Credit of the Course8
Language of Instruction-
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K17 X