COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WRITING PROFICIENCY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 2043 WRITING PROFICIENCY COMPULSORY 2 1 0 5

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR EDA CAN

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to enable students to write and analyze academic texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to identify the characteristics of academic texts and use these characteristics in textual analysis
2   write different types of essays (cause-effect, comparison-contrast, etc.)
3   read the essays written by other students from a critical perspective and to express his/her opinion
4   use academic sources while writing and prepare bibliography
5   analyze texts in his/her academic studies by using this knowledge

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
6 Introduction
7 Definition of a paragraph and paragraph writing techniques: General introduction
8 Definition of a paragraph and paragraph writing techniques: Theme sentence and the structure of the paragraph
9 From paragraph writing to article writing: similarities and differences
10 Argument sentence
11 Explanatory articles
12 Article depicting similarities and differences
13 Midterm exam
14 Article depicting similarities and differences
15 Cause-Effect Article
16 Cause-Effect Article
17 References: Introduction
18 Reference Styles: APA, MLA, Chicago
19 General Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Defining Composition Skills
The Process of Composition

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures: Lectures are designed in a way that students will get an understanding about academic writing rules. After necessary information is given in the lectures, it is assured through exercises that students can use their knowledge in practice
2. Discussion: It is an indispensable part of the course in terms of its creating an environment where students share their answers and their views about these answers; besides, they determine their strong and weak points in these discussions
3. Quiz: It is important in terms of determining the level of students comprehension and the subjects where they have difficulties
4. Midterm Examination: It is used in evaluating students performance in the first half of the term
5. Final Examination: It is used in evaluating students performance throughout the term

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 +FCG * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2-4: These will be evaluated by the midterm and final examinations
2. LO 3-5: These will be evaluated through in-class discussions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory
2. If students have not come to the class, this situation will not be considered as an excuse for missing quizzes
3. Midterm examination, paper, final examination and participation will be taken into consideration in the overall evaluation

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Eda CAN
Edebiyat Fakültesi Dilbilim Bölümü
C Blok 156 Nolu Oda

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Case study 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 10 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

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