COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WRITING SKILLS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 1003 WRITING SKILLS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ATALAY GÜNDÜZ

Offered to

English Translation and Interpreting
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the stages involved in the writing process, explain the different types of essays written for different purposes and write expository and argumentative essays by using the information gathered in the research process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain the stages in the writing process.
2   determine how to access different resources in the planning stage.
3   compare and contrast between different organizational patterns in the writing stage.
4   paraphrase and quote information from different sources.
5   summarize and synthesize information from different sources.
6   write complete essays using information gathered from various resources.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Objectives and Sources
2 Writing process: outlining, drafting, revising and editing
3 Writing a paragraph: organization, coherence and cohesion
4 Thesis statement and outline
5 Paraphrasing and quoting
6 Exemplifying
7 Supporting Ideas
8 Midterm
9 What is an Essay Types of Essays
10 Narration (Process)
11 Cause- Effect Essay
12 Compare and Contrast essay
13 Revising and editing
14 Revising and editing

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Messenger, William E. (1988) Essentials of Writing
2. Oshima, Alice Ann Hogue (1991) Writing Academic English

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face and interactive courses.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + FIN * 0.30
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + RST * 0.30


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Exams
2. Midterm I
3. Final Exam
4. Homeworks and Participation
5. Reading materials and sample essays will be given weekly. Students are expected to submit eight homeworks that will help them practice the essay types and strategies taught in class. Attendance and participation will also be graded.

Assessment Criteria

1. A written midterm exam and a written final exam will be given throughout the term.
2. Students are also expected to submit eight individual homeworks.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 8 3 24
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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