COURSE UNIT TITLE

: READING PROFICIENCY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 1024 READING PROFICIENCY COMPULSORY 2 1 0 6

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MELTEM SARGIN

Offered to

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to enable students to read texts from different disciplines and analyze these texts critically.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to explain the characteristics of academic writing and use these characteristics in textual analysis
2   identify the parts of different types of articles and grasp the functions of these parts
3   take notes from the text and use these notes in critical evaluation of the text.
4   determine the author s purpose and follow the flow of thought throughout the text
5   evaluate the unity of the text and find the points that disturb unity
6   use his/her knowledge in making textual analysis during academic studies and follow the literature

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Giving students information about the course content and requirements; learning students expectations from the course
2 What is critical reading Discussion
3 Reading nonfiction: book review Lecture and discussion
4 Reading nonfiction: Analysis of a short article in linguistics Lecture and discussion
5 Reading fiction: How to analyze short stories Lecture
6 Sample Short Stories Discussion
7 Sample Short Stories Discussion
8 Midterm Examination
9 Student Presentations Discussion
10 Student Presentations Discussion
11 Analysis of a research paper in the discipline of linguistics Discussion
12 Analysis of a research paper in the discipline of literature Discussion
13 Analysis of a research paper in the discipline of psychology Discussion
14 General overview Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Advanced Reading Skills

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Lectures: Lectures are designed in a way that students will grasp the points to be paid attention to during reading. After necessary information is given in class, it is assured through in-class readings that students can use their knowledge in practice.
2. 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
3. 3. Student Presentations: These presentations where students share their analysis on a text they choose have great importance in terms of their discussing different perspectives
4. 4. Paper: It allows to observe how students turn their analysis they share in the students presentations into an academic essay.
5. 5. Midterm Examination: It is used in evaluating students performance in the first half of the term
6. 6. 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 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. 1. LO 2-3-4-5: These will be evaluated by the midterm and final examinations
2. 2. LO 1-6-5: 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)

Öğr. Gör. Dr. Meltem Sargın

B Blok B432

Office Hours

Whenever available

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 35 35
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 147

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
LO.655

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