COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WRITING SKILLS 1

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ING 1003 WRITING SKILLS 1 COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HATICE IREM ÇOMOĞLU

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Course Objective

To help student teachers learn about the form, structure and technical features of the paragraph and make them write different types of paragraphs, summaries, short stories, reviews.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn the form, structure and technical features of the paragraph,
2   Write descriptive, comparison, argumentative and narrative paragraphs,
3   Make a summary,
4   Write short stories/reviews,
5   Write formal/informal letters.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Form and Structure of Paragraph
2 Paragraph Analysis
3 Paragraph Planning
4 Descriptive Paragraph
5 Comparison Paragraph
6 Argumentative Paragraph
7 Narrative paragraph
8 Midterm
9 Making a summary
10 Writing a short story
11 Writing a short story
12 Writing a review
13 Writing a review
14 Writing a formal/informal letter
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Cambridge Academic Writing Collection,
2. Skills for Effective Writing
3. Final Draft
4. Writers at Work
5. Writing for Impact

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion, pair and group work, question-answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

irem.kaslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 10.00-11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 14 2 28
Pre Class Self Study 14 2 28
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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