COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 1030 ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZGÜN KOŞANER

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop students' basic academic reading and writing skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1 Developing reading skills
2   2 Practice reading strategies
3   3 Evaluating texts, publications and articles written in related fields
4   4 To know the features of scientific texts
5   5 Ability to write explanatory and argumentative text

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Reading Strategies
2 Academic Reading and Comprehension
3 Literature review
4 Text parts and functions
5 Bibliography
6 Scientific article review
7 Scientific article review
8 Mid-term exam
9 Write descriptive text
10 Argument Sentence-Types of Argument-Building a Basis
11 Fallacy
12 Writing an argumentation essay
13 Assignment check
14 Assignment check
15 General Review
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Brew, A., & Lucas, L. (2009). EBOOK: Academic Research And Researchers. McGraw-Hill Education (UK).
Hartley, J. (2008). Academic writing and publishing: A practical handbook. Routledge.
Murray, R. (2019). Writing for Academic Journals 4e. McGraw-Hill Education (UK).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentation
3. Question & Answer
4. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.20 + FN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.20 + BUT * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2-3 will be evaluated with a midterm exam and 4-5 with a final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance at 80% of the classes is mandatory.
2. Participation in the midterm and final activities will be taken into account in the evaluation.
3. Attempts to cheat and plagiarize in the midterm and final exams will be evaluated as "0" (zero).

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Practice (Reflection) 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 27 27
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 16 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

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.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.555