COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC WRITTING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TRE 5067 ACADEMIC WRITTING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Turkish Language Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ESRA USLU

Offered to

Turkish Language Education

Course Objective

To recognize the purposes and characteristics of academic texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the importance of academic language and writing.
2   Understands the structure and types of academic texts.
3   Understands the formal features of academic texts.
4   Applies the steps of academic writing.
5   Applies ethical rules in academic texts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of academic language and writing
2 Using definitions, concepts and terms in academic texts
3 Subjectivity an objectivity in academic texts
4 Structure and types of academic texts
5 Formal charaxteristics of academic texts
6 Metadiscourse in academic texts Midtern assignment submission
7 Steps of academic writting 1: title, abstarct, keywords
8 Steps of academic writting 2: introduction
9 Steps of academic writting 3: method
10 Steps of academic writting 4: findings
11 Steps of academic writting 5: conclusion and discussion
12 Citation in scientific works
13 Artificial intelligence and academic tools
14 Ethical principles in academic texts
15 Final assignment submission

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Çetinkaya, G., Yolcusoy, Ö ve Altun-Alkan, H. (Eds.) (Akademik Yazma: Bilimsel Metin Oluşturma Sürecine Genel Bir Bakış. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
2. Dinçer, S. (2023). Akademik Yazım ve Araştırmacılara Öneriler. Ankara: Pegem.
3. Kan, M. O. (2017). Akademik Yazma. Ankara: Eğiten Kitap.
4. Murray, R. (2015). Bilimsel Dergilere Makale Nasıl Yazılır. (Çev. Ş. Çınkır). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
5. Murray, R. (2014). Tez Nasıl Yazılır. (Çev. Ş. Çınkır). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

preparing assignment, preparing project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esra.uslu( @ )deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

monday

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.153553543
LO.244555455
LO.355554554
LO.444545455
LO.555355544