COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 2108 ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET BÜYÜKTUNCAY

Offered to

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

Course Objective

This course aims to improve the research and writing skills of undergraduate students before they begin writing response papers and their graduation projects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Development of academic research skills
2   Development of academic writing skills
3   Acquisition of technical and ethical habits in academic writing
4   Acquisition of time and project management skills in academic writing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The Cornerstones of research and Writing Skills
3 Narrowing Down the research topic depending on the textual length requirements
4 Deciding on the focus of the content and subject, outlining for coherence and cohesion
5 The collocations of the initial ideas and writing the introduction
6 Writing the development section of the article, building arguments and doing analysis- reconsideration of coherence and cohesion
7 I. Midterm
8 Methods of taking notes during research, researching at libraries, initial literature review: hints, tips and techniques.
9 Internet research and differentiating between acceptable and unacceptable online sources
10 Working on the first completed draft: Academic style and tone in writing, editing and polishing.
11 Submission of the first draft of articles. Bringing theory and analysis together, evaluation of students articles
12 II. Midterm
13 How to write abstracts for conferences, theses and publications
14 A final evaluation of student articles and discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kate Turabian, Wayne Booth, Joseph Williams & Gregory Colomb, A Manual for Writers of Research papers, Theses & Dissertations, 2007.ed.
2. MLA Handbook for Writers and Research Papers 2009 ed.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Face to face and interactive courses. Students are expected to come class having read and/or written the texts that are assigned to them weekly and to participate in class discussions and practices. Students are also expected to submit homeworks based on invidual research in due time throughout the semester.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Two midterm exams and a final exam will be given throughout the term.
2. Students are expected to come class having read and/or written the texts that are assigned to them weekly and to participate in class discussions and practices. Students are also expected to submit two homeworks based on invidual research.

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 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 2 3 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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