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FBE5008 | Scientific Article Writing in English | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | Second Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ali Şükrü ÖZBAY | Co-Lecturer | ----- | Language of instruction | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | to familiarize graduate students with the different genres of academic writing (e.g., seminar papers, journal articles, etc.) and how these genres vary from discipline to discipline
to help graduate students become better writers by analyzing writing on both the micro (sentence) and macro (organizational) levels;
to teach graduate students basic skills of professional editing so that they can become better editors of their own work and that of peers;
to enable graduate students to apply these skills to a piece of their own writing and to the writing of peers.
to use corpus tools and AI technologies to become expert academic writers in their own filelds of scientific inquiry |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | define the main features of an English academic research article | | | PO - 2 : | learn English spelling rules and grammar | | | PO - 3 : | review English articles | | | PO - 4 : | present English articles at international conferences | | | PO - 5 : | write thesis and project proposals in English | | | PO - 6 : | learn English words in various fields | | | PO - 7 : | write for a general, expert audience | | | PO - 8 : | adapt their writing to structural constraints (limited word count, etc.) | | | PO - 9 : | identify and correct errors in grammar, style and structure | | | PO - 10 : | incorporate feedback into revisions and effectively edit their own work | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | |
This course provides graduate students with formal instruction in the genres and mechanics of academic writing at the graduate and professorial level. Through structural and lexical analyses, discussion, and weekly peer editing, graduate students will develop writing and editing skills necessary for their success as graduate students and future faculty. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Writing CV in English, introducing themself and learning the basics of article writing | | Week 2 | Examining English academic articles, lexical and structural analysis | | Week 3 | Identifying the parts of academic articles, their specific features and lexical content | | Week 4 | Writing an academic article abstract, sectional analysis | | Week 5 | Examining APA citation guide | | Week 6 | Techniques for identifying keywords and using word combinations | | Week 7 | Text-based thematic vocabulary and structural study | | Week 8 | Text-based thematic grammar study (Tenses) | | Week 9 | Mid-Term | | Week 10 | Text-based thematic grammar study (Passive Voice) | | Week 11 | Text-based thematic grammar study (Conjunctions) | | Week 12 | Writing project proposal | | Week 13 | Scientific article writing techniques | | Week 14 | Writing scientific article title | | Week 15 | Text-based spelling rules | | Week 16 | General Revision | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 6 | KASIM 2024 | 3 SAAT | 30 | Project | 8 | ARALIK 2024 | 3 SAAT | 20 | End-of-term exam | 14 | ARALIK 2024 | 3 SAAT | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 10 | 30 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 14 | 112 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 176 |
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