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| ELL1001 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 4+0+0 | ECTS:7 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Öğr. Gör. Dr Zeynep ÖZTÜRK DUMAN | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Main objectives of this course are to improve the students' writing abilities and to provide them with sufficient information about writing various types of academic essays and professional texts. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | grasp the required general information to compose texts in English. | 6,7,13 | 1,3 | | LO - 2 : | apply the general composition rules to specific situations. | 6,7,13 | 1,3,6 | | LO - 3 : | apply the acquired knowledge in their professional real life. | 6,7,13 | 1,3 | | LO - 4 : | evaluate a high qualified written text both in rhetoric and mechanics. | 6,7,13 | 1,3 | | LO - 5 : | rewrite a problematic written text and enrich it with their advanced writing ability. | 6,7,13 | 1,3 | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course initially focuses on some basic concepts about writing such as process writing, editing, drafting and revising essays. Then it aims to teach the main subtleties of writing five- paragraph essays and types of texts such as classification, comparison and cause- effect essays. It also aims to dwell on the basics of punctuation rules and ways to improve the expression. Text coherence and cohesion, formulating thesis statements and topic sentences are among topics to be covered. Text types that will be useful for student's future career goals are also going to be practiced such as cover letters and a CVs (Curriculum Vitae), |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction of the course to student, general knowledge about course. | | | Week 2 | Written communication: Writing formal and informal letters. | | | Week 3 | Written communication: Writing formal and informal letters. | | | Week 4 | Written communicaion through the computer: e-mail writing and filling in forms. | | | Week 5 | Writing a professional CV (curriculum vitae), parts of a CV, terminology used in CVs and abbreviations. Exploring the language used in CVs. | | | Week 6 | Writing a professional CV (curriculum vitae), parts of a CV, terminology used in CVs and abbreviations. Exploring the language used in CVs. | | | Week 7 | Preparing a cover letter for a CV. İnformation required on a cover letter and formal language. | | | Week 8 | Techniques for preparing a summary. | | | Week 9 | Arasınav | | | Week 10 | Writing a personal statement. | | | Week 11 | Note taking techniques. | | | Week 12 | Preparing a small scale survey and writing a report. | | | Week 13 | Preparing a small scale survey and writing a report. | | | Week 14 | Techniques of preparing a presentation. Writing the contents of a presentation. With basic powerpoint knowledge. | | | Week 15 | Selected student presentations. | | | Week 16 | Final exam. | | | |
| 1 | Meyers, A. 2020; Longman Academic Writing Series 5: Essays to Research Papers, Pearson, Hoboken, NJ. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 18.11.2024 | 75 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | 06.01.2025 | 75 | 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 | 4 | 15 | 60 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 15 | 30 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Ödev | 2 | 15 | 30 | | Proje | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 155 |
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