Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleL+PCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
1ENG101DEVELOPMENT OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS I3+033

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit First Cycle
Department / Program PHYSICS
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course 1. To equip students with academic reading skills and skills to analyze texts
2. To develop critical thinking abilities
3. To develop listening and speaking skills
Course Content This is a course that aims to develop skills to analyze paragraphs and essays, reading skills and written and spoken communication skills
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor SİNEM BEZİRCİLİOĞLU
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
G.Gulen, B.Hasanbasoglu, E.Sesen, G.Tokdemir, "Academic Survival Skills I",METU Press,2011

Course Category

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Midterm exams 1 % 30
Quizzes 0 % 0
Homeworks 1 % 15
Other activities 0 % 0
Laboratory works 0 % 0
Projects 1 % 15
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
4
% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Weekly Course Time 1 42 42
Outside Activities About Course (Attendance, Presentation, Midterm exam,Final exam, Quiz etc.) 1 24 24
Exams and Exam Preparations 1 8 8
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 74

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 being able to use the rules to write an effective paragraph
2 being able to recognize irrelevant sentences in a paragraph
3 being able to paraphrase and summarize paragraphs and longer texts
4 being able to recognize the parts of an essay by analyzing it
5 being able to create a well-organized essay
6 developing skills to study individually and as a group


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to the course and requirements
2 Writing topic sentences, supporting sentences and concluding sentences for a paragraph Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
3 Unity and coherence in a paragraph Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
4 Making the outline of a paragraph Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
5 Summarizing a paragraph Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
6 Paraphrasing a paragraph Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
7 Analyzing and Interpreting statistical data Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
8 parts of an essay/ guidelines to write an essay Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
9 How to write an effective thesis statement Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
10 Making the outline of an essay Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
11 Summarizing an essay Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
12 Analyzing an essay Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
13 Writing an essay on a scientific topic
14 Review for the final exam Iyte School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills I", 2011
15 Final 1st week
16 Final 2nd week


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 4
C2
C3 4
C4 2
C5 4
C6 3

Contribution: 0: Null 1:Slight 2:Moderate 3:Significant 4:Very Significant


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