Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	L+P	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
2	ENG102	DEVELOPMENT OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS II	3+0	3	3

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	To equip students with academic reading skills and skills to analyze texts; to develop critical thinking abilities and listening and speaking skills
Course Content	This is a course which aims to equip students with the skills to anaylze essays and articles, to write an organized essay and article, to make presentations, to take notes while listening and reading skills, which wll help them in their academic studies.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Instructor CANSU ÇİTİL
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012 G.Gulen, B.Hasanbasoglu, E.Sesen, G.Tokdemir, "Academic Survival Skills II",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

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	32	32
Exams and Exam Preparations	1	8	8
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 3 82

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Being able to paraphrase and summarize written texts
2	Developing skills to study individually and as a group
3	Being able to recognize citations in a written text
4	Being able to analyze articles and essays and comment on the arguments in these texts and the way they have been presented
5	Being able to prepare an effective presentation
6	being able to use in-text and end-text reference while writing articles
7	being able to utilize different sources by using the library and information technologies

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Materials
1	Introduction to the course and requirements
2	Writing expository Essays	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
3	Writing argumentative essays	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
4	How to cite sources (APA Style)	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
5	Writing documented essays (in class hours)
6	How to write articles, analyzing articles	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
7	Writing reaction papers	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
8	Reading comprehension activities	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
9	Note-taking activities	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
10	Techniques to make well-prepared presentations	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
11	Presentations
12	Presentations
13	Presentations
14	Review for the final exam	IYTE School of Foreign Languages, "Development of Reading and Writing Skills II", 2012
15	Final 1st week
16	Final 2nd week

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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