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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: | | The course aims to focus on specifically how to use language and resources academically, how to convey arguments, and how to compose their texts by using an academic voice. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | familiarize with the conventions of writing English for academic purposes. | 6,7,17 | 1,3,6 | | LO - 2 : | distinguish academic and personal style of writing in English. | 6,7,17 | 1,3,6 | | LO - 3 : | compose academic essays with different purposes in English | 6,7,17 | 1,3,6 | | 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 is designed for the first year BA students who are majoring at the department of English Language and Literature. The course aims to familiarize the students with the different aspects and elements of academic writing in English. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Developing the researched essay | | | Week 2 | Comparison and Contrast Essays | | | Week 3 | Cause and Effect Essays | | | Week 4 | Science: Perspective | | | Week 5 | Language: Summarizing and paraphrasing | | | Week 6 | Formation: Describing sequence and process
| | | Week 7 | Health: Cause and effect | | | Week 8 | Location: Argument | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Knowledge: Understanding and presenting information - Organization: Perspective and stance | | | Week 11 | Motivation: Definition and explanation - Nature: Description | | | Week 12 | Power: Reporting and summarizing - Growth: Using academic sources | | | Week 13 | Networks: Contextualizing - Innovation: Referencing | | | Week 14 | Consumption: Comparison and Contrast - Crime: Argument and evidence | | | Week 15 | Energy: Problem and solution - Progress: Cause and effect | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Dummett, P. & Hird, J. (2019). Oxford EAP: A Course in English for Academic Purposes, B1, Oxford: Oxford University Press | | | 2 | de Chazal, E. & Rogers, L. (2022). Oxford EAP: A Course in English for Academic Purposes, B1+, Oxford: Oxford University Press | | | |
| 1 | Bailey, S. (2011). Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. London: Routledge | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 25.11.2023 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15.01.2024 | 1,5 | 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 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 7 | 70 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Ödev | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Proje | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 6 | 72 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 235.5 |
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