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| IDE5100 | Academic Writing in English | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hasan SAĞLAMEL | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | 1. Develop awareness of academic writing conventions
2. Learn how to structure a thesis/academic article
3. Develop referencing skills
4. Familiarize with the discourse/s of the target writing community
5. Develop an awareness of text evaluation in different genres
6. Writing conceptual/qualitative/quantitative papers that have the scientific standard to be presented at an academic conference or published in a high-quality academic journal. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | identify all parts of a scholarly journal articles. | | | | PO - 2 : | write all sub-sections of a journal article. | | | | PO - 3 : | evaluate a manuscript from the perspective of a reviewer. | | | | 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 is designed to increase students' skills and understanding of academic writing conventions and introduce practical techniques which will gauge their writing skills. Using a writing process-based instruction that consists of stages including pre-writing, drafting, instructor/peer feedback, and revision, students will learn how to produce manuscripts with reasonable thesis statements and appropriate use of standard English. The course aims to help students develop strategies for effective critical thinking and writing, as well as how to write persuasively for multiple audiences, ranging from the general public to an academic audience. Blending theory with practice, the course will be helpful for graduate students planning a career that involves courses that feature writing assignments. Upon completion, students are expected to be confident about applying their writing skills. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | 1 Meeting & expectations | | | Week 2 | 2 Academic writing conventions; Parts of an article
| | | Week 3 | 3 Plagiarism: Reasons, Ways to cope with
| | | Week 4 | 4 How to paraphrase
| | | Week 5 | 5 How to write a title and abstract
| | | Week 6 | 6 How to write an introduction
| | | Week 7 | 7 How to write a literature review
| | | Week 8 | 8 How to write methodology | | | Week 9 | Visa submission | | | Week 10 | 10 How to write findings and discussion | | | Week 11 | 11 How to write a conclusion | | | Week 12 | 12 Tables and figures/Book Review Subission
| | | Week 13 | 13 How to write references
| | | Week 14 | 14 Reasons for rejection
| | | Week 15 | 15 Revision, Familiarizing Ss with Sample articles (Research/Review article)
| | | Week 16 | 16 Final Submission | | | |
| 1 | Hartley, James. 2008; Academic writing and publishing: A practical handbook. Routledge. | | | 2 | Gastel, B. and Day, R. 2016; How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Greenwood, Colorado. | | | 3 | Belcher, W. L.. 2009; Writing Your Journal Articles in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Sage Publication, United Kingdom. | | | 4 | Epstein, D., Kenway, J., and Boden, R. 2005; Writing for Publication, Sage Publication, London | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 9 | | | 30 | | Project | 16 | | | 50 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | | | 20 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | | | | |
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