Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Writing Skills 2	İÖZ106	2. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	3.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	face to face
Course Coordinator	Assist. Prof. Dr. Osman DÜLGER
Instructors	Osman DÜLGER
Assistants
Goals	The aim of this course is to enable EFL pre-service language teacher students to develop advanced writing skills and to think critically and function effectively in their academic programs. While they acquire composition skills at the essay level, they will be writing in a variety of rhetorical modes.
Course Content	Grammar review, error analysis, review skills, application of grammatical knowledge, writing a cause and/or effect essay, writing an argumentative essay, writing a process analysis essay, writing an opinion essay, gaining the ability to analyze research reports.Activities for developing advanced grammar skills and academic vocabulary
Learning Outcomes	- Establish co-operative working relationships with their peers - Use the steps of the writing process (prewrite, outline, draft, revise, edit) - Write essays in a variety of rhetorical modes including cause and effect, argumentation, process analysis, and opinion. - Use instructional technologies in the writing process, including research and documentation - Revise and edit written work to improve content, organization, word choice, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Grammar review, error analysis, paraphrasing	Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research Practice
2. Week	Proof reading skills.Application of knowledge of grammatical structures.	Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Practice Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
3. Week	Write a cause or effect essay: Explaining and presenting the causes or effects of a specific topic	Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Practice Visual Presentation Other Activities Research
4. Week	Write a cause or effect essay:Applying an appropriate cause or effect organizational pattern	Visual Presentation Course Hours Research Verbal Expression Practice Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week	Write an argumentative essay:Formulating an argumentative thesis statement taking a clear position	Course Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research Practice Visual Presentation
6. Week	Write an argumentative essay: Using an appropriate argument organizational pattern	Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Course Hours Practice Verbal Expression
7. Week	Write a process analysis essay:Directional and informational process analysis essay	Visual Presentation Other Activities Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Practice Course Hours
8. Week	Midterm 1	Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression
9. Week	Self-asssesment, peer assessment practices. Vocabulary activities.	Practice Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
10. Week	Mid-term 2	Practice Research Other Activities Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation
11. Week	Write an opinion essay: Useful expressions for giving opinions and presenting the opposing viewpoint	Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
12. Week	Write an opinion essay: Giving viewpoints on the topic and supporting by reasons and/or examples	Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation
13. Week	Write reports: Informative reports	Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Course Hours Practice
14. Week	Final	Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research Other Activities

Bailey, S. (2006). Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students. Routledge. Evans, V. (1998). Successful writing: proficiency. Express Publishing. Meyers, A. (2005). Gateways to Academic Writing: Effective Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essay. Newyork: Pearson Education, Inc. Smalley, R. L., Ruetten, M. K. & Kozyrev, J. R. (2000). Refining Composition Skills. (5th Ed.). Heinle & Heinle Publishers, Boston

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	DK5	Measurement Method
PY1	4	5	2	2	5	5	60
PY2	3	5	2	2	2	5	60
PY3	3	3	4	2	2	5	60
PY4	5	3	5	5	5	5	60
PY5	5	5	5	5	5	5	60
PY6	4	5	2	2	5	5	60
PY7	5	5	5	5	5	5	60
PY8	2	3	2	2	2	1	60
PY9	3	3	2	5	2	5	60

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours	13	3	39
Research	4	3	12
Practice	5	5	25
Midterm 1	1	1	1
Midterm 2	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			79
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 3.0