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

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