| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing Skills 1 | İÖZ105 | 1. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 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 | This course aims to introduce the fundamentals of writing in order to enable the students to acquire composition skills at the sentence, paragraph, and essay level. The course also aims at developing fluency and style by focusing on word and sentence variety and increasing learners' lexical knowledge. |
| Course Content | Paragraph forms and structure; technical specifications of paragraph; paragraph analysis; extraction of paragraph plan; exposition, description, narration. Technical specifications of essays; essay analysis; extraction of essay plan. Creating well-organized coherent essays: exposition, description, narration. Peer-editing. Grammar Review. Vocabulary Development. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Use the steps of the writing process: pre-writing, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing. - Use complex and compound sentence structures. - Differentiate among different kinds of essays - Write paragraphs and essays in a variety of rhetorical modes including exposition, description, and narration. - Revise and edit work to improve content, organization, word choice, grammar, spelling, and punctuation - Use instructional technologies in the writing process, including research and documentation |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction. Features of academic writing | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities |
| 2. Week | The process of writing: Exploring ideas, prewriting, organizing, drafting, revising | Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 3. Week | Exploring ideas, prewriting, and organizing | Course Hours |
| 4. Week | What is a paragraph? The topic sentence, support, unity, coherence | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Writing expository, narrative and descriptive paragraphs | Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 6. Week | Introduction to the essay. The thesis statement, the introduction, the developmental paragraphs, the conclusion | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Course Hours |
| 7. Week | The expository essay. Organiziation of details and examples. Transitional Words and phrases. | Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Other Activities Research |
| 8. Week | Midterm | Course Hours |
| 9. Week | The descriptive essay. Describing people. | Practice Course Hours Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study |
| 10. Week | The descriptive essay. Describing places | Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice |
| 11. Week | Peer feedback .Paraphrasing, error analysis | Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Research |
| 12. Week | The narrative essay | Visual Presentation Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 13. Week | Grammar Review | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice |
| 14. Week | Final | Course Hours |
| Meyers, A. (2005). Gateways to Academic Writing: Effective Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essay. Newyork: Pearson Education, Inc. Bailey, S. (2017). Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students.5th Edition. Routledge. Smalley, R. L., Ruetten, M. K. & Kozyrev, J. R. (2000). Refining Composition Skills. (5th Ed.). Heinle & Heinle Publishers, Boston Evans, V. (1998). Successful writing: proficiency. Express Publishing. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 60 |
| PY2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| PY4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60 |
| PY7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| PY9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60 |
| 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 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Practice | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload | 52 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2.0 | ||
