COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: DEVELOPMENT OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS IN ENGLISH I

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ENG 103	D	1	3	0	0	3	4

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Mirela Alhasani , Tuesday 13.30 - 17.30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Office room number 004 E building
Course Description:	Development and Writing Skills in English aims to help students develop as writers within the English-speaking academic community by raising awareness of, practicing, and reflecting upon the regulations, norms and written conventions of a standard piece of writing. The course will implicitly improve the overall English language mastery of students by utilizing scaffolding learning methodology of task- based assignments in a step by step learning process. The course will reinforce academic reading skills aiming to improve students’ reading and learning style towards more effective reading of professionally and scientifically intermediate/advanced English level texts. It also aims at developing critical thinking thus enabling students to respond to ideas in a cohesive and coherent and original, well-organized written style.
Course Objectives:	To equip students with the analytical/critical reading and writing skills needed to carry out academic endowments at Epoka University as well as in any other professional or academic English speaking environment . - to Acquire an awareness of and ability to use effectively the discourse patterns of academic English - to improve the reading and learning styles of students enabling them to think, read, reflect , analyse and write more effectively and coherently - To have the opportunity to develop writing process through generating ideas, drafting, peer evaluation and team work assessment - to sharpen reading, writing and public speaking skills through defending the written work convincingly through argument in verbal manner.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to academic writing /reading
2	Development of effective reading styles
3	Logic, language and functions of organizing paragraphs
4	Planning an Essay/ writing first draft
5	Organizing/supportive ideas and incorporating/referencing sources
6	The SPSIE (situation-problems-solutions-implications-evaluation) approach
7	Practical sessions- Peer and class evaluation
8	Midterm exam
9	Writing a timed Essay for examination
10	Developing your ideas into writing: Analyzing the question
11	Paragraph development: coherence and cohesion
12	Writing about Cause and Effect
13	Writing to compare and contrast
14	Practical essay illustrations /class and peer feedback

Prerequisite(s):	Students enrolling to ENG 103 Development of Reading and Writing Skills in English should have taken advanced score B2 and/or C1 level at Aptis entry test held at the premises of Epoka University prior to course registration and students' enrollment.
Textbook:	Mandatory Coursebooks: John Slaght, English for Academic Study: Reading, Garnet Education, UK First Edition 2012 Anne Pallant, English for Academic Study: Writing, Garnet Education, UK, 2012
Other References:	Laurie Rozakis. PhD, 2004 . Quick Guide to Writing Great Research Papers, New York University Press, College Of Technology at Farmingdale - Schaum's Quick Guide to Great Presentation Skills - Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays - Schaum's Quick Guide to Great Business Writing - Center of Academic Writing at Central European University, Budapest.
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	At the End of the Academic course students will be able to develop reading and writing skills in an anyltical way
2	they will be able to conduct individually and in teams, research on a phenomenon.
3	They will cover Sophisticated literature , be selective on credibility of the information
4	They will be able to gather data, build up convincing arguments and express them effectively both in written and verbal forms
5	Students will be able to enrich and enhance their vocabulary and linguistic patterns on English for Academic Purposes

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	3	5
Midterm Exam(s)	1	25
Final Exam	1	60
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	8	3	24
Mid-terms	1	5.5	5.5
Assignments	1	10	10
Final examination	1	13	13
Other			0
Total Work Load:			100.5
Total Work Load/25(h):			4.02
ECTS Credit of the Course:			4