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

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ENG 101	E	1	4	0	0	4	6

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:	Enriketa Sogutlu
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:
Course Description:	The course reinforces academic reading skills (finding the main idea, skimming, scanning, inferring information, guessing vocabulary from context, etc.) through reading selections on a variety of topics. It also aims at developing critical thinking, which enables students to respond to ideas in a well-organized written format. Other reading related writing skills such as paraphrasing and summarizing are also dealt with.
Course Objectives:	This course aims to develop academic skills by being transferable to all areas of students’ day-to-day academic studies, with a primary focus on the skills of reading, writing and research. It helps students to become more efficient and effective in their studies by: Developing strategies to improve reading speed, and the ability to comprehend complex academic texts. Developing strategies to produce more coherent writing, and to make clear, appropriate, and relevant notes from academic texts. Exploring and evaluating research techniques and resources, and crediting sources of information. Promoting learner independence and interaction through brainstorming sessions, discussing issues and sharing thoughts

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to course objectives and outline. Effective Reading. Writing a comparing and contrasting essay
2	Predicting content, topic sentences. Writing a paragraph
3	Text cohesion, paragraph purpose. Writing a persuasive article
4	Finding information from various sources. Writing to describe and explain
5	Distinguishing facts, speculations and reported opinion. Writing an opinion essay
6	Dealing with longer texts. Indicating reason or result. Writing an evaluation essay
7	How to make reading easier. Research: Crediting sources
8	Midterm Exam
9	Making notes: different ways of recording what you read
10	Olympic business. Writing a discursive essay.
11	Understanding visual information: graphics. Writing a report using visual information
12	Dealing with longer texts. Giving presentations
13	Students’ presentations
14	Students’ presentations

Prerequisite(s):	Aptis B1
Textbook:	New Headway Academic Skills: Reading, Writing and Study Skills, Philpot, Sarah; Curnick, Lesley; Oxford University Press, 2011. Writing: from paragraph to essay, Dorothy E, Zemach, Lisa A Rumisek, 2nd edition, Macmillan, 2009. The active Reader, Strategies for Academic Reading and Writing, Eric Henderson, 3rd edition , Oxford University Press, 2015
Other References:
Laboratory Work:	-
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Develop critical and analytical reading skills and strategies
2	Enhance writing skills in order to produce clear sentences, introductions, conclusions, and effective essays
3	Use various research techniques and resources to write a research paper
4	Learn to transfer the developed academic skills to all areas of day-to-day academic studies

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

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	5	2
Midterm Exam(s)	1	25
Presentation	1	10
Term Paper	1	10
Final Exam	1	25
Attendance		10
Other	5	2
	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	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	13	2	26
Mid-terms	1	12	12
Assignments	6	3	18
Final examination	1	14	14
Other	2	8	16
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6