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

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ENG 102	E	2	4	0	0	4	5

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 writing skills. In this course students write different types of essays based on the ideas they are exposed to in the reading selections. The emphasis is on the writing process in which students go through many stages from brainstorming and outlining to producing a complete documented piece of writing.
Course Objectives:	analyzing academic sources through reflecting, open reading and responding improving critical reading skills by practicing reading strategies like paraphrasing and summarizing, creating a supportive environment for group discussion, exploration and writing, analyzing and integrating outside information into writing, editing and peer-reviewing, exploiting the learned strategies and techniques in reading and writing, building own research paper

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction, Overview of course, syllabus, methodology and grading system
2	Strategies for developing reading skills: reflecting, open reading
3	Strategies for developing writing skills: paraphrasing and summarizing
4	Using a research question, doing a focused reading and taking notes, creating a rough outline
5	Writing a thesis statement, expanding and detailing the outline
6	Topic sentences, writing the body of a paper (first draft)
7	Strategies for integrating evidence into paragraphs
8	Feedback and peer-review (second draft)
9	Writing introductions and conclusions, building cohesion between paragraphs
10	Exploring ideas for a second project
11	Writing a research question, a thesis statement and an introduction
12	Proofreading, editing and peer reviewing
13	Students' presentations
14	Students' presentations

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Source work Academic writing from sources, Nancy E Dollahite & Julie Haun, Centgage 2012
Other References:	Academic Writing: from paragraph to essay, Dorothy E Zemach, Lisa A Rumisek, second edition 2009, English for academic research: writing exercises, Adrian Wallwork, Springer 2013
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Use critical reading skills and strategies to analyze various sources
2	Enhance listening and speaking skills through group discussions
3	Use critical reading and writing strategies to paraphrase, summarize, respond and integrate information in writing
4	Recognizing a written work’s thesis and organization, analyze main ideas
5	Develop a thesis and supporting points, integrating evidence from other sources
6	Build, edit and refine own written work

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	4	2
Midterm Exam(s)	1	25
Presentation	1	10
Project	1	10
Final Exam	1	30
Attendance		7
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	7	7
Assignments	4	2	8
Final examination	1	8	8
Other	2	6	12
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5