EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: DEVELOPMENT OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS IN ENGLISH I |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 103 | E | 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. |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| 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 101 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 |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 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 |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
| Bachelor in Computer 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. | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 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. | 2 |
| 5 | Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions. | 2 |
| 6 | Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. | 3 |
| 7 | The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence. | 3 |
| 8 | Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language. | 5 |
| 9 | Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology. | 4 |
| 10 | Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics. | 2 |
| 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. | 2 |
| 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. | 3 |
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Homework |
2
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5
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| Midterm Exam(s) |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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60
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| 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 | ||
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Total Work Load:
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100.5 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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4.02 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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4 | ||