EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
COURSE SYLLABUS
2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: DEVELOPMENT OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS IN ENGLISH II |
Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
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ENG 104 | D | 2 | 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 |
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | M.A. Ada Cara acara@epoka.edu.al |
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
Language: | English |
Compulsory/Elective: | Compulsory |
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) | Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) |
Classroom and Meeting Time: | D302 08:45-11:30 |
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
Code of Ethics: |
Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline" |
Attendance Requirement: | 75% |
Course Description: | This course is a well-balanced and harmonized combination of ELT methodology with real functional professional setting. Its aim is to improve students’ professional communication skills and content understanding in genres of engineering and architecture. The course is comprehensive in its scope of topics and themes by offering opportunities of high- priority language useful to any branch of engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil, computing, environmental) and to architecture by focusing on tasks and skills related to drawings, description of technical problems as well the dimensions and precision. It is designed with an emphasis on all four dimensions of ESP learning: authentic activities illustrating daily engineering situations, original listening to professionals at work, speaking and writing tasks affiliated to contemporary problems and sensitive issues of engineering and architecture by making the course practical, and motivating. |
Course Objectives: | To enhance English proficiency from low intermediate to high intermediate towards advanced level - To improve speaking. writing, reading and listening skills - To build up confidence in general English and academic English jargon - To make a smooth gradual introduction to academic writing - To comprehend and use sophisticated grammar knowledge accurately - To enrich vocabulary needed for daily, professional and academic usage |
BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
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1 | Critiquing the logic and evidence of arguments presented in text. |
2 | Building up verbal interaction confidence in colorful discussions. |
3 | Drafting a well refined report related to their field of study. |
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week | Topics |
1 | Introduction; Book review guideline- The aim of this book is to provide an entry point to architecture students who as future professionals, students will need to develop the ability to critically review and understand the basic research foundation of all manner of architectural products and processes. Therefore, they need to be able to conceptualise their knowledge, by exploring all four dimensions of ESP learning related to authentic activities illustrating daily engineering situations related to listening, speaking, writing and reading sensitive issues of architecture (p.3). |
2 | Design Tools and Materials |
3 | People in Architecture |
4 | Site Survey and Analysis; Case studies |
5 | Design Elements |
6 | Detail Development |
7 | Review for the midterm exam |
8 | Midterm Exam |
9 | Research Paper Draft Presentation |
10 | Elements of Construction |
11 | Historical Architecture |
12 | Contemporary Architecture |
13 | Research paper presentations- Students will be presenting their final research paper draft submission in a 10 minutes presentation and will be graded individually for their work reflected on the research paper and during their presentation. |
14 | Research paper presentations- Students will be presenting their final research paper draft submission in a 10 minutes presentation and will be graded individually for their work reflected on the research paper and during their presentation. |
Prerequisite(s): | None |
Textbook(s): | The Best of Socrates: The Founding Philosophies of Ethics, Virtues & Life. Berg Larry (2014) Dr. John Morley (2017)- The Academic Phrasebank Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition: Essential Skills and Tasks John M. Swales & Christine B. Feak (2012) |
Additional Literature: | |
Laboratory Work: | |
Computer Usage: | |
Others: | No |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1 | Students will be able to distinguish and to successfully write formal essays, persuasive writing, reports, professional emails. |
2 | Students will have improved their critical and analytical reading skills through exposure to authentic materials such as newspapers, magazines, journals, books, leaflets, brochures. |
3 | Students will strengthen collaborative skills, socialization and group coherence in fulfilling the projects and presentations. |
4 | Students will overall improve the four skills and possess a better command of grammar structured as applied for academic context. |
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 | ||
1 | Speaking and Writing Skills Ability to read, write, listen, and speak effectively | 5 |
2 | Critical Thinking Skills Ability to raise clear and precise questions, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions, and test them against relevant criteria and standards | 5 |
3 | Graphics Skills Ability to use appropriate representational media, including freehand drawing and computer technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process | 4 |
4 | Research Skills Ability to gather, assess, record, and apply relevant information in architectural course work | 5 |
5 | Formal Ordering Systems Understanding of the fundamentals of visual perception and the principles and systems of order that inform two- and three-dimensional design, architectural composition, and urban design | 5 |
6 | Fundamental Design Skills Ability to use basic architectural principles in the design of buildings, interior spaces, and sites | 4 |
7 | Collaborative Skills Ability to recognize the varied talent found in interdisciplinary design project teams in professional practice and work in collaboration with other students as members of a design team | 5 |
8 | International Traditions Understanding of the International architectural canons and traditions in architecture, landscape and urban design, as well as the climatic, technological, culture-economic, and other cultural factors that have shaped and sustained them | 5 |
9 | National and Regional Traditions Understanding of national traditions and the local regional heritage in architecture, landscape design and urban design, including the vernacular tradition | 4 |
10 | Use of Precedents Ability to incorporate relevant precedents into architecture and urban design projects | 5 |
11 | Conservation and Restoration of Historical Districts Knowledge on historical districts and the gain of conservation consciousness documentation of historical buildings and the understanding the techniques which are needed to prepare restoration projects. | 5 |
12 | Human Behavior Understanding of the theories and methods of inquiry that seek to clarify the relationship between human behavior and the physical environment | 5 |
13 | Human Diversity Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioral norms, physical ability, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the implication of this diversity for the societal roles and responsibilities of architects | 4 |
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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Method | Quantity | Percentage |
Homework |
1
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10
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Midterm Exam(s) |
1
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30
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Presentation |
1
|
10
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Term Paper |
1
|
40
|
Other |
1
|
10
|
Total Percent: | 100% |
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 | 4 | 64 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final examination | 1 | 11 | 11 |
Other | 0 | ||
Total Work Load:
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125 | ||
Total Work Load/25(h):
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5 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course:
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4 |
CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER
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Students will critically discuss research articles and ideas in a seminar format and present their research in an ethical way. |