Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
ELT2002	2	Writing Skills II	2/0/0	CC	English	3

Course Goals	This lesson is to make students cognizant of  the rules for summarizing, paraphrasing,  synthesizing and quoting as preliminary measures for embarking on an academic writing without being badged as an attempted plagiarism. Further, students get familiar with internationally recognized and benchmarked paper formats. Giving them the chance to practise helps them be reliable and competent researchers, familiar with ins and outs of a standard research paper.
Prerequisite(s)	None
Corequisite(s)	None
Special Requisite(s)	The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)	Assist. Prof. Dr. Özge Algül
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule	Thursday at 09:00-10:50,11:00-12:50 (Groups A & B) BK A-404, A-402
Office Hour(s)	Instructor name, day, hours, XXX Campus, office number.
Teaching Methods and Techniques	Lecture
Principle Sources	Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2000). Writing academic english. Smalley, R. L., Ruetten, M. K., & Kozyrev, J. (2001). Refining composition skills: Rhetoric and grammar. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle. James, M. O., & Evans, N. W. (1989). Beyond words: an advanced reading course. Prentice Hall. Smalley, R., & Ruetten, M. K. (2000). Refining Comp Skills Ed5 Im. Cengage Heinle. Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students, Second edition Writing Research Papers: From Essay to Research Paper Elt Exams Series Macmillan writing series
Other Sources

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Briefing on the lesson aim, requirements, lecturer expectations and the mode of teaching.
2. Week	Hands-on Strategies on How to Summarize & Paraphrase. Deciding on a research topic, narrowing down a topic / Researching
3. Week	Hands-on Strategies on How to Summarize & Paraphrase. (In-Class Practice)
4. Week	How to Synthesize What We Have Summarized & Paraphrased.
5. Week	How to Write an Abstract for a research paper & In-Class Practice.
6. Week	APA Format ( To Present)
7. Week	Midterm (All weeks but week 6)
8. Week	In-Class Practice (APA Format)
9. Week	Argumentative Essay Writing (AEW).
10. Week	In-Class Practice & Peer Review (AEW)
11. Week	How to Write about Graphics & Diagrams
12. Week	How to Write Literature Review
13. Week	How to Write Literature Review
14. Week	Reviewing All Covered so far.
15. Week	Final
16. Week
17. Week

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	40
Project(s)	1	30
Final Exam	1	30

Program Outcomes PO-1 S/he can understand, adopt and apply social, cultural and social responsibilities. PO-2 S/he can take into account students' needs, language development levels, ages, intelligence types and learning styles when preparing a lesson plan. PO-3 S/he can choose the materials to be used in teaching process by evaluating usefulness, topicality and their effectiveness according to students’ age and language level. PO-4 S/he can create environments that will ensure the active participation of all students and increase their success. PO-5 S/he can organize multimedia learning environments inside and outside of the school, which develop all students' interactions with the teacher and each other for learning purposes. PO-6 S/he can organize educational environment suitable for all students to develop effective language learning strategies. PO-7 S/he can organize activities for all students to use English grammar and vocabulary correctly and effectively. PO-8 S/he can organize and apply activities to improve the listening skills of all students. PO-9 S/he can organize and apply activities that will improve the reading skills of all students. PO-10 S/he can organize and implement activities that will improve the speaking skills of all students. PO-11 S/he can organize and implement activities that will improve the writing skills of all students. PO-12 S/he can enable students to make self-assessment of their language learning processes. PO-13 S/he can use / develop assessment and evaluation tools and methods to be used in the teaching process in terms of usefulness, validity and reliability. PO-14 S/he can recognize Turkish National Education system, teaching profession and educational sciences in all aspects PO-15 S/he can use information and communication technologies by using at least one foreign language. PO-16 S/he can communicate well with colleagues and other school stakeholders. PO-17 S/he can follow the professional and ethical rules and take part in cooperative practices. PO-18 S/he can follow the national and international publications related to the field for their personal and professional development. PO-19 S/he can use Turkish in accordance with the rules and effectively. PO-20 S/he can select and apply measurement and evaluation methods in accordance with the gains. PO-21 S/he can apply contemporary teaching, strategy, methods and techniques. PO-22 S/he can use class dynamics to create appropriate learning experiences. PO-23 S/he can make use of sociology, psychology and philosophy in the planning and implementation of educational activities, being aware of the relationship of education with other disciplines. PO-24 S/he can evaluate the nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of information. PO-25 S/he can understand the methods related to the production of scientific knowledge. PO-26 S/he can use language learning strategies effectively. PO-27 S/he can understand, interpret and evaluate the different written texts they will encounter in daily and professional life. PO-28 S/he can understand, interpret and evaluate the different verbal texts they will encounter in daily and professional life. PO-29 S/he can communicate orally in different environments that they may encounter in daily and professional life. PO-30 S/he can create different types of text by using the writing process effectively. PO-31 S/he can have the knowledge to understand and analyze the properties, structure and functioning of the human language and use them. PO-32 S/he can understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language learning. PO-33 S/he can understand and analyze concepts and processes related to language teaching. PO-34 S/he can gain professional self-confidence (finds himself/ herself sufficient as a teacher).

Learning Outcomes LO-1 They can use correct, appropriate language structures, vocabulary & discourse markers. LO-2 They can analyse academic materials about their subject matter and work on academic vocabulary. LO-3 They can recognize texts from various fields and explain related words. LO-4 They can generate steps such as generating ideas, organizing, planning, reviewing and organizing arguments at the textual level.

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