Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
ELT3004	3	Critical Reading and Writing	2/0/0	CC	English	3

Course Goals	The course aims at familiarizing with how to read and write critically. Together with that, the course is teaching ELT students on how to apply those rules doing a critical reading of different articles related to the field of Second Language Education (SLE), synthesizing and incorporating information from those sources by using paraphrasing and summarizing skills. While this course aims at improving students’ academic writing skills by critical reading, critical thinking and guided writing activities, it also sheds light on academic language to produce a coherent academic text.
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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. Taner Hosseini
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule	Thursday 9.00-10.50 Basın Ekspres Campus Thursday 13.00-14.45 Basın Ekspres Campus
Office Hour(s)	Thursday 14.50 Basın Ekspres Campus
Teaching Methods and Techniques	Lecture, critical reading, critical thinking, analysis of academic texts,  interactive discussion, guided writing.
Principle Sources	Wall, K. (2007). Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates. Educate~, 7(1), 64-66. Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English language teaching. : Pearson Longman. Critical Reading and Writing (Booklet)
Other Sources	De Chazal E. & McCarter, S. (2012). Oxford EAP: A Course in English for Academic Purposes. Upper Intermediate/B2. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Briefing on the course objectives and expectations. Introduction to Critical Reading and Writing	Present, present & practice, assignment presentation by students.
2. Week	Critical Reading (on). What it means to be critical (A.1). Making a critical choice (A.2).Getting started on critical reading (A.3).
3. Week	Critical Reading (on). What it means to be critical (A.1). Making a critical choice (A.2).Getting started on critical reading (A.3).
4. Week	Rhetorical Analysis (O.). Getting started on self-critical writing (A.4). Creating a critical comparative summary (A.5).
5. Week	Rhetorical Analysis (O.). Getting started on self-critical writing (A.4). Creating a critical comparative summary (A.5).
6. Week	Argument (O.). The key to a mental map for exploring the literature. The argument components (A.6 & 7).
7. Week	Argument (O.). The key to a mental map for exploring the literature. The argument components (A.6 & 7).
8. Week	MIDTERM
9. Week	The writing process (O.). More components (A.8)
10. Week	The writing process (O.). More components (A.8)
11. Week	Rhetorical Modes (O.). Developing a critical analysis of a text (A.9)
12. Week	Rhetorical Modes (O.). Developing a critical analysis of a text (A.9)
13. Week	Finding and using outside sources (O.). A worked example of a critical analysis (A.10)
14. Week	Finding and using outside sources (O.). A worked example of a critical analysis (A.10)
15. Week	Developing your Argument in Writing a Critical Review of a Text (A.11)
16. Week	Focusing and Building up your Critical Literature Review 1
17. Week	FINAL

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	3	20
Final Exam	1	45

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 Being able to read a general text critically. Also, being able to read an ELT article critically. LO-2 Being able to write a critical paragraph on a general topic. Plus, gaining the ability to write a critical review of an ELT article. LO-3 Grasp metalinguistic differences (meaning, act, form) LO-4 Being able to create a critical essay type review of an ELT article.

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