Name of Department: Foreign Languages
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Programme: Bachelor in Architecture |
Course Title: Development of Reading and Writing Skills I
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Language of Instruction: English |
Course Code:
ENG 101 |
Type of Course: mandatory |
Level of Course: undergraduate (first cycle) |
Semester: October-January |
Year of Study: 3 hrs/wk; 1st year, 1st semester
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ECTS Credits: 3 |
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prac. work hrs/wk 0 |
private work hrs/wk |
total hrs/semester |
Pre-requisite: none |
Co-requisite: none |
Name of Lecturer: varying instructor; contact ECTS Co-ordinator of the Department of Foreign Languages |
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Objective of the course: The objective of this course is to render the student competent in advanced level of reading and writing skills through reading selections with review of structural patterns and paragraph and summary writing.
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Course Contents:
Practice with organisation and writing paragraphs—Brainstorming, topics, main points, details Introduction to graphs, charts and illustrations Survey techniques and questionnaires Writing short reports, reading sample reports Reading and Writing Practice, Integrated Skills
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Bibliography:
Glendinning, Eric H. & Holmström, Beverly. Study Reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Güleç, Zeynep. Development of Reading and Writing Skills. Ankara: METU Press, 1998.
Smalley, Regina L. & Reutten, Mary Kay. Refining Composition Skills. 2nd Ed. New York: Mac Millan, 1992.
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Teaching & Learning Methods:
3 wks presentations; 3 hrs/wk of lecture throughout the semester |
Assessment Methods:
2-hr first written midterm examination ca. 8th week of semester: 20%; 2-hr second midterm examination ca.13th week of semester: 15%; seminar presentation: 15%; 2-hr written final examination: 50%. Examinations are held during the regular midterm- and final-examination periods of the academic calendar.
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