Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS DİNG214 4. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites ADVANCED ENGLISH I,ADVANCED ENGLISH II

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Ercan GÜROVA
Assistants
Goals The aim of the course is to develop integrated writing skills of the students.
Course Content Students read medium lenght texts and listen to medium length recordings on different subjects. This course is about learning and developing sub-skills of writing through activities that integrate reading, listening and writing.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students can write a coherent and cohesive paragraph on a given topic.
2) Students can improve their knowledge of vocabulary and sentence structure.
3) Students can improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
4) Students can paraphrase target structures.
5) Students can use basic sentence structures in upper-intermediate level.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction; discussion of the aim, procedure and assessment of the course; Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Objectives; Higher Order Thinking Skills; Lower Order Thinking Skills; Sub-skills of Writing; Academic Writing; audience; purpose and strategy; organization; style. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Reading Text I: Understanding; Applying; Analyzing; Evaluating; Creating; Integrated writing activity. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Summarize; Paraphrase; Write; Rearrange; Specify; Proofread; Edit; Language and grammar issues. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Reading Text II: Understanding; Applying; Analyzing; Evaluating; Creating; Integrated writing activity. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Summarize; Paraphrase; Write; Rearrange; Specify; Proofread; Edit; Language and grammar issues. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Reading Text III: Understanding; Applying; Analyzing; Evaluating; Creating; Integrated writing activity. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Listening I: Understanding; Applying; Analyzing; Evaluating; Creating; Integrated writing activity. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Summarize; Paraphrase; Write; Rearrange; Specify; Proofread; Edit; Language and grammar issues. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Listening II: Understanding; Applying; Analyzing; Evaluating; Creating; Integrated writing activity. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Summarize; Paraphrase; Write; Rearrange; Specify; Proofread; Edit; Language and grammar issues. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Reading Text IV: Understanding; Applying; Analyzing; Evaluating; Creating; Integrated writing activity. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Summarize; Paraphrase; Write; Rearrange; Specify; Proofread;Edit; Language and grammar issues. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Listening III: Understanding; Applying; Analyzing; Evaluating; Creating; Integrated writing activity. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Summarize; Paraphrase; Write; Rearrange; Specify; Proofread;Edit; Language and grammar issues. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Smalley, Regina L., and Mary K. Ruetten. Refining Composition Skills: Rhetoric and Grammar.5th Ed. Boston: Heinle & Heinle. 2000.
B.D. Graver. Advanced English Practice, 14th Ed. Oxford University Press. 2000.
Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing : A Handbookfor International Students. 3rd Edition. Routledge: London. 2011.
Cook, Mary Jane. Trouble Spots of English Grammar: A Text-Workbook For ESL. Volume I. & Volume II. NewYork:Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,Inc. 1983.
L.G. Alexander. Longman Advanced Reference and Practice. 3rd Ed. Longman. 1993.
Thomson, A.J., and A.V. Martinet. 1999. A Practical English Grammar. 14th Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 4
1 1
1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload