READING AND WRITING SKILLS-I

Course Description

This course aims to develop students' listening, speaking, reading - writing and study skills. The course provides students with the opportunity to develop their communication skills through controlled activities and to equip students with the basic study skills necessary to follow the curriculum of English. This course also provides students with the opportunity to process the newly acquired knowledge and to develop their ability to ask questions about how to apply the new knowledge to new situations and ask them to think critically. In addition, this course will enable students to learn about the different strategies required to review the various reading pieces, such as finding the main idea and distinguishing the details from the main idea.

READING AND WRITING SKILLS-I

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 1. be able to apply necessary reading strategies which are skimming and scanning, and paraphrase the academic reading texts.
2. 02 2. be able to interpret the given text and classify the given statements.
3. 03 3. be able to summarize the given text.
4. 04 4. be able to differenciate the main ideas of the reading texts from the supporting details.
5. 05 5. be able to identify the irrelevant sentences that destroy the unity of the paragraph.
6. 06 6. be able to process the required presentation skills.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 English, A. K & English, L.M. (2020). NorthStar 4 (5th Ed.) e-book, Pearson.
2. 02 ENGL141/ENGL143/ENGL145 Course Page on CIU Moodle (http//ciu.edu.tr)
3. 03 Pearson English Portal (login.pearson.com) for Online Assignments

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1. be able to apply necessary reading strategies which are skimming and scanning, and paraphrase the academic reading texts.
2. L02 2. be able to interpret the given text and classify the given statements.
3. L03 3. be able to summarize the given text.
4. L04 4. be able to differenciate the main ideas of the reading texts from the supporting details.
5. L05 5. be able to identify the irrelevant sentences that destroy the unity of the paragraph.
6. L06 6. be able to process the required presentation skills.

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. Gained the necessary skills to learn and adopt a spirit of continuous learning in their professional life.
2. P02 2. Developed various skills by working independently via specific learned techniques that both triggered individual efforts and encouraged collaborative work.
3. P03 3. Acquired the essential knowledge and skills to apply key theories, models and applications within the global business context.
4. P04 4. Adopted and applied critical and strategic thinking together with research capabilities for efficient and effective business decisions.
5. P05 5. Utilized and managed ethically information technologies required for contemporary business world.
6. P06 6. Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills necessary for team work within global organizations.
7. P07 7. Displayed their learnt communication skills that are required to effectively interact in a cross cultural and diverse international work environment.
8. P08 8. Applied their acquired knowledge within the changing work environment.
9. P09 9. Developed an understanding of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities to be used at work and in personal life.

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