READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II

Course Description

This course is the continuation of ENG 101. The course aims to improve students' listening, speaking, reading, writing and working skills. In the course, students are guided in writing compare and contrast essays using Venn diagram. In addition, the aim of the course is to learn the necessary conjunctions for composition writing. In addition, the students will be able to write a four-part critical composition by learning the difference between ideas and factual real sentences and how to write the opposing opinion and sentences used to refute it. Thus, the students will be able to distinguish between the compare and contrast essay and discursive essay. Students will also be able to make presentations by using presentation techniques. In addition, this course aims to summarize the reading pieces of the students and to use the strategies of reading and to draw conclusions and meanings using their reading skills.

READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II

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Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 English, A. K. & English, M. L. NorthStar 4. Reading & Writing. 5th Ed. Pearson, 2020
2. 02 ENGL142/ENGL144/ENGL146 Course Page on Moodle (http://moodle.ciu.edu.tr) for Information and Online Weekly Lessons and Materials
3. 03 Pearson English Portal (login.pearson.com) for Assignments

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 By the completion of the course the students will be able to extend their academic writing skills by dealing with compare/contrast/opinion essay structures.
2. L02 analyze reading passages and apply necessary reading skills and techniques such as skimming, scnaning,inferring and etc.
3. L03 identify the main ideas of the reading texts from the supporting details.
4. L04 identify irrelevant information within paragraphs and essays and distinguish the irrelevant information within the passages.
5. L05 create essay outlines and modify them in line with the given feedback.
6. L06 write essays by using compare/contrast and opinion sentence structures and connectors.
7. L07 process required presentation skills and perform a presentation by employing necessary presentation techniques/skills.

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1: Engaged in insightful thinking leading to self-learning and lifelong learning.
2. P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to work independently through specific learned techniques generated via individual efforts and study.
3. P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills to understand social, economic and legal issues both within national, international and global contexts and apply theoretical knowledge of economics to practice.
4. P04 PO4: Adopted the ability to critically evaluate, analyze and interpret information gathered through the use of related statistical software programs to suggest creative solutions for economic problems and make relevant economic decisions.
5. P05 PO5: Been aware of gathering and analyzing data through the application of appropriate technological tools in an ethical and safe manner in order to generate economic decisions and policy suggestions.
6. P06 PO6: Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills essential for team-working and collaborations for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
7. P07 PO7: Endowed with both oral and written communication skills within the economic field to effectively study and work in an international environment
8. P08 PO8: Been able to transfer theoretical knowledge to real life economic environment: to generate policies for microeconomic and macroeconomic problems faced by individuals, firms and governments at national, international and global context.
9. P09 PO9: Developed an ability to apply economic analysis to everyday problems in real world through the development of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities at work and in personal life.

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