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 Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of key concepts across the breadth of effective application and use of MIS and innovative information technologies in organizations.
2. P02 Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in managing MIS projects and improving organizational processes
3. P03 Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of appropriate enterprise frameworks, theories from the MIS to research and assess contemporary issues in the field and related allied fields and disciplines
4. P04 Apply MIS knowledge to facilitate the acquisition, development, deployment, and management of information systems
5. P05 Apply MIS knowledge to the exploitation of opportunities created by information technology innovations ensuring the alignment between MIS strategy and organizational strategy
6. P06 Demonstrate ethical reasoning in relation to crucial MIS issues such as privacy, information security, and ethical use of information
7. P07 Apply appropriate technologies and techniques to the collection and analysis of organizational and environmental data to facilitate evidence-based decision-making
8. P08 Analyse organizational data to accurately identify organizational problems and propose solutions using MIS
9. P09 Apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
10. P10 Apply effective collaboration skills consistent with the professional environment

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