ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II
- Course
- ENGL146 - ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II
- Department
- School of Foreign Languages
- Course Type
- Online Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 2
- T+P+L
- 2 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Sr. Instr. Feryal VARANOĞULLARI
- Prerequisite
Course Description
This course is the continuation of ENGL145. The aim of the course is to further develop students’ listening, speaking, reading, writing and study skills. They will learn how to identify and analyze a comparison and contrast essay by using certain techniques. Moreover, they will study comparison and contrast connectors, recognize the differences between fact and opinion sentences, outline, and analyze an opinion essay which includes counter-argument and refutation sentences. Students will be able to realize the differences between the outlining structures of a comparison and contrast essay and an opinion essay. Furthermore, students will summarize texts and make inferences by using a variety of reading strategies.
ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-term Examination | Midterm | 30 |
| Assignment | Assignment | 30 |
| Final Examination | Final | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
No course outcomes have been defined yet.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course + Registration to the e-book and online assignments + Online Weekly Lesson 1 NS4: Unit 5/ "Too much of a good thing" Reading one, Vocabulary, Taking Notes |
| Week 2 | Registration to the e-book and assignment + Online Weekly Lesson 2 NS4: Unit 5/ Make inferences "Inferring Attitudes and Feelings" |
| Week 3 | Assignments START (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 3 NS4: Unit 5/ Reading Two Answering True False Questions |
| Week 4 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 4 NS4: Unit 6/ Making a Difference Reading One "Justin Lebo" & Make Inferences " Inferring People's Reactions |
| Week 5 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 5 NS4: Unit 6/ Reading Skill: "Recognizing Persuasive Language" & Writing Persuasive Essay |
| Week 6 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 6 NS4: Unit 6/ Reading Skill: "Recognizing Persuasive Language" & Writing Persuasive Essay |
| Week 7 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly 7 NS4: Unit 7/ An Ocean of Problems Reading One Sea Unworthy: A Personal Journey Into the Pacific Garbage Patch |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION (09-12 November, 2026 |
| Week 9 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION (09-12 November, 2026 |
| Week 10 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 8 NS4: Unit 7/ Writing a Problem-Solution Essay |
| Week 11 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 9 NS4: Unit 7/ Writing a Problem-Solution Essay & Extra Materials |
| Week 12 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 10 NS4: Unit 8/ Managing Your Smartphone Reading Two "Unplugging Wired Kids" & Reading Skill Identifying Referents for the Pronoun "It" & Writing A Cause-and-Effect Essay |
| Week 13 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 11 NS4: Unit 8/ Writing A Cause-and-Effect Essay Revision |
| Week 14 | Assignments IN PROGRESS (30%) + Online Weekly Lesson 12 NS4: Unit 8/ Writing A Cause-and-Effect Essay & Extra Materials |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAMINATIONS (04-15 January, 2027) |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 English, A. K. & English, M. L. NorthStar 4. Reading & Writing. 5th Ed. Pearson, 2020
- 02 ENGL142/ENGL144/ENGL146 Course Page on Moodle (http://moodle.ciu.edu.tr) for Information and Online Weekly Lessons and Materials
- 03 Pearson English Portal (login.pearson.com) for Assignments
Learning Outcomes
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Program Outcomes
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Po-Lo Matrix
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