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READING AND WRITING SKILLS-I

Course
ENGL141 - READING AND WRITING SKILLS-I
Department
School of Foreign Languages
Course Type
Online Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
4
T+P+L
2 + 2 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Sr. Instr. Feryal VARANOĞULLARI
Prerequisite
Keywords

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)

Item Type Weight (%)
Mid-term Examination Midterm 30
Final Examination Final 40
Assignments Assignment 30
Total 100

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

Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction to the course + Registration to the e-book and online assignments
Week 2 Registration to the Assignment+Online Weekly Lesson 1: NorthStar4 (NS4): Unit 1/ 1 and 2/ FOCUS ON READING - READING ONE (VOCABULARY) + READING ONE (MAIN IDEAS&MAKE INFERENCES) + READING ONE ( NOTE-TAKING)
Week 3 Registration to the Assignment+Online Weekly Lesson 2: NS4 : Unit 1 / FOCUS ON READING - READING TWO (TAKE NOTES&READING COMPREHENSION&QUOTATIONS)
Week 4 Registration to the Assignment+Assignment 1 (Unit 1) (7.5%);Online Weekly Lesson 3: NS4 : Unit 1 / 3 FOCUS ON WRITING A & EXTRA MATERIAL - (VOCABULARY&CHOOSING A TOPIC SENTENCE and A CONTROLLING IDEA) + NS4 1 / 3 FOCUS ON WRITING (Summary Writing&Sentence Fragments)
Week 5 Assignment 1 (Unit 1) (7.5%)+Online Weekly Lesson 4: NS4 : Unit 2 / 1 and 2 FOCUS ON READING - READING ONE (VOCABULARY- Synonyms & Antonyms & Take Notes) & (MAKE INFERENCES)
Week 6 Assignment 2 (Unit 2) (7.5%)+Online Weekly Lesson 5: NS4 : Unit 2 / 2 FOCUS ON READING - READING TWO (TAKING NOTES & COMPREHENSION + Answering True / False / Not Mentioned Qs- Extra mat.)
Week 7 Assignment 2 (Unit 2) (7.5%)+Online Weekly Lesson 6: NS4 : Unit 2 / 3 FOCUS ON WRITING - (VOCABULARY - REVIEW SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS) + WRITING A PARAGRAPH
Week 8 MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS (09-20 November, 2026)
Week 9 MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS (09-20 November, 2026)
Week 10 Assignment 3 (Unit 3) (7.5%)+Online Weekly Lesson 7: NS4 : Unit 3 / 1 and 2/ FOCUS ON READING - READING ONE (Vocabulary & Take Notes & Main Idea)
Week 11 Assignment 3 (Unit 3) (7.5%)+Online Weekly Lesson 8: NS4 : NS4 : Unit 3 / 1 / FOCUS ON READING - READING TWO (Revising True / False / Not Mentioned Qs - Extra mat.) + Assignment 1 (Unit1)
Week 12 Assignment 4 (Unit4) (7.5%)+Online Weekly Lesson 10: NS4 : Unit 3 / 3 FOCUS ON WRITING (VOCABULARY & WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY)
Week 13 Assignment 4 (Unit4) (7.5%)+Online Weekly Lesson 11: Extra Mat. : WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY + NS4 : Unit 4 READING ONE (VOCABULARY) + READING TWO (VOCABULARY & COMPREHENSION) - Assignment 2 (Unit 2)
Week 14 Online Weekly Lesson 12: NS4 : Unit 4 / REVISING SUMMARY WRITING + PARAPHRASING
Week 15 NS4 : Unit 4 / FOCUS ON READING - READING ONE and FINAL EXAMINATIONS (04-15 January, 2027)

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 Has up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge about Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.
  2. P02 Identifies and defines problems using up-to-date knowledge in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and plans treatment as per evaluation results.
  3. P03 Implements and monitors the development of physiotherapy and rehabilitation processes within the frame of professional ethical principles, and changes or terminates processes when necessary
  4. P04 Executes the necessary protocols for physiotherapy and rehabilitation practices by using the relevant technology, training and treatment equipment
  5. P05 Takes responsibility, individually and as a team member, to solve complex unpredictable problems encountered in practices related to the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.
  6. P06 Can independently carry out projects and research related to the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, actively participates in all its steps and makes the necessary reports to provide quality service.
  7. P07 Contributes to the protection of public health in line with social needs and to the creation of necessary rehabilitation and health policies in parallel with the needs of the society.
  8. P08 Embraces personal development, information literacy and lifelong learning; uses information resources effectively.
  9. P09 Commands a foreign language in order to follow the developments in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, as well as the ability to communicate in Turkish orally and in writing.
  10. P10 Organizes physiotherapy and rehabilitation services effectively and adequately, manages processes necessary for the continuity and development of the quality and organizational function; generates solutions against problems in line with knowledge and evidence.
  11. P11 Contributes to in-field and extra-field education and professional promotion programs, and represents its profession at national and international level.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L05 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L06 - - - - - - - - - - - -