READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II
- Course
- ENGL142 - READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II
- 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 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
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
- 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.
- L02 analyze reading passages and apply necessary reading skills and techniques such as skimming, scnaning,inferring and etc.
- L03 identify the main ideas of the reading texts from the supporting details.
- L04 identify irrelevant information within paragraphs and essays and distinguish the irrelevant information within the passages.
- L05 create essay outlines and modify them in line with the given feedback.
- L06 write essays by using compare/contrast and opinion sentence structures and connectors.
- L07 process required presentation skills and perform a presentation by employing necessary presentation techniques/skills.
Program Outcomes
- P01 Students know the stages of production of radio, television and cinema productions, have the ability and competence to plan and implement work in the stages of production.
- P02 Students know the basic working principles and operations of audiovisual production tools, have the ability to effectively use these tools in the production process of radio, television and cinema productions.
- P03 Students have knowledge about theories in the field of radio, television and cinema.
- P04 Students know the historical development process of radio, television and cinema in the world and in Turkey.
- P05 Students know the legislation governing the field of radio, television and cinema, national and international professional organizations and ethical principles.
- P06 Students know the types of programs in radio and television broadcasting.
- P07 Students know the genres and trends of Cinema.
- P08 Students know the methods of analyzing and evaluating messages in audio and visual environments.
- P09 Students prepare, design and implement project proposals for radio, television and cinema projects suitable for different broadcasting environments.
- P10 Students know the techniques of writing scripts, have the ability to write scripts and prepare a shooting script.
- P11 Students have the ability to make sound and image editing, apply it in the fields of digital sound design, image design and visual effects use in field-specific content production.
- P12 Students have the ability to consider, analyze and evaluate the social, economic, political, cultural, etc. effects of media content in written, audio and visual environments from a critical point of view.
- P13 Students have the competence to design and produce programs and/or make films in the field of radio, television and cinema.
- P14 Students are proficient in the basic principles of Image aesthetics, visual design, cinematographic language/expression and composition.
- P15 Students have knowledge about Radio and Television management.
- P16 Students know the standards in field-specific products.
- P17 Students are proficient in collaborating for joint work and production in the field of radio, television and cinema.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P14 | P15 | P16 | P17 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |