GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Critical Reading Writing/İNGÖ207
Course Title: Critical Reading Writing
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, students will be able to identify arguments and evidence supporting them in a given text.
Students will be able to use critical reading strategies such as annotating the text, outlining it, taking notes.
Students will be able to evaluate the claims and the reasoning in a text along with the trustworthiness of the source.
Students will be able to detect bias in a given text.
Students will be able to integrate arguments and evidence they have analyzed into their writing in the form of reports, response papers, and essays.
Students will be able to respond to text persuasively in written form.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Brief Introduction to the Course
2. Week  Defining critical reading and critical writing
3. Week  Identifying arguments
4. Week  Consistency and assumptions
5. Week  Identifying flaws and finding evidence
6. Week  Critical reading and note-making
7. Week  Midterm Exam
8. Week  Introduction to critical writing
9. Week  Critical writing exercises
10. Week  Critical writing exercises
11. Week  Critical writing exercises
12. Week  Evaluation of critical writing
13. Week  Evaluation of critical writing
14. Week  Critical reflection
15. Week  Wrap-up and course reflection
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
60
 Assignment
0
15
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
25
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
6
2
12
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
3
3
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
83
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.32
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
11 evaluate the nature, source, correctness, reliability and validity of informationX
22 comprehend the methods related to the production of scientific knowledgeX
33 be aware of social and professional responsibilitiesX
44 recognize himself/herself as an individual, to use their creative and strong sidesX
55 act in accordance with the ethics of democracy, human rights, society, science and the professionX
66 use language learning strategies effectivelyX
77 understand, interpret and evaluate different written texts that they may encounter in their daily and professional lifeX
88 understand, interpret and evaluate different oral texts that they may encounter in their daily and professional lifeX
99 communicate orally in different contexts that they may encounter in their daily and professional lifeX
1010 produce different texts using writing processes effectivelyX
1111 comprehend the concepts related to language and the relationships between these conceptsX
1212 comprehend and analyze the features, structure and mechanism of human languageX
1313 use English at an advanced levelX
1414 comprehend and analyze the concepts and processes related to language learningX
1515 comprehend and analyze the concepts and processes related to language teachingX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Dr. Büşra ÇELEN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://abs.gazi.edu.tr/busra.delen , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/busra.delen)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (busra.delen@gazi.edu.tr)