MYC115

Course Title Course Code Program Level
WRITING SKILLS and TRANSLATION I MYC115 Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures - Applied English and Translation Studies Associate Degree

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
01
(Fall)		 28 14 - - 30 53 125 3 3

Teaching Staff Öğr. Gör. Dr Elif Derya ŞENDURAN
Language of Instruction İngilizce (English)
Type Of Course Compulsory
Prerequisites -
Recommended Optional Programme Component -
Course Objectives To provide learners with academic writing skills in various kinds at academic paragraph writing level.
Course Content Teaching learners academic writing with various writing types.
Learning Outcomes (LO) To improve students’ writing skills for the target level needed in the Department of Applied English and Translation Studies at the end of the academic year.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Introduction to the course
2. Week Chapter 1: Academic Paragraphs
3. Week Chapter 1: Academic Paragraphs
4. Week Chapter 2: Narrative Paragraphs
5. Week Chapter 2: Narrative Paragraphs
6. Week Chapter 3: Basic Paragraph Structure
7. Week Chapter 3: Basic Paragraph Structure
8. Week MIDTERM
9. Week Chapter 4: Logical Division of Ideas
10. Week Chapter 4: Logical Division of Ideas
11. Week Chapter 5: Process Paragraphs
12. Week Chapter 5: Process Paragraphs
13. Week Chapter 6: Definition Paragraphs
14. Week Chapter 6: Definition Paragraphs
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%) -
Homeworks/Term papers (%) -
Practice (%) -
Labs (%) -
Projects/Field Work (%) -
Seminars/Workshops (%) -
Final (%) 50
Other (%) 10
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References Pearson Longman Academic Writing Series Paragraphs to Essays Fourth Edition.
Work Placement(s) -
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)

At the end of the term students:

-will be able to learn to write the techniques of academic paragraph writing.

-will be able to gain the ability to write at the international level.

-will be able to learn to organize academic information in writing.