MYC116


Course Title Course Code Program Level
WRITING SKILLS and TRANSLATION II MYC116 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
02
(Spring)
28 - - - - 50 78 2 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 and essay writing level.
Course Content Teaching learners academic writing with various writing types.
Learning Outcomes (LO) To improve the 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 Unit 7: Cause/ Effect Paragraphs
2. Week Unit 7: Cause/ Effect Paragraphs
3. Week Unit 8:Comparison/ Contrast Paragraphs
4. Week Unit 8:Comparison/ Contrast Paragraphs
5. Week Chapter 9: Essay Organization
6. Week Chapter 9: Essay Organization
7. Week Chapter 10: Opinion Essays
8. Week MIDTERM
9. Week Chapter 10: Opinion Essays
10. Week Other Essay Types
11. Week Other Essay Types
12. Week Other Essay Types
13. Week Giving Credits in Academic Writing
14. Week Additional Materials: Sample Research Paper
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%) -
Homeworks/Term papers (%) -
Practice (%) -
Labs (%) -
Projects/Field Work (%) -
Seminars/Workshops (%) -
Final (%) 60
Other (%) -
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 and essay 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.

-will be able to get the importance of giving credits in academic writing.