Learning
Outcomes of the
Course
ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Code
Course Title
Credit
ECTS
ELT
Academic Reading
(2-0) 2
2
Prerequisites
None
Language of Instruction
Mode of Delivery
English
Face to face
Type and Level of Course
Elective/3rd Year/Fall Semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Contacts
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr.
Monday (13.30Tue (13.30-15.00)
hulyayumru@cag.edu.tr
Hülya Yumru
15.20)
Course Objective
This course aims to equip the students with the basics of academic reading & writing.
Relationship
Students who have completed the course successfully will be
able to:
Net Effect
Prog. Output
1
develop critical reading skills
5&6
5&4
2
employ critical reading strategies
5&6
5&4
3
understand the articles written in ELT
5&6
5&4
4
write the implications of what they have read
5&6
5&4
5
keep reading portfolios
5&6
5&4
Course Description: This course focuses on issues such as critical reading skills, critical reading strategies, finding and
understanding articles written in ELT.
Course Contents: (Weekly Lecture Plan)
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
1
Introduction to Academic Reading
None
Lecture
2
Introduction to Reading Portfolios
Course Notes
Lecture, demonstration, discussion
Introduction to Academic Journals and
web sites used in ELT
Introduction to Critical Reading
Strategies
3
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
Course Notes
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
(Guided Activity)
reading & writing practice
4
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
Course Notes
Demonstration, discussion, reading &
(Guided Activity)
writing practice
5
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
Course Notes
Demonstration, discussion, reading &
(Guided Activity)
writing practice
6
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
ELT articles chosen by
Reading & writing practice
(Guided Activity)
SS
7
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
ELT articles chosen by
Reading & writing practice
(Guided Activity)
SS
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
(Free Activity)
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
(Free Activity)
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
(Free Activity)
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
(Free Activity)
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
(Free Activity)
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
(Free Activity)
Critical Reading Strategies in Practice
(Free Activity)
ELT articles chosen by
SS
ELT articles chosen by
SS
ELT articles chosen by
SS
ELT articles chosen by
SS
ELT articles chosen by
SS
ELT articles chosen by
SS
ELT articles chosen by
SS
Reading & writing practice
Reading & writing practice
Reading & writing practice
Reading & writing practice
Reading & writing practice
Reading & writing practice
Self-evaluation
REFERENCES
Course Notes, Articles
and Websites
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/976/02/
Dan Kurland's www.criticalreading.com
https://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca (Reading Critically)
http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum (A Website for Teachers and
Learners of English as a Foreign Language Abroad)
https://www.bgsu.edu (BGSU Center for Teaching & Learning
http://ijer.eab.org.tr
https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/Id/resources/writing
Recommended Reading
Cottrell, S. (2005). Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument.
Macmillan. ISBN: 13: 978-1-4039-9685-5
Cottrell, S. (2013). The Study Skills Handbook. PalgraveMacmillan. ISBN: 978-1-13728925-4
Related Links
Activities
Midterm Exam
Portfolio
Homework
Effect of The Activities
Effect of The Final Exam
Contents
Hours in Classroom
Hours out of Classroom
Presentation
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Number
1
1
5
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Effect
25%
25%
50%
50%
ECTS TABLE
Number
14
14
2
1
1
Notes
Hours
2
2
5
19
25
Total
Total / 25
ECTS Credit
RECENT PERFORMANCE
Total
28
28
10
15
25
106
120/25
2