INTRODUCING
ENG 101
Fall 2020
Aims of the Introductory Session is to…
• provide basic course information including
– the content,
– assessment,
– attendance,
– study skills
• introduce the aims and objectives of ENG 101
• outline our expectations from you
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About Your Instructor
Name: SEVGÜL AKBUZ EZGİN
Office: 408
E-mail: sevgul.akbuz@ozyegin.edu.tr
Office Hours: to be announced later
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What is there inside English 101?
Skills
• Text analysis (finding main argument, supporting ideas,
author’s attitude & tone, purpose, inference)
• Summary writing
• APA style of referencing (making in-text citation,paraphrasing,
direct and indirect quotations)
• Response paper writing (reacting to a text)
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Content
 The underlying
causes and
impacts of
contemporary
global issues
 United Nations
Sustainable
Development
Goals (UN SDGs)
which aspire to
achieve a
sustainable future.
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A WORD ON ATTENDANCE
• Attendance is not compulsory and students do not fail the
course if they don’t attend the classes. However;
– Students who attend classes by 50% and over are entitled
to get a Class Participation Grade (CPG) of 10 pts based
on the criteria provided. No attendance, No CPG!
– Students are not admitted to class after 10 mins. Please do
not interrupt the lesson!
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Now let’s have a look at the assessment map!
No.
Tasks
Description
Word Count
Week
Grading
1
AT1
Written Response Task in-class- 400+
words
Week 9
40 points
2
AT2
Written Response Task in-class- 400+
words
Week 14
40 points
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Skills Check
Week 5
10 points
At the end
of the
course
10 points
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CPG
5
TOTAL
A quiz in which students are asked to
write a summary paragraph analyzing
a given text.
100 points
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CLASS RULES
UG English
1. Come to the Zoom class on time (Late comers are kindly asked not to attend that
specific Zoom lesson until the next hour.)
2. Make sure you turn on microphone and/or camera when your instructor asks you a
question.
3. Let the instructor know if you have to leave the Zoom class via chat box.
4. Make sure you have the relevant documents and webpages on your laptop and be
ready to answer any question and/or complete any task.
5. Check your whatsapp, facebook, text messages on your mobile phones!during the
breaks.
6. Make sure you attend the online classes, participate in the activities rather than
turning your microphone and camera off and do something else.
7. If you need to eat something, have it before the class.
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Some Tips to be successful!
• About attendance:
– regularly join online sessions (missing one class may be
costly since you have to work harder to catch up!)
• About articles:
– read the article assigned that week
– learn the meaning of new words
– do some background research about the topic, author and
concepts or other authors cited
– find out about the places, events, years, names.
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About the course material:
• Always have the course materials (Skills Books and the
articles) ready before the class as you can easily take notes
on them. Mobile phones do not help much. Pen/pencil still
counts!
During the class:
• Ask your teacher questions whenever you do not understand
something or you want it to be explained/clarified.
• Express yourself appropriately and voice your ideas whether
you agree or disagree (different voices are always good to
hear!)
• Sign up for tutorials from your instructor in case you have a
problem (academic or non-academic) thru LMS or E-mail (this
will help you & your instructor to better understand each
other!)
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WISH YOU A WONDERFUL AND
A SUCCESSFUL SEMESTER!
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