ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Code
Course Title
Credit
ECTS
ELT 223
Academic Writing
(2-0) 2
2
Prerequisites
None
Language of Instruction
Mode of Delivery
English
Face to face
Type and Level of Course
Compulsory/2nd Year/Fall Semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Contacts
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr.
Wednesday
Tue (13.30-15.00)
hulyayumru@cag.edu.tr
Hülya Yumru
(09.10-11.05)
Thursday (13.3015.20)
Learning Outcomes
of the Course
Course Objective
1
2
3
This course aims to equip the students with the basics of academic writing.
Relationship
Students who have completed the course successfully will be
able to:
Net Effect
Prog. Output
employ critical reading strategies
5&6
5&4
identify the format of the articles written in ELT
5&6
5&4
identify the functions of parts of an articles written in ELT
5&6
5&4
4
conduct library search on an area of interest in ELT
5&6
5&4
5
write a literature-review based article using at least three ELT
5&6
5&4
articles chosen by the student
Course Description: This course focuses on issues such as how to conduct library search on an area of personal
interest in ELT, learning how to review literature in ELT, how to quote, paraphrase and summarize, how to cite different
researchers, how to prepare an outline for an argumentative or descriptive article, how to write a library-search based
article.
Course Contents: (Weekly Lecture Plan)
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
1
Introduction to Academic Writing
None
Lecture
2
Analysis of Articles
Course Notes
Lecture, demonstration, discussion
Article 1
3
Literature Review:
Course Notes
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
https://owl.english.purdue.
Direct & Indirect quotations
writing practice
edu/owl/resource/976/02/
4
5
6
Literature Review:
Paraphrasing
Course Notes
Literature Review:
Paraphrasing & Summarizing
Course Notes
7
Literature Review:
Paraphrasing & Summarizing
Preparation of outlines
8
Preparation of outlines
9
Writing the introduction part
10
Writing the body of an article
11
Writing the body of an article
12
Writing the conclusions
13
Writing the abstract
14
Writing references
https://owl.english.purdue.
edu/owl/resource/976/02/
https://owl.english.purdue.
edu/owl/resource/976/02/
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
Course Notes
3 articles chosen by SS
REFERENCES
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Question-Answer, discussion, writing
practice
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Presentation, demonstration, discussion,
writing practice
Question-Answer, discussion, writing
practice
Course Notes, Articles
and Websites
Course Notes
Paker, T. & Yumru, H. (2002). From Reading to Composing Articles. Çukurova University.
Unpublished Course Book.
Article:
Paker, T. and Höl, D. (2012). Attitudes and Perceptions of the students and Instructors
towards Testing Speaking Communicatively. Pamukkale University
Journal of Education.
Number 32 (July 2012/II). pp. 13-24. ISSN 1301 0085.
Website
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/976/02/
Recommended Reading
Cottrell, S. (2005). Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument.
Macmillan. ISBN: 13: 978-1-4039-9685-5
Related Links
Check out www.owl.purdue.edu. for some extra activities and exercises.
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Number
Effect
Notes
1
25%
1
25%
5
50%
50%
ECTS TABLE
Number
Hours
14
2
14
2
2
5
1
19
1
25
Total
Total / 25
ECTS Credit
RECENT PERFORMANCE
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
Total
28
28
10
15
25
106
120/25
2