ECTS - English Writing Skills II
English Writing Skills II (ETI102) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| English Writing Skills II | ETI102 | 2. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Team/Group, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The overall aim of this course is to develop the English writing skills required by translators and interpreters. It encourages students to recognise the vital importance of the purpose or function of a piece of writing, and to recognize and be able to reproduce the discourse markers appropriate to each genre. The course also aims to raise students' awareness of selecting the lexical items, grammar and structure that best allow them to create texts that are meaningful within the intended context. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Information on the purpose/function of a piece of writing; discourse markers appropriate to each genre; theoretical information to avoid faulty and illogical sentence construction, disorganized and incomplete paragraphs; different writing techniques for special purposes such as business letters and CV. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and revision of the first part of the course. | Course Syllabus |
| 2 | Recognising the purpose of writing, thinking of the audience for a piece of writing. | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 3 | Focusing on examples of writing types and sample essays. | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 4 | Novels, short stories, biography and autobiography; analysis of purpose | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 5 | Business writing: formality and informality difference, implicit versus explicit meaning, business letters and business communication. | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 6 | Business writing: report writing; different types of business reports such as progress reports, company reports, project proposals,etc. | Exercises given by the instructor |
| 7 | Newspaper and magazine articles: Bringing in examples of newspaper and magazine articles. Focusing on their structure and meaning | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 8 | Instructional and technical writing : manuals and procedures. | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 9 | In-class academic writing practice | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 10 | Academic writing: structure of a journal article, journal article samples | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 11 | Academic writing: formality, qualified language and other academic language conventions. | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 12 | Legal writing: the importance of perception, precise language, legal language, contracts and agreements. | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 13 | In-class academic writing practice. | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 14 | In-class writing assignment | Handouts delivered by the instructor |
| 15 | Wrap-up | Handouts delivered by the instructor |
| 16 | Final Exam | - |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Oshima, A Hogue A (2006) Writing Academic English, Pearson Longman, White Plains, N.J. |
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| 2. Blanchard Karen, Root Christine, Ready to Write More. 1999. | |
| 3. Reid Joy M. The Process of Composition, Prentice Hall, 1988. | |
| 4. Smalley Regina L. Ruetten Mary K. Refining Composition skills. London, Macmillan,1991. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 4 | 50 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the sufficient background in the field of translation and to use the theoretical and applied knowledge in translation. | X | ||||
| 2 | To find, define, formulate and solve the possible problems in translation and interpreting. | X | ||||
| 3 | To select and use the technical equipment in the applications of translation and interpreting; to be able to use simultaneous interpreting booth equipment. | X | ||||
| 4 | To acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics | X | ||||
| 5 | To access information and to do research in line with that; to use data bases, translation programs and other information resources. | X | ||||
| 6 | To develop efficient individual and group working skills; to build self-confidence for taking responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7 | To build efficient verbal and spoken communication skills; to establish fluency in English and to acquire at least one foreign language. | X | ||||
| 8 | To build the awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and to sustain continuous personal development. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have the awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 10 | To build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications. | X | ||||
| 11 | To build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation and interpreting applications and to gather information about the problems of the contemporary World. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||