ECTS - Advanced English Grammar and Writing I
Advanced English Grammar and Writing I (ELIT107) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Advanced English Grammar and Writing I | ELIT107 | 1. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 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, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims at teaching the rules of English Grammar and at enabling the students to use them efficiently in speech and writing. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Tenses, modals, passive voice, countable and uncountable nouns, articles, writing paragraphs and essays. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Tenses/ Prewriting, Writing the 1st Draft | Introduction to the course |
| 2 | Tenses/ The Writing Process: Prewriting, Writing the 1st Draft | Tenses/ The Writing Process |
| 3 | Modals/The Writing Process: Revising, Editing, Proofreading | Modals/The Writing Process |
| 4 | Modals/ The elements of the paragraph | Modals/ The elements of the paragraph |
| 5 | Modals/ The Elements of the Essay: Thesis, Unity, Organization, Paragraphs | Modals/ The Elements of the Essay |
| 6 | Passive Voice/ The elements of the essay: Transitions | Passive Voice/ The elements of the essay |
| 7 | Passive Voice/ Writing with sources | Passive Voice/ Writing with sources |
| 8 | Midterm | Revision |
| 9 | Conditionals/ Types of the Essay: Illustration Essay | Conditionals/ Types of the Essay |
| 10 | Conditionals/Types of the Essay: Illustration Essay | Conditionals/Types of the Essay |
| 11 | Gerunds and Infinitives/ Types of the Essay: Narration | Gerunds and Infinitives/ Types of the Essay |
| 12 | Nouns and Articles/ Types of the Essay: Descriptive Essay | Nouns and Articles/ Types of the Essay |
| 13 | Adjectives and adverbs/ Types of the essay: Descriptive Essay | Adjectives and adverbs/ Types of the essay |
| 14 | Determiners and Pronouns | Determiners and Pronouns |
| 15 | Revision | Revision |
| 16 | Final Exam | Revision |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Alexander, L.G. Longman Advanced Grammar. Essex: Longman, 1993. |
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| 2. Rosa Alfred, Paul Eschholz. Models for Writers: Short Essays for Comparison, Boston: Bedford/st. Martins, 2001 | |
| 3. Boardman, Cynthia A., Jia Frydenberg. Writing to Communicate 2: Paragraphs and Essay, Pearson ESL, 2008. | |
| 4. Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Understanding and Using Grammar, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents, 1989. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 5 | 90 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing | X | ||||
| 2 | To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature. | X | ||||
| 3 | To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts | X | ||||
| 4 | To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures | X | ||||
| 7 | To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field | X | ||||
| 8 | To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking | X | ||||
| 9 | To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research | X | ||||
| 10 | To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production | X | ||||
| 11 | The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English | X | ||||
| 12 | To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects | X | ||||
| 13 | To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language | X | ||||
| 14 | To be able to understand and be a part of world culture | 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 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 101 | ||