New Media
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

CORE201

Course Name:

Pre-Intermediate Academic Written English

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2	2	3	4

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Foreign Language Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Öğr.Gör. ÖZLEM GÖKKURT

Course Lecturer(s):

Öğr.Gör. NESLİ YAĞMUR AVUTMAN
Öğr.Gör. CEM AKSİNER
Öğr.Gör. B.Öğretim Elemanı
Öğr.Gör. VOLGA KURBANZADE

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This course aims to help students develop their reading and writing skills at A2 level.

Course Content:

Alt orta seviyedeki bu ders öğrencilere, tarihsel, betimsel ve kişisel görüş bildirdikleri kompozisyonlar aracılığıyla okuma becerilerini geliştirebilme imkanı veren okuma alıştırmaları sunmaktadır. Ana fikri ve destekleyici ayrıntıları bulma, benzerlikleri fark etme, okumadan önce tahmin yürütme ve çıkarımları saptama gibi becerilerin üzerinde çalışılmaktadır. Yazma kısmı ise, fikirlerini ifade etme, kıyaslama yapma, bileşik cümleler yazma, süreçleri tanımlama ve anketler için soru üretme gibi becerileri kapsamaktadır.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
1) COURSE INTRODUTION
2) · Predicting before reading · Writing simple sentences • Writing a list of goals • Writing your goals in a paragraph
3) · Finding the main idea in a text · Writing compound sentences • Describing an innovation • Writing a descriptive paragraph
4) REVISION
5) · Identifying supporting details · Using conjunctions to write sentences · Writing a chronological list and a chronological paragraph
6) · Scanning for specific information · Writing simple messages · Writing an informal message and formal email
7) REVISION
8) MID-TERM EXAM
9) Recognizing comparisons • Comparing in a paragraph · Creating a Venn diagram and write a comparison paragraph
10) · Guessing the main purpose of a text · Writing an opinion paragraph · Creating a table with facts and opinions and write an opinion paragraph
11) REVISION
12) · Guessing a process · Describing a process · Writing steps in a process and a process paragraph
13) ·Making inferences when you read · Writing questions for a questionnaire · Writing a short questionnaire and summarizing the findings in a paragraph
14) REVISION
15) FINAL EXAM WEEK
16) FINAL EXAM WEEK
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	COURSE INTRODUTION	Leap 1 Reading Writing
2)	Reading 1 p. 4-9 " Never too Late to Learn" Focus on Writing p.9-10	Leap 1 Reading Writing
3)	Reading 1 p.23-28 " Significant Positive Change" Focus on Writing p.34	Leap 1 Reading Writing
4)	Revision	Leap 1 Reading Writing
5)	Reading 1 p.43-48 "A Women's Business" Focus on Writing p.49	Leap 1 Reading Writing
6)	Reading 1 p.63-69"From Horses to E-mail" Focus on Writing p.74	Leap 1 Reading Writing
7)	Revision	Leap 1 Reading Writing
8)	Mid-Term Exam
9)	Reading 1 p.83-89 "Smaller, Faster, and Cheaper" Focus on Writing p.94	Leap 1 Reading Writing
10)	Reading 1 p.103-109 "Are You Shaped by Nature or Nurture?" Focus on Writing p.120	Leap 1 Reading Writing
11)	Revision	Leap 1 Reading Writing
12)	Reading 1 p.123-129 "A Robot that You Can Swallow" Focus on Writing p.133-134	Leap 1 Reading Writing
13)	Reading 1 p.143-149 "Predicting the Future" Focus on Writing p.155-156	Leap 1 Reading Writing
14)	Revision	Leap 1 Reading Writing
15)	FINAL EXAM WEEK	Leap 1 Reading Writing
16)	FİNAL HAFTASI

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Leap-1 Pre-Intermediate Reading and Writing
References:	Online materials and worksheets

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Program Outcomes
1) 1. Acquainting oneself with technologic developments which have effect on new media area. 2. Gaining the theoretical infrastructure controling the influence flow within social media, society and digital culture. 3. Implementing digital communication on productive and strategic projects by using the right applications. 4. Wining theoretical and factual infrastructure to use data which can reach the right information in an ethical way.
2) 1.Designing, strategizing and managing related processes as an active actor of the new media at the center of all transformations and changes, especially production, marketing, journalism, social relations. 2.Being able to comprehend the interdisciplinary structure of the new media and the tendency to work with traditional media such as newspapers, radio and TV, and to produce interactive content in this direction. 3.Generating a new generation of news in the context of news gathering and writing transformations; to be a new media correspondent, editor or producer in newspapers, radio or TV institutions carrying publishing activities on the Internet and mobile media. 4.Designing, producing and implementing content for public and private organizations with disciplines as public relations, trade, advertising for effective reach to target audience, productivity and competitive advantage. 5. Solving the crisis based new media at the institutions and to produce parallel strategies to the new situation. 6.Portal management, learning and implementation of stages in web design areas.
3) 1.Entrepreneurship that to be able to present thoughts and creativity in all new media platforms like web, newspaper, blog, e-commerce. 2.Informative, entertaining content production based on social existence, sharing and interaction in social media. 3.To be able to perform the profession as a team member and fulfill the responsibilities, while remaining committed to ethical values. 4.Paying attention to the fair representation of the views of all parties within the framework of accountability, equal approach to the parties and not misleading.
4) 1. Comprehension of media literacy skills in the process of news gathering. 2. Learning how to effectively use and develop new media platforms. 3. Comprehension of conceptual connections between media and politics 4. To be able to understand and question the basic principles of mass communication and the place and importance of mass communication. 5. Developing a perspective of being able to analyze and tired of economic politics, social, political and cultural influences of mass communication.
5) 1. communicating with digital agencies about new media projects in order to be a part of the solution. 2. Sharing the solution suggestions on communication area using qualitative and quantitative research. 3. Organizing and implementing projects and events for one'ssocial environment using the digital communication formats in a creative way.
6) 1. Understanding the basic principles and doctrines of communication and foprming a point of view. 2. Understanding and evaluating theoritical approach on communication. 3. Comprehension of criticism on media theories. 4. In Turkey and in the world assessing industry 4.0 strategies, Making the analysis of the practices. 5. Solving possible crises in the institutions by evaluating all technological, political and economic developments that will affect the new media field and producing parallel strategies to the new situation

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	1. Acquainting oneself with technologic developments which have effect on new media area. 2. Gaining the theoretical infrastructure controling the influence flow within social media, society and digital culture. 3. Implementing digital communication on productive and strategic projects by using the right applications. 4. Wining theoretical and factual infrastructure to use data which can reach the right information in an ethical way.
2)	1.Designing, strategizing and managing related processes as an active actor of the new media at the center of all transformations and changes, especially production, marketing, journalism, social relations. 2.Being able to comprehend the interdisciplinary structure of the new media and the tendency to work with traditional media such as newspapers, radio and TV, and to produce interactive content in this direction. 3.Generating a new generation of news in the context of news gathering and writing transformations; to be a new media correspondent, editor or producer in newspapers, radio or TV institutions carrying publishing activities on the Internet and mobile media. 4.Designing, producing and implementing content for public and private organizations with disciplines as public relations, trade, advertising for effective reach to target audience, productivity and competitive advantage. 5. Solving the crisis based new media at the institutions and to produce parallel strategies to the new situation. 6.Portal management, learning and implementation of stages in web design areas.
3)	1.Entrepreneurship that to be able to present thoughts and creativity in all new media platforms like web, newspaper, blog, e-commerce. 2.Informative, entertaining content production based on social existence, sharing and interaction in social media. 3.To be able to perform the profession as a team member and fulfill the responsibilities, while remaining committed to ethical values. 4.Paying attention to the fair representation of the views of all parties within the framework of accountability, equal approach to the parties and not misleading.
4)	1. Comprehension of media literacy skills in the process of news gathering. 2. Learning how to effectively use and develop new media platforms. 3. Comprehension of conceptual connections between media and politics 4. To be able to understand and question the basic principles of mass communication and the place and importance of mass communication. 5. Developing a perspective of being able to analyze and tired of economic politics, social, political and cultural influences of mass communication.
5)	1. communicating with digital agencies about new media projects in order to be a part of the solution. 2. Sharing the solution suggestions on communication area using qualitative and quantitative research. 3. Organizing and implementing projects and events for one'ssocial environment using the digital communication formats in a creative way.
6)	1. Understanding the basic principles and doctrines of communication and foprming a point of view. 2. Understanding and evaluating theoritical approach on communication. 3. Comprehension of criticism on media theories. 4. In Turkey and in the world assessing industry 4.0 strategies, Making the analysis of the practices. 5. Solving possible crises in the institutions by evaluating all technological, political and economic developments that will affect the new media field and producing parallel strategies to the new situation

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats
Individual study and homework
Lesson
Group study and homework
Homework
Q&A / Discussion
Web Based Learning

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Oral Examination
Homework
Presentation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 15
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Yazma Ödev Dosyası	1	% 15
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	55
Homework Assignments	16	42
Midterms	16	16
Final	15	15
Total Workload		128