English Language Teaching
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

IDEP101

Course Name:

Reading Skills 1

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2	0	2	2

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Yes

Type of course:

Compulsory

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 :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi AYBARS ERÖZDEN

Course Lecturer(s):

Öğr.Gör. VOLGA KURBANZADE
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi AYBARS ERÖZDEN

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	At the end of this course, the student will be able to • Develop advanced reading sub-skills. • Define types of reading texts. • Summarize the reading texts. • Restate the contents of the reading texts. • Compare the reading texts. • Plan and compose comparative and contrast essay. • Plan and compose descriptive essay. • Plan and compose classification essay.
Course Content:	This course offers the students a wide range of authentic reading materials such as newspapers, journals, enables the students to gain different reading skills such as predicting and identifying main ideas, skimming, scanning, decoding etc.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) This course presents a wide range of authentic reading materials including newspapers, journals, reviews and academic texts in order to comprehend contrasting viewpoints and to predict and identify main ideas and to decode intersentential clues. It also aims to equip students with intensive and extensive reading habits. Critical thinking skills such as synthesizing information or analyzing a problem as well as reacting on the basis of evaluation are fostered. Such sub-skills of reading are employed by the students’ in their writings. Students also analyze and produce different types of writings (e.g. expository paragraph, descriptive paragraph, narrative paragraph, etc.); build up writing skills emphasizing the organization, coherence, and cohesion and such sub-skills as summarizing, outlining, and paraphrasing at paragraph level. The use of spelling and punctuation conventions as well as non-alphabetic symbol use will be practiced as well.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	• Describe the characteristic features of descriptive texts • Analyze descriptive texts • Reading descriptive texts, their characteristic features
2)	• Find more information about descriptive texts • Describe the main ides in a descriptive text • Sample descriptive texts
3)	• Compose a descriptive essay • Apply the knowledge about descriptive essay in writing • Writing descriptive essay
4)	• Describe the characteristic features of classification texts • Analyze classification texts • Find more information about classification texts • Describe the main ides in a classification text • Reading classification texts, their characteristic features, sample classification texts
5)	• Compose a classification essay • Apply the knowledge about classification essay in writing • Writing classification essay Lecture/Writing
6)	• Describe the characteristic features of comparison and contrast texts • Reading comparison and contrast texts, their characteristic features Lecture/ Discussion
7)	• Find more information about comparison and contrast texts • Describe the main ideas in a comparison and contrast text • Sample comparison and contrast texts
8)	• Describe the characteristic features of descriptive texts • Analyze descriptive texts • Find more information about descriptive texts • Describe the main ides in a descriptive text • Compose a classification essay • Apply the knowledge about classification essay in writing • Describe the characteristic features of comparison and contrast texts • Find more information about comparison and contrast texts • Describe the main ideas in a comparison and contrast text
9)	• Compose a comparison and contrast essay • Apply the knowledge about comparison and contrast essay in writing • Writing comparison and contrast essays
10)	• Describe the characteristic features of cause and effect texts • Find more information about cause and effect texts • Describe the main ideas in a cause and effect texts • Reading cause and effect texts, their characteristic features, sample texts
11)	• Describe the characteristic features of cause and effect texts • Find more information about cause and effect texts • Describe the main ideas in a cause and effect texts • Reading cause and effect texts, their characteristic features, sample texts
12)	• Describe the characteristic features of argumentative texts • Find more information about argumentative texts • Describe the main ideas in a argumentative texts • Reading argumentative texts, their characteristic features, sample texts Lecture/Discussion
13)	Compose a argumentative essay Apply the knowledge about argumentative essay in writing Writing argumentative essay Lecture/Writing Work on project Homework: assigned reading for next class session
14)	• Parapharese the reading texts • Cite the sources used in a text • Refer to different sources in a text • Citing, paraphrasing, referencing Lecture/Guided Practice
15)	• Compose a comparison and contrast essay • Apply the knowledge about comparison and contrast essay in writing • Describe the characteristic features of cause and effect texts • Find more information about cause and effect texts • Compose a cause and effect essay • Describe the characteristic features of argumentative texts • Find more information about argumentative texts • Describe the main ideas in a argumentative texts • Compose a argumentative essay • Apply the knowledge about argumentative essay in writing

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Developing Reading Skills, Hirasawa, Louise and Linda Markstein 1984 Newburry House Publishers ISBN 10: 0912066857 ISBN 13: 9780912066851
References:	Developing Reading Skills, Hirasawa, Louise and Linda Markstein 1984 Newburry House Publishers ISBN 10: 0912066857 ISBN 13: 9780912066851

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1
Program Outcomes
1) P1. To be able to use the language to reach the information, share the information orally and in written form
2) P2. To be able to evaluate, apply and interpret the terms and scientific approaches in the field of English Language Teaching
3) P3. To be able to identify the social and psychological features of students and apply appropriate evaluation and assessment methods in the light of ethical principles in order to support students' developments
4) P4. To be able to use Information and Communication Technologies and computer software to the extent that the filed requires ("European Computer Driving License", Advanced Level).
5) P5. To gain sufficient conscience with respect to protecting universal, national and cultural values and human & animal rights and about protecting the environment
6) P6. To be able to implement the theories, principles, methods and techniques related with students' development, learning and teaching.
7) P7. To be able to implement the theories, principles, methods and techniques related with developing curriculum development and evaluation.
8) P8. To be able to internalize and apply the innovative and modern methods, techniques and theories to teach English and to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to apply them into their teaching, and to fulfill the scientific research processes successfully.
9) P9. To internalize the basic areas of Educational Sciences and utilize the theories and approaches of developmental and learning psychology in order to enable educational development
10) P10. To be able to develop materials to improve language skills, to adopt and evaluate the available materials according to the level, interests and learning characteristics of students

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

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

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	P1. To be able to use the language to reach the information, share the information orally and in written form	5
2)	P2. To be able to evaluate, apply and interpret the terms and scientific approaches in the field of English Language Teaching	5
3)	P3. To be able to identify the social and psychological features of students and apply appropriate evaluation and assessment methods in the light of ethical principles in order to support students' developments
4)	P4. To be able to use Information and Communication Technologies and computer software to the extent that the filed requires ("European Computer Driving License", Advanced Level).
5)	P5. To gain sufficient conscience with respect to protecting universal, national and cultural values and human & animal rights and about protecting the environment
6)	P6. To be able to implement the theories, principles, methods and techniques related with students' development, learning and teaching.
7)	P7. To be able to implement the theories, principles, methods and techniques related with developing curriculum development and evaluation.
8)	P8. To be able to internalize and apply the innovative and modern methods, techniques and theories to teach English and to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to apply them into their teaching, and to fulfill the scientific research processes successfully.
9)	P9. To internalize the basic areas of Educational Sciences and utilize the theories and approaches of developmental and learning psychology in order to enable educational development
10)	P10. To be able to develop materials to improve language skills, to adopt and evaluate the available materials according to the level, interests and learning characteristics of students

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Reading

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

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

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	30	% 40
Final	40	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	12	2	24
Application	12	2	24
Study Hours Out of Class	4	3	12
Presentations / Seminar	1	1	1
Homework Assignments	2	3	6
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			73