DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PRACTICE
Course Name / Code / Term / L+P Hour / Credits / ECTS
English for Academic Purposes III / ENG201 / 3 / 3+0 / 3 / 3
Pre-requisite Courses / ENG101 and ENG102
Language of the Course / English
Course Type / Compulsory
Course Degree / Undergraduate
Course Coordinator / DML
Assistants / None
Mode of Delivery (face to face, distance learning) / Face to face
Learning and Teaching Strategies / Eclectic
Course Aim / The common aim of ENG201 course is to familiarize the students with the elements of critical reading and argumentative essay writing. The students who have successfully completed this course will be Independent Users in level B2* according to Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning Outcomes of the Course / By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Reading:
· use different reading strategies,
· predict the author’s point of view from the title of a text,
· find out the purpose of a given text or situation,
· identify the main ideas of a text,
· identify the details that support the main ideas,
· make connections between ideas,
· infer information not explicit in a text,
· evaluate an author’s thesis in a critical way and come up with arguments
· express their opinions and support them with examples from a text or from own experience,
Writing:
· write a good introductory paragraph that is interesting to the reader and a thesis statement that is debatable and guides the whole essay,
· design the body paragraphs that will support the thesis statement with sufficient proof, data, and information,
· write an impressive concluding paragraph that will give the summary of all the covered ideas with a striking personal comment,
Listening:
· watch and comment on lecture videos on Moodle,
· develop their note-taking skills,
Speaking:
· participate in critical reading activities through the texts that deal with interesting topics,
· take a stand in class debates, and state their ideas clearly and strongly in class discussions,
· contribute to the class discussions and activities using their impressions about the contents of the videos on Moodle.
Content of the Course / The course consists of mainly advanced reading and writing skills, applying critical reading skills and strategies, identifying the organization of a reading text, main ideas of the texts, and the author’s main purpose, summarizing a given text, outlining and writing an argumentative essay. Some parts of the input are in flipped learning mode.
*B2 Level description
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
WEEKLY TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AND PRE-STUDY PAGES
WEEK / TOPICS / PRE-STUDY PAGES1 / Orientation & Meeting New Students
Introduction to the Course Material and Syllabus
2 / · Video 1 – Course Memo
· Video 2 –Reading Strategies
Study the text “Middle Children and Their Position in the Family” / Supp.Pack pp. 11-20
3 / Text Analysis and Discussion (The Extraordinary Life of Steve Jobs)
ERS 1 – The Map of Innovation: Creating Something Out of Nothing / Course Book pp. 3-5
4 / Text Analysis and Discussion (When Does a Fear Become a Phobia?)
Text Analysis and Discussion (Case Studies) / Course Book p. 25-35
5 / Text Analysis and Discussion (Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables)
ERS 2– Humane Treatment for the Animals We Eat
MIDTERM – I / Course Book pp. 53-54
6 / · Video 3 – Introduction to Argumentative Essay and Outline Models
· Video 4 – Argumentative Essay: Introductory Paragraph
Portfolio Study 1 - Introductory Paragraph Writing / Supp.Pack p. 20-45
7 / Text Analysis and Discussion (The “CSI Effect” Is a Mixed Blessing for Real Crime Labs)
ERS 3- The Forensic Use of DNA / Course Book pp. 147-148
8 / · Video 5 – Argumentative Essay: Body Paragraphs
Portfolio Study 2 - Body Paragraphs Writing / Supp.Pack pp. 46-51
9 / Text Analysis and Discussion (More Than Man’s Best Friend)
ERS 4 – More Than Man’s Best Friend / Course Book pp. 164-165
10 / Text Analysis and Discussion (Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools)
ERS 5 – Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools
MIDTERM – II / Course Book pp. 189-190
11 / · Video 6 – Argumentative Essay: Concluding Paragraph
Portfolio Study 3 - Concluding Paragraph Writing
Text Analysis and Discussion (The Global Context) / Supp.Pack p. 52
Course Book p. 214
12 / Portfolio Study 4 - Full Essay Writing
Feedback on previous drafts / Supp.Pack p. 56
13 / Text Analysis and Discussion (Sociological Theories of Crime)
ERS 6 – Sociological Theories of Crime / Course Book pp. 219-220
14 / Feedback on full essays
Revision
15 / Revision
COURSE MATERIALS
Other Sources /
- ENG201 Supplementary Pack prepared by DFL instructors
- Lecture Videos on Moodle
EVALUATION SYSTEMIN-TERM STUDIES / QUANTITY / PERCENTAGE
Midterm I / 1 / 20
Midterm II / 1 / 20
Portfolio / 4 / 10
ERS (Extensive Reading Study) / 5 / 10
FLP (Flipped Learning Performance) / 5 / 5
TOTAL / 65
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE / 65
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE / 35
TOTAL / 100
Course Category
Supplementary Courses / X
Basic Occupational Courses
Expertise/Field Courses
Courses on Communication and Management Skills
Transferable Skills Courses
TABLE OF ECTS / WORKLOAD
Activities / QUANTITY / Duration
(Hour) / Total
Workload
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) / 15 / 3 / 45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) / 15 / 1 / 15
Portfolio / 4 / 2 / 8
ERS (Extensive Reading Study) / 5 / 1 / 5
FLP (Flipped Learning Performance) / 5 / 1 / 5
Midterm I / 1 / 3 / 3
Midterm II / 1 / 3 / 3
Final examination / 1 / 5 / 5
Total Work Load / 89
Total Work Load / 30 / 2,96
ECTS Credit of the Course / 3