Information Package / Course Catalogue
Writing Skills I
Course Code: İDE113
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to provide the students with essential rhetorical skills to develop coherent, unified and logical arguments; to acquaint students with different types of essays; and to provide students with the basic tools required for the writing process.

Course Content

Introduction to the paragraph, types of paragraph, introduction to essay, types of essay, outlining

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Çiğdem ALP PAMUK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to analyze writing situations (taking into account audience, purpose, content, form and style).
2.To be able to generate ideas using a variety of prewriting techniques.
3.To be able to decide upon an effective method of organizing and developing material for particular writing situation.
4.To be able to produce stand-alone paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting details.
5.To be able to maintain unity and coherence within a single paragraph.
6.To be able to construct logical bridges between ideas at the sentence and paragraph level.
7.To be able to construct a logical outline using various methods (brainstorming, clustering, branching, looping, etc.) for producing an essay.
8.To be able to write well-organized essays (cause-effect, comparison-contrast, argumentative).
9.To be able to understand the principles of the writing process in its basic form: generating ideas, organizing ideas, drafting, revising and editing.
10.To be able to apply citation rules.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Writing Academic English, Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Aim and Scope of the Course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Paragraph Structure
Week 3 - Theoretical
Topic Sentence
Week 4 - Theoretical
Supporting Sentences
Week 5 - Theoretical
Concluding Sentence
Week 6 - Theoretical
Unity
Week 7 - Theoretical
Coherence
Week 8 - Theoretical
Essay Structure
Week 9 - Theoretical
Introductory Parapraph
Week 10 - Theoretical
Developmental Paragraphs
Week 11 - Theoretical
Concluding Paragraph
Week 12 - Theoretical
Connecting Words and Phrases
Week 13 - Theoretical
Preparing Outline
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1224
Midterm Examination1123
Final Examination1123
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026