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English Text Interpretation I

Course Code	: İDE305
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

Teaching the techniques of format and context editing and enabling students to do an effective textual analysis of various texts.

Course Content

Introduction to textual analysis by examples and exercises.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Ins. Özgür ESEN

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to comprehend items such as topic sentence, main and subordinate supportive clauses, conclusion sentence.
2.	Making generalization from the general to the specific.
3.	To be able to state the main idea which is explicit or implicit in a text with examples.
4.	To be able to comprehend how to use techniques such as exemplification, listing, cause and effect, classification in supportive sentences.
5.	To be able to comprehend how to write an introduction.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	1. Öztürk, Cesur, Building Skills for Proficiency, Pelikan Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2008.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Editing format and context of a text.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Choosing a topic sentence and deciding on the level of generalization.

Week 3 - Theoretical

Examples and exercises on topic sentence and level of generalization.

Week 4 - Theoretical

Analyzing the explicit main idea with exercises.

Week 5 - Theoretical

Practices of choosing a topic sentence and deciding the main idea.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Practices of choosing a topic sentence and deciding the main idea with exercises.

Week 7 - Theoretical

Practices of choosing a topic sentence and deciding the main idea with exercises.

Week 8 - Theoretical

Choosing the best topic sentence for a paragraph and using some specific details in a paragraph.

Week 9 - Theoretical

Choosing the best topic sentence for a paragraph and using some specific details in a paragraph with exercises.

Week 10 - Theoretical

Differentiating the main clause and subordinate clause in supportive sentences with exercises.

Week 11 - Theoretical

Using of definition, description, narration techniques in supportive sentences through exercises.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Exercises on classification, comparison, cause and effect techniques in supportive sentences.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Exercises on classification, comparison, cause and effect techniques in supportive sentences.

Week 14 - Theoretical

Exercises on statistics, listing, exemplification techniques in supportive sentences.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Assignment	1	1	2	3
Midterm Examination	1	6	2	8
Final Examination	1	6	2	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13
OÇ-1			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4
OÇ-2			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4
OÇ-3			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4
OÇ-4			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4
OÇ-5			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4

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