Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : TRO255 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 4 |
The aim of the course is to educate students who can think critically, can read critically, read in accordance with text types, and evaluate what they read by taking advantage of reasoning strategies.
Definition and scope of critical thinking, critical thinking strategies; reading and understanding; reading approaches; recognizing the text types and rhetorical properties, determining the reasoning strategies and application studies.
| 1. | Explain the aim, extent and properties of critical thinking. |
| 2. | Debate the role of the critical thinking in a person’s life. |
| 3. | Explain the ways of gaining critical thinking. |
| 4. | Explain how to adapt critical thinking ability to reading. |
| 5. | Explain the principles of critical reading. |
| 6. | Explain how to use the critical reading principles. |
| 7. | Question the benefits of critical thinking for a person. |
| 1. | Adalı, O. (2010). Interactive and Critical Reading Techniques. Istanbul: Toroslu Library. |
| 2. | Özdemir, E. (2007). Critical reading. (7 th edition). Ankara: Bilgi Publishing House. |
| 3. | Adalı, O. (2011). Understand and Tell (4th edition). Istanbul: Pan Publishing. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignment | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Term Project | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Individual Work | 8 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 100 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | PÇ-13 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
OÇ-2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
OÇ-3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
OÇ-4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
OÇ-5 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
OÇ-6 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
OÇ-7 | 5 | ||||||||||||