| Code: ETI101 |
Course Title: READING I |
Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 |
ECTS: 5 |
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| Year/Semester of Study |
1 / Fall Semester |
| Level of Course |
1st Cycle Degree Programme |
| Type of Course |
Compulsory |
| Department |
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (ENGLISH) |
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites |
None |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to Face |
| Teaching Period |
14 Weeks |
| Name of Lecturer |
SAMET TAŞÇI (samettasci@nevsehir.edu.tr) |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Language of Instruction |
English |
| Work Placement(s) |
None |
| Objectives of the Course |
| This course aims to provide students' fundamental reading skills with particular attention on vocabulary development, understanding denotation and connotation, making inferences and judgments, reading comprehension, fluency and interpretation. In addition, the course fosters skills of scanning, skimming and prediction through extensive reading. Crucial analysis skills in relationship to various texts will be introduced. |
| Learning Outcomes |
PO |
MME |
| The students who succeeded in this course: |
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| LO-1 |
analyze different types of paragraphs to evaluate texts in terms of organization, integrity and content. |
PO-15 To be able to have knowledge of the terminology of various fields (Science, Social and Health Sciences etc.) and being able to use second foreign language and English both as a source and a target language
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Examination
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| LO-2 |
think critically about given topics. |
PO-4 To be able to think analiytically
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Examination
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| LO-3 |
comprehend relationships between words, structures and meaning. |
PO-14 To have a wide knowledge of terminologies of specific fields in both languages
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Examination
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PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
| Course Contents |
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| Weekly Course Content |
| Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 |
Explaining course objectives and contents and expectations from students; giving information about how students will be evaluated, lessons will be taught, what material will be used; how students will study and get prepared for lessons |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 2 |
Describing the function of scanning and identifying what points should be considered while scanning a text, practising with some model texts. Discussing the importance of previewing and predicting the topic of a text. Emphasising the points to preview a text and its difference from prediction. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 3 |
To discuss the role of vocabulary knowledge for effective reading, to explain various ways such as guessing, using grammar or signal words etc. to cope with unknown words found in the context. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 4 |
Making students aware of every paragraph has a topic, learn basic properties of topic. Studying the clues for recognizing and stating the topic of the paragraph by examining various examples. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 5 |
Identifying main ideas and supporting ideas in the given texts. Studying to get the main idea of the context, implied topic sentence. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 6 |
Enabling learners to be aware of patterns of organization of the texts, to see the elements of organization such as listing, sequence, comparison-contrast, cause –effect by examining various examples. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 7 |
Enabling learners to be aware of patterns of organization of the texts, to see the elements of organization such as listing, sequence, comparison-contrast, cause –effect by examining various examples. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 8 |
mid-term exam |
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| 9 |
Studying skimming technique while reading, describing the importance of skimming in reading; practising the technique with various texts. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 10 |
Stating the significance of inference in finding the main idea of the text; practising making inference with plenty of example texts. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 11 |
Stating the significance of paraphrasing for comprehending the text thoroughly, practicing this strategy with plenty of different texts. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 12 |
Studying summarizing in reading long passages, the points to be aware of while summarizing passages thoroughly and effectively. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 13 |
Studying summarizing in reading long passages, the points to be aware of while summarizing passages thoroughly and effectively. |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 14 |
Reading Practice (Text 1-2) |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 15 |
Reading Practice (Text 3-4) |
Discussion and Lecture |
| 16 |
final exam |
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| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
| 1 |
Engelhardt, D. (2013). Practice Makes Perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension. McGraw Hill Professional |
| 2 |
Jeffries, L., & Mikulecky, B. S. (2012). More reading power 3. Pearson/Longman. |
| Required Course instruments and materials |
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