Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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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 | MEHMET TUNAZ (mehmet.tunaz@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | MEHMET TUNAZ, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The main objective of this course is to identify necessary steps of research and writing by examining different types of essays, and to develop writing and skills by using the information gathered in the process. In this course, students gain the basic knowledge of writing skill. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can develop and practice academic writing skills |
PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field PO-2 To be able to have basic and specialized knowledge about the language and history of the cultures taught PO-3 To have problem solving skills to compete with the problems due to the cultural and lingual differences PO-4 To be able to think analiytically PO-7 To specialise either in translation or interpretation PO-14 To have a wide knowledge of terminologies of specific fields in both languages |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Can recognize different types of text and produce new texts |
PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field PO-2 To be able to have basic and specialized knowledge about the language and history of the cultures taught PO-3 To have problem solving skills to compete with the problems due to the cultural and lingual differences PO-4 To be able to think analiytically PO-14 To have a wide knowledge of terminologies of specific fields in both languages |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can apply different methods of writing a thesis statement |
PO-3 To have problem solving skills to compete with the problems due to the cultural and lingual differences PO-4 To be able to think analiytically |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| In this course, students will learn to write essays for illustration, comparison, cause-effect and discussion purposes. They will develop these skills by writing essays on various topics and genres each week in the classroom and at home. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Course Description: Scope, Justification, Importance, Rules and Requirements | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 2 | What is an expository composition? Discussion on its definition and application examples. | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 3 | Writing and reviewing paragraphs | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 4 | Writing and reviewing paragraphs | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 5 | Sampling composition | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 6 | Sampling composition | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 7 | General review before midterm exam | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Comparison composition | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 10 | Comparison composition | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 11 | Cause-effect composition | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 12 | Cause-effect composition | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 13 | Arguementative essay | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 14 | Arguementative essay | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 15 | General review before final exam | Lecture, presentation, discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Course book | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 146 | ||