ECTS - Advanced English Grammar and Writing II
Advanced English Grammar and Writing II (ELIT108) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Advanced English Grammar and Writing II | ELIT108 | 2. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| None |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course primarily aims to make the students develop and practise the grammatical features of English language as well as use them accurately by revising the grammar topics to have an advanced level of English for their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The course also focuses on writing topics and making exercises to make the students to express their ideas and knowledge in well-written and well-organized paragraphs and essays. Moreover, it is aimed to equip the students with some knowledge about the linguistics. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Sentence structure, adverbial clauses, noun clauses, relative clauses, types of sentences, sentence analysis, types of the essay. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, Orientation, Rules & Regulations | |
| 2 | Tense Revision with “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway | |
| 3 | Error Correction (Paragraph analysis to find and correct the mistakes), Articles, Determiners and Quantifiers | |
| 4 | From paragraph to Essay: Essay Writing | |
| 5 | Opinion Essay, Modals | |
| 6 | Gerund & Infinitives | |
| 7 | Reported Speech with Dorothy Parker’s “A Telephone Call” | |
| 8 | Compare & Contrast Essay + Comparative/Superlative Adjectives | |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | Introduction to Linguistics | |
| 11 | Introduction to Phonetics | |
| 12 | Introduction to Morphology | |
| 13 | Introduction to Syntax | |
| 14 | Argumentative Essay | |
| 15 | Combined Grammar Activities+Revision |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Hewings, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use. UK: Cambridge UP, 2005. |
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| 2. Çelik, Mehmet. Linguistics for Students of English. EDM, 2007. | |
| 3. Akmaijan, Adrian, Demers, Richard A., Farmer Ann K. & Harnish Robert M. Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication. The MIT Press, 2010. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing | X | ||||
| 2 | To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature. | X | ||||
| 3 | To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts | X | ||||
| 4 | To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures | X | ||||
| 7 | To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field | X | ||||
| 8 | To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking | X | ||||
| 9 | To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research | X | ||||
| 10 | To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production | X | ||||
| 11 | The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English | X | ||||
| 12 | To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects | X | ||||
| 13 | To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language | X | ||||
| 14 | To be able to understand and be a part of world culture | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 100 | ||