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| Code | INGZ207 |
| Name | Critical Reading and Writing |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör.Dr. HÜLYA TUNCER |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör. EBRU GENÇ
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Öğr. Gör. EBRU GENÇ (B Group) (Ins. in Charge) Öğr. Gör.Dr. HÜLYA TUNCER (C Group) (Ins. in Charge) Öğr. Gör.Dr. HÜLYA TUNCER (D Group) (Ins. in Charge) |
Course Goal / Objective
To enable students to look critically at any text they read and to analyze and write critically on the text.
Course Content
Introducing the concept of Critical Thinking; using reading strategies on texts; identifying arguments in texts; making inferences based on the clues given in the text; analyzing texts from a critical point of view; writing paragraphs and/or essays in a critical framework.
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite for this course.
Resources
Critical Thinking Skills- Developing Effective Analysis and Argument (2005). By Stella Cottrell. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, USA. Hughes, W., & Lavery, J. (2015). Critical Thinking: An Introduction to the Basic Skills-Canadian Seventh Edition. Broadview Press.
Notes
1- Read Critically (2020). Alex Baratta. SAGE Publications: USA 2- Critical Thinking: An Introduction (2011). Alec Fisher. Cambridge University Press: UK
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Students define the concept of critical thinking. |
| LO02 | Students identify the arguments put forward in the text. |
| LO03 | Students evaluate the foundations of the arguments put forward in the text. |
| LO04 | Students can summarize the ideas put forward in the text. |
| LO05 | Students make inferences based on direct and indirect clues given in the text. |
| LO06 | Students interpret tables, charts and graphs. |
| LO07 | Students design the process of writing critical texts. |
| LO08 | Students write paragraphs/essays within a critical framework. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have knowledge on theory, practice and terminology in the area of learning and teaching English as a foreign language | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knowledge on the basic concept, theories and movement in the areas of linguistics, culture, literature, translation and communication. | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knowledge on learner variables such as age, level, learning styles and strategies and their impact on the process of learning and teaching English | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have knowledge on qualitative and quantitative research methods in the area | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can reconstruct knowledge by using pedagogical skills, and develop lesson plans, methods, materials, activities and assessment samples by taking learners´´ ages, levels and needs into account | 2 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use information technologies effectively in the process of planning both learning and teaching by taking developmental characteristics and individual differences of learners into account | 2 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Analyze teaching materials with a critical perspective and adopt and develop these teaching materials | 4 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluate the problems in the process of English language teaching and offer effective solutions to these problems | 4 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use teaching methods and techniques in order to develop learners´´ critical and creative thinking skills, and problem solving skills | 5 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluate the students´´ learning outcomes multi-directionally by using various methods | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can take responsibility as an individual and as a member of a team to solve the problems in English language teaching and can develop pedagogical knowledge and skills in a continuous manner | 4 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develop independent behavioral skills such as taking initiative and being creative in teaching practices | 4 |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students can recognize themselves as individuals and use their strengths and learn from their weaknesses | 4 |
| PLO14 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Use the ways to access information effectively | 4 |
| PLO15 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Use language learning strategies effectively | 2 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students can use information and communication strategies in the area of English language teaching | 2 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Be aware of cultural factors at a national and international level which might be influential in English language teaching | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students can recognize the structure, purpose and function of the National Education System and act in accordance with the legislation, democratic, social, scientific and cultural values, and professional code of ethics | 2 |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Communicate with the school administration, parents, colleagues and non-governmental organizations in order to develop individual, psychological, ethical, social and cultural skills of learners | 4 |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students can have professional self-confidence and grasp , internalize and implement social and cultural responsibilities as a teacher | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the concept of Critical Thinking (definition and the importance of critical thinking) | Reading the various definitions of Critical thinking concept and trying to understand the importance of it. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | The use of Reading Strategies (Previewing, Skimming, Reading with a careful eye by underlining, highlighting, annotating) | The use of Reading Strategies on the assigned text | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 3 | Identification of the arguments depicted in a text | Identification of the arguments depicted in the assigned text | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 4 | Summarizing and paraphrasing the main ideas | Summarizing and paraphrasing the main ideas of the assigned text | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 5 | Reading to understand: newspaper columns, advertisements, scholarly articles | Reading to understand various assigned texts: newspaper columns, advertisements, scholarly articles | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 6 | Applying the strategies on various texts and making inferences based on the direct and indirect clues given in the text. | Application of the previous strategies on the assigned texts | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Grup Çalışması |
| 7 | Discussing the strategies on the various texts chosen together | Discussion of the strategies on the assigned texts | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Revision of the previous weeks | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Reading and interpreting charts, tables and graphs | Finding a chart, a table or a graph and writing the interpretation of them | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 10 | Choosing a topic for writing a critical essay | Searching for a topic for writing a critical essay | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | Reading and critiquing the drafts of the students | Writing an outline and the first draft of a critical essay | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 12 | Identification of proper sources for supporting | Searching for sources for the essays | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 13 | Finalizing the essays by using checklists | Students finalize their essays by using checklists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 14 | Application of the critical reading methods | Application of the previous strategies on the assigned texts | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 15 | Exercising the strategies learned on the selected texts | Using the strategies on the selected texts | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Tartışma |
| 16 | Exams | Revision of the topics covered in the term | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Finals | Revision of the topics | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||