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| Code | TRKS305 |
| Name | Critical Reading |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. BAŞAK KARAKOÇ ÖZTÜRK |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. BAŞAK KARAKOÇ ÖZTÜRK
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
Understanding the importance of thinking and need for thinking, classifying thinking skills, critical thinking among high-level thinking skills, realizing the classroom environment, teacher and student characteristics required for critical thinking, comprehending the dimensions, standards and virtues of critical thinking, understanding the importance of critical reading and the need for critical reading, critical comprehending the need for reading and the importance of critical reading, learning the concepts of critical reading, recognizing the qualities of the critical reader and the barriers of critical reading and the criteria for critical reading, comprehending the relationship between critical reading and Turkish course curriculum, comprehending critical reading self-efficacy.
Course Content
Need for thinking, classification of thinking skills, classroom environment that supports thinking, teacher characteristics and student behaviors, dimensions of critical thinking, standards, virtues, importance of critical reading, basic concepts of critical reading, qualities of critical reader and barriers to critical reading, criteria for critical reading, critical reading and Turkish lesson curriculum relationship, critical reading self-efficacy.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Eleştirel Okuma- Emin Özdemir Etkileşimli ve Eleştirel Okuma Teknikleri-Oya Adalı Eleştirel Okuma-Musa Çifçi
Notes
Eleştirel Okuma- Emin Özdemir Etkileşimli ve Eleştirel Okuma Teknikleri-Oya Adalı Eleştirel Okuma-Musa Çifçi
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands the need for thinking. |
| LO02 | Categorize thinking skills. |
| LO03 | Recognize the concept of critical thinking, the classroom environment that supports critical thinking, teacher characteristics and student behavior. |
| LO04 | Understands the dimensions, standards and virtues of critical thinking. |
| LO05 | Learns the need for critical reading and the basic concepts of critical reading. |
| LO06 | Understands the qualities of critical reader. |
| LO07 | Discusses the obstacles of critical reading. |
| LO08 | Comprehend the critical reading criteria on the sample article. |
| LO09 | Understands the relationship between critical reading and Turkish course curriculum. |
| LO10 | Comprehends critical reading self-efficacy. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can explain the concepts and principles of Turkish sound, shape, sentence, text information and historical and contemporary Turkish dialects. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can exlain the concepts and principles of basic language skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing) and grammar. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can evaluate the periods of Turkish literature and the important people, events and the phenomena. | 5 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can evaluate the developmental stages and their roles in the learning processes of primary 5-8 grade students. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can use Turkish teaching program and the specific teaching strategies, methods and techniques to teach the program to Grades 5-8. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They can criticise and/or explain the characteristics of philosophical, literary and other works of art. | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They can use the appropriate methods and techniques to help the students improve their higher thinking skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | They can use the appropriate techniques and methods to help the students improve their reading, listening, speaking, smooth and aesthetic writing skills. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They can develop appropriate learning materials and use the information and communication technologies in this process effectively. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They can monitor the students´ learning processes while using the traditional methods and techniques of measurement besides the alternative measurement and evaluation methods and techniques. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They can take individual and group responsibility to solve the problems encountered related to classroom management. | |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can assess their performance objectively and make up for the deficiencies in accordance with the judgments made if they have any. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They can acquire self-learning ability. | 4 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | They can communicate effectively with students, teachers, friends, school management and parents. | 5 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They can improve themselves about the cultural and social aspects. | 5 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They have the knowledge and skills required by the field of study. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They can apply the basic principles and general objectives of education. | 4 |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Empathy, active listening, the use of I language and conflict resolution skills, etc., which are the elements of effective communication. performs efficiently. | 3 |
| PLO19 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Selects literary and instructive texts suitable for students' levels from Turkish and world literature products. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses information and communication technologies effectively in Turkish and foreign languages. | 5 |
| PLO21 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Defines problems related to Turkish teaching, conceptualizes events and phenomena, examines them with scientific methods and techniques, interprets data and develops solutions based on research. | 5 |
| PLO22 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Evaluates the language acquisitions of the students in a versatile way by using different methods. | 5 |
| PLO23 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | In practice, in individual and group work, he takes responsibility for solving complex problems and fulfills his task effectively. | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The concept of thinking and the need for thinking | Promoting relevant resources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Basic and higher order thinking skills | Reading the related literature | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Critical thinking skills, characteristics of the classroom environment and teachers that support critical thinking | Exploring the classroom environment and teacher characteristics that support thinking | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Student behavior for thinking-oriented teaching | Reading the related literature | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Dimensions, standards and virtues of critical thinking | Reading the related article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | The need for critical reading and basic concepts of critical reading | Reading the article "Critical Reading" by Musa Cifci | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Qualifications of critical reader | Reading the article "Critical Reading" by Musa Cifci | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-term exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Obstacles to critical reading | Reading the related literature, finding research results | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Critical reading criteria | Reading the related articles | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Evaluation of Turkish curriculums in terms of critical reading | Examining the Turkish course curriculum | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 12 | Investigation of critical reading self-efficacy | Researching and reading related articles | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 13 | Evaluation of critical reading skills of secondary school students | Reading the related article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 14 | Evaluation of studies on critical reading in Turkey | Reading the related article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 15 | General evaluation of the course | Self-evaluation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 88 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,52 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||