TÜRKÇE
ENGLISH
Information
| Code | GZT307 |
| Name | ENGLISH READING PRACTICES |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-1 (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 | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi FİGEN YILMAZ |
| Course Instructor |
Hatice KAHRAMAN ADIYAMAN
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
To enable students to understand and speculate on texts written in English at Level B1 CFR and enhance their L2 using skills towards supporting their thinking and reading skills
Course Content
Make students read and comment on various texts in English, acquire new vocabulary, speculate, discuss and analiyze and synthesize in their own words
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Lecture notes
Notes
Lecture notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands new words in texts in context. |
| LO02 | Understand B1 level texts. |
| LO03 | Speculates on texts and furthers the arguments. |
| LO04 | Elaborates on texts from a critical point of view. |
| LO05 | Expands and develops the ideas presented in the reading text to create new texts of their own. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has knowledge about the concepts and professional rules related to the profession and field of journalism. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has knowledge about news production, consumption and distribution processes, news sources, news / media text types. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands theories, models and approaches related to media and communication systems. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains knowledge of the legal framework of journalism in Turkey and internationally, legal rights of journalists, press professional principles and ethical codes. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Conducts scientific research in the field of social and human sciences, especially communication and media. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains the ability to use and develop traditional and new/digital communication technologies, computer and information systems. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces written, visual and audio content for traditional and digital journalism/media environments. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Synthesizes the concepts/fields of society, culture and communication. | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Apply democratic rules, human rights and communication rights to promote social reconciliation and peace. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Works individually and collectively in professional life. | 3 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Critically examines the agenda and innovations of local, regional, national and international media from new perspectives. | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | To be aware of media literacy and evaluate traditional and digital media content with critical approaches. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | To be able to master the professional, commercial and legal processes of journalism and media organizations, current and emerging business models. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Recognizes the otherizing, discriminatory and hateful discourses in the media and society and stands against such discourses. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Thanks to theoretical and practical knowledge, he/she participates in decision-making mechanisms both in the media organization where he/she works and in the society where he/she lives. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Follows cultural, artistic and scientific activities related to the field. | 3 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Produces solutions to problems in the functioning of journalism/media organizations. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Is competent in new generation journalism types and practices. | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Assumes duties such as press consultancy, communication coordinator, press consultancy, communication manager in various institutions and organizations. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Pay attention to work and worker safety within the framework of laws and regulations. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | presenting the overall program | examining the syllabus of the course on the Course Catalogue | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 2 | Introducing techniques for efficient reading skills | brainstorming, explanation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 3 | recognizing the main idea and the supprting ideas | reading assignment | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | ways of handling new vocabulary and idioms | dictionary practice | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | Making inferences about a text | reading assignment | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 6 | Bir metinle ilgili zihin haritası oluşturma | mind mapping | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 7 | Summarizing a text using its related mind map | summary writing | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Farklı metin türlerine göre okuma amacını belirleyebilme | Searching for different types of reading texts | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Identifying facts and opinions in a text | reading assignment | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Reading and interpreting news texts using the reading skills that have been practised I | searching for news texts and interpreting them | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Reading and interpreting news texts using the reading skills that have been practised II | searching for news texts and interpreting them | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Critical reading I | reading assignment | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Critical reading II | reading assignment | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Online Annotation | Online Annotation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, 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 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 111 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,44 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||