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Course Name	Turkish	Akademik Yazının Temelleri
	English	Basics of Academic Writing
Course Code	ING 112A	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	2	2	2	2	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Çağrı Lord
Course Objectives		This course aims to enhance students’ reading and writing skills simultaneously; reinforces students’ perception of the reading-writing link, enabling them to decipher academic texts more efficiently; teaches them to write academic paragraphs and argumentative essays by implementing APA in-text citation rules to avoid plagiarism. Reading skills: 1. Identifying the main points and details, 2. Analyzing the view and the tone of the text, 3. Finding and interrelating relevant information, 4. Distinguishing between general and specific information, 5. Identifying pros and cons and eliciting arguments, 6. Eliciting topic related/key words, 7. Enhancing academic vocabulary, 8. Taking notes while reading, 9. Interpreting charts and graphs, 10. Improving critical thinking, analyzing and synthesizing skills Writing skills: 1. Organizing and grouping ideas, 2. Direct quoting, paraphrasing information by using correct in-text citation method, 3. Using academic tone, genre language and appropriate transition signals to achieve coherence and unity Speaking Skills: 1. Carrying out in-class group work 2. Brainstorming about a certain topic 3. Participating in a group discussion on a certain topic
Course Description		Reading and analyzing outside sources and eliciting proper information by differentiating general from specific data, and developing academic writing skills by including proper in-text citation (direct quotation and paraphrase) based on APA citation rules, critical thinking, planning, drafting and editing, interpreting charts and graphs, participating in in-class discussions of the reading materials
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