Course Code & Number:

ELEP 101

Course Title:

Reading Skills 1

Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 2 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Comprehending contrasting viewpoints by using various authentic reading texts such as newspapers, journals, reviews and academic texts; mastering higher order reading skills by predicting and identifying main ideas and decoding intersentential cues; equipping students with intensive and extensive reading habits; developing critical thinking skills based on synthesizing, analyzing and evaluating information. Comprehending contrasting viewpoints by using various authentic reading texts such as newspapers, journals, reviews and academic texts; mastering higher order reading skills by predicting and identifying main ideas and decoding intersentential cues; equipping students with intensive and extensive reading habits; developing critical thinking skills based on synthesizing, analyzing and evaluating information.

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE

Instructor:

Pelin İrgin

Software Usage:

If relevant for the course

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this class students will be able to;

1) Analyze the compound sentences in advanced level and authentic texts

2) Classify the sentence types according to the connector used

3) Identify the referred words, phrases or sentences the reference words point in the text

4) Deduce the meaning of unknown words analyzing the context

5) Analyze the compound sentences in authentic texts

6) Identify the main ideas in authentic texts

7) Criticize the main ideas identified in authentic texts 

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining
Questioning
Demonstrating
Collaborating
Oral Presentation
Concept Mapping
Drama/Roleplaying
Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam
Portfolio

Student Workload:

Lectures
12
hrs
Course Readings
10
hrs
Hands-on Work
5
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
10
hrs
Oral Presentation
3
hrs
Portfolio
10
hrs

Prepared By:

Belgin Elmas