sap course 1564210507

Course Code:

ELEP 102

Course Title:

Reading Skills 2

Course Level:

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

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

Catalog Description:

Making inferences and deductions, and reading between the lines; identifying direct and indirect, literal and non-literal meanings by analyzing the information in the text; responding to texts through short written and verbal personal views; realizing the possible difference between the reader’s perceived and writer’s targeted meaning. Making inferences and deductions, and reading between the lines; identifying direct and indirect, literal and non-literal meanings by analyzing the information in the text; responding to texts through short written and verbal personal views; realizing the possible difference between the reader’s perceived and writer’s targeted meaning.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE

Co-requisites: NONE

Course Coordinator:

Pelin İrgin

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Compulsory

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Objectives:

This course aims to have students develop sub-skills of reading and identify literal vs. non-literal and direct vs. indirect meaning. Students will relate inferences from the text to real life. Students will analyze, synthesize and evaluate information, and react to readings. Students will develop basic research skills with references to reading that includes scanning, skimming, library/internet search, analysis and synthesis of academic texts.

Software Usage:

If relevant for the course

Course Learning Outcomes:

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

1) Deduce the meaning of unknown words analyzing the context

2) Define the meaning of the unknown words in the text and, by using derivational suffixes, convert the words in different parts of speech to generate new words

3) Analyze the discourse

4) Identify the cohesion words

4) Evaluate the coherence of the ideas in the text

5) Identify main and the supporting ideas of the text

6) Predict the content of the text by looking at the title and some selected sentences from the text

7) Draw conclusions by reading between the lines

8) Criticize the main ideas identified in authentic texts

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining

Questioning

Demonstrating

Collaborating

Oral Presentations/Reports

Concept Mapping

Drama/Roleplaying

Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam

Portfolio

Student Workload:

Lectures

hrs

Course Readings

hrs

Hands-on Work

hrs

Exams/Quizzes

hrs

Oral Presentation

hrs

Portfolio

hrs

Prepared By:

Belgin Elmas

Revised By:

Mehmet Sak

Course Profile