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  Course Description
Course Name : Advanced Writing Skills II

Course Code : YDA216

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. CAVİDAN ÇÖLTÜ İMREN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Improve the students´ writing skill at an advanced level

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Improve writing skills to an advanced level and practise them with a lot of assignments. Define the terms sentence, paragraph, context, essay,debate and discussion in detail, and do a lot of practice together with the students focusing on subjects such as how to prepare a CV or a job application,or how to write a description and an opinion essay

Course Contents : Strategies for improving the students´ writing skills to an advanced level. Focus on various texts and analyze them

Language of Instruction : Germany

Work Place : Classroom.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The importance of writing skills on language teaching Related resources presentation
2 Teaching the technique of interpretation Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
3 Introduction, development and conclusion of the content structures types Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
4 Analyse an essay about expressing opinions and writing a sample opinion essay Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
5 Checking the assignments one by one, and giving individual feedback Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
6 Talking about the general features of an article in detail, and working on a sample article Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
7 Ask students to write articles within the framework of a subject Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
8 Midterm Exam Written Exam
9 Writing an article: analyze various samples,and give an assignment about the subject matter Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
10 Checking the assignments, and discuss them in class Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
11 Dictation Study Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
12 Examples of descriptive and narrative features of an essay.Give an assignment about the subject matter Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
13 Class discussion and individual assignments on Cv Writing Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
14 Details about the conversation and an overall review of the previous studies Related resources lectures, question-answer, comparison
15 final Written Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Sandra Hohmann, Einfach schreiben,Klett Verlag, stuttgart, 2010
 Ayten Genç, Schreibtechniken, Almanca Yazma Teknikleri, Ankara, Hacettepe-Taş, 1997
Required Course Material(s)  Jürgen Baumann, Otto Ludwig, Aufsaetze vorbereiten-Schreiben lernen, Basisartikel in Praxis Deutsch 80


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 40
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 60
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Understand and explain the German Language Training program and the teaching methods, techniques and strategies used in the teaching of this program. 0
2 Understand the developmental features of primary and secondary school students. 3
3 Describe the applications of effective communication with students. 0
4 Use appropriate methods and techniques for the development of students´ critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving skills. 0
5 Explain the basic concepts and principles of linguistics, German grammar and foreign language education. 0
6 Describe cultural factors that may influence teaching German comparatively. 0
7 Understand and explain the fields and functions of German as a foreign language. 0
8 Explain the method of producing scientific knowledge in foreign language education. 0
9 Plan teaching and learning process by taking individual differences and subject areas into account. 0
10 Use information technologies within the planning of teaching and learning process. 0
11 Use required methods and techniques effectively by considering students´ individual and cultural differences in student-centered teaching. 0
12 Monitor students´ progress using different methods and techniques of assessment and evaluation. 0
13 Assume responsibility in solving problems confronted in German languageoth individually and as a group. 0
14 Be a sensitive citizen towards problems in school, community and world. 0
15 Evaluate learned knowledge critically by gaining self-learning ability. 0
16 Establish healthy communication with students, colleagues, school administrators, and parents. 0
17 Use information and communication technologies in German language education effectively. 0
18 Think about his/her proficiency in German teaching and attempt for a continuous improvement. 0
19 Have the ability to analyze latest events in his/her close environment, country and around the world related to German language education. 0
20 Explain and evaluate the developments in German teaching using scientific methods and techniques of teaching. 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total 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 3 3
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 3 3
    Final Exam 1 3 3
Total Workload: 65
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.6
ECTS Credit: 3