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Course Description Course Name : Oral and Written Communication Skills 2 Course Code : ILT106 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. HATİCE ÇUBUKÇU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Produces texts by means of using various Writing techniques such as Argumentation, Persuasion, Analysis-Evaluation , Creative Writing. Produces various types of documents necessary for official and everyday communication such as, Resumes, Petitions, Letters of application, Reference, Complaint, Statements of Purpose, Inspects his/her own academik development through self-evaluation on the portfolio work. Summarizes long texts such as public addresses, lectures, reports by using priciples of Objectivity, Unity and Balance İdentifies Logical Fallacies (false/deceptive logic ) in the texts and arguments. Analyzes and evaluates articles. Organizes and conducts small-scale group projects. Towards his/her profesisonal development, reports events and incidents in various forms. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : ILT105 Oral and Written Communication Skills I Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : This course aims to gain students the skills to communicate effectively through the oral and written channels, and as neccesitated by ınstitutional and everyday communicative needs, by considering the essential features of the context such as the author, audience, purpose. Additionally, higher level cognitive strategies and writing techniques such as, argumentation, analysis, summarizing and creative writing are expected to be developed. Course Contents : Following the sequence of reading-discussion-writing order in class, group discussions will be held on the reading texts and results will be reported orally and in writing. Techniques such as argumentation, analysis, evaluation, and summarizing and creative writing will be employed .Writings will be accumulated and evaluated . via the port folio system Also included in the course are the examination of authentic examples of formal, institutional and casual texts and practicing diferent ways of producing documents such as Statement of Purpose, CV, Application. letters, Letters of complaint etc. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 -Introduction to the course -note-taking while listening to a lecture Presentation-application 2 Creative Writing Revizited Writing Technique 5: Writing summaries HW: Accumulating ideas for a project -Summarizing an article Group work (Discussions on the projects) 3 Writing Technique 6: Persuasive essay writing HW:Reading texts Presentation-application 4 Writing Technique 7:Argumentative essay writing (Model A) -Relationship betwwen the writer and the audience HW: Essay writing Peerwork (feedback on the essays) 5 Argumentative essay writing (contiued) Model B, Model C HW: Reading text -essay writing Group work Presentation-application 6 False (Deceptive) logic in arguments HW.Selected Newpaper articles to be brought to class Applications in groupwork 7 Writing technigue 8: Narration Creative writing III HW: Reading texts Groupwork (creating a story together) 8 MİD TERM EXAMINATION 9 Writing Technique 9: Observing and reporting HW: video clips video watching and reporting in oral and written forms 10 Writing Technique 10: Offical letters Resume/Cv HW: CV writing Presentation-application 11 Letters of complaint/Apology/condolance/etc. HW:Real life situations (Problematic case) Role-play Peerwork 12 Writing technique 11: Analyisis and :Evaluation HW:Reading texts ” Bilim” (Renan, Descartes,Güngören, Gökalp,Selçuk,Savcı,Duru) Presentation-application group discussion 13 Analyisis and :Evaluation (cont.) finalizing the port folios application (individual and group work) 14 Port folio Assessment (cont.) finalizing port folios Tutorial Self assessment Teacher Feedback 15 Port folio Assessment (cont.) -Tutorial -Self assessment -Teacher Feedback 16/17 FINAL EXAMS SITDOWN EXAM   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  • Ünlü, M.(1994) (Der.)Düşünsel Yazılardan Seçmeler:Kavramlar ve Boyutları İnkılap Yay., İstanbul.   Çubukçu, Hatice: Instructor´s notes  Çotuksöken, Yusuf (2010) Türkçe Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım. Papatya yay.  Karcav, Cahit & Oğuzkan, Ferhan (2006) Yazılı ve Sözlü anlatım. Anı yayıncılık  Edith. Neil. Communicate in Writing, PergamonPress. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 85     Homeworks/Projects/Others 9 15 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 Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. 0 2 Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. 1 3 Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. 1 4 Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. 0 5 Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. 2 6 Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. 0 7 Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). 0 8 From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. 1 9 As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. 5 10 Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. 5 11 Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. 0 12 While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. 0 13 Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, 0 14 Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. 0 15 Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. 0 16 Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. 2 17 Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. 2 18 Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) 1 19 Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work 4 20 Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning 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 9 1 9     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 69 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.76 ECTS Credit: 3